Chris Vinnicombe

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

Latest articles by Chris Vinnicombe

Of all eight Vintage American instruments on recent test it was the Jazzmaster in Aztec Gold that turned the most heads in the office

Fender American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Alongside new Strats and Teles, Leo's enfant terribles also get the vintage-correct treatment

Electric Guitars
Also available in a more flamboyant cream finish, our Fiorano Standard is relatively demure in Tobacco Sunburst

Italia Fiorano Standard

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

A unique spin on a hollow body electric from Trev Wilkinson's Italia brand.

Electric Guitars
While there's an, ahem, familiar body outline and control layout, the Modulo Tipo 3 has a look that's utterly polarising

Italia Modulo Tipo 3

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Esoteric and fun, or just plain bonkers? Trev Wilkinson's latest Italia model seems to be purposefully designed to divide opinion

Electric Guitars
The spirit of the Flint harks back to a pre-fuzz box era when the only effects at guitarists' disposal were tremolo and spring reverb circuits

Strymon Flint tremolo and reverb

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Two old-school effects come together

Guitar Pedals
Resplendent in Jetglo with mirror-like chrome: it's a thoroughly handsome specimen

Rickenbacker 650C Colorado

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Rocky mountain high performance or a bucking Denver bronco?

Electric Guitars
The Game Changer promises automated access to "any order of pickup coils in series, parallel, in or out of phase", without digitising or modelling the audio signal

Music Man Reflex Game Changer HSH

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Fancy radically rewiring your guitar without touching a soldering iron?

Electric Guitars
See more of John Squire's custom tweed Mesa/Boogies on Westside's Facebook page

In pictures: The Stone Roses' Heaton Park Mesa/Boogie backline

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

See John Squire and Mani's amps!

Guitars
The Orange Signature #4 Jim Root Terror's 'pics only' front.

Orange Signature #4 Jim Root Terror

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

We get our mitts on the Slipknot guitarist's signature amp

Guitar Amps
The Micro Terror has headphone and auxiliary-input capabilities, but sounds best when cranked up on stage or in a studio.

Orange Micro Terror

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

What can this tiniest of Terrors offer, beyond cuteness?

Guitar Amps
The sonic arsenal of the Farmer's Mill may cause traditionalists to run a mile.

Crushsound Farmer's Mill

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

A sound engineer's nightmare?

Guitar Pedals
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VIDEO: Download 2012 Festival Horror Stories

By Chris Vinnicombe, Matthew Parker last updated

NSFW interviews featuring Black Veil Brides, Skindred, Feed The Rhino and more!

Gigs & Festivals
Overwound vintage single-coils are a big part of Auerbach's sound

How to record guitars like Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

The secret? Let it bleed...

Guitar Lessons & Tutorials
The class of 2012 under scrutiny

2012 Gibson and Fender American Standards video demo

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

New USA Stratocaster, Les Paul Standard and Telecaster put through their paces

Step on the switch, chaos ensues...

VIDEO: Introducing the Farmer's Mill by Crushsound, the 'sound engineer's nightmare'

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Sound like your guitar cable is broken and burning

Guitarists
Sell your body. Call a loan shark. Flog a kidney. Just get this guitar into your life

New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (April 2012)

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

New guitars, amps and FX from Gibson, PRS, Vox and many more!

Acoustic Guitars
The new JVM410HJS at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2012

Interview: Joe Satriani on his new Marshall JVM410HJS signature amp

By Joe Bosso, Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Four independent noise gates, AFD circuitry and more!

Guitarists
The PedalPro and Pedalino foot controller

VIDEO: Introducing the Vintage Revolution PedalPro

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

"The world's first ever professional hybrid analogue multi-effects unit"

Guitar Pedals
(L-R) Silver Centaur, KTR, Gold Centaur

VIDEO: Klon KTR, Gold and Silver Centaur comparison

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Hear Bill Finnegan's new prototype overdrive pedal compared to its legendary forebears

Pedalboards
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Musikmesse 2012: Gibson reveals new 2012 Les Paul Standard

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Split coil Burstbuckers bring single-coil sounds to the king of the humbuckers

Electric Guitars
To our ears, it sounds very good indeed. Certainly much better than the cassette system in our W reg Fiesta...

Musikmesse 2012 video: Fender Premium Audio System

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

We check out the legendary guitar company's in-car audio collaboration with Panasonic and Volkswagen

Guitars
None more metal

Musikmesse 2012: Laney unveils new Tony Iommi TI100 signature amp

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

VIDEO: Black Sabbath guitarist and heavy metal pioneer honoured

Music & Tech Events
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Musikmesse 2012: Blackstar Amplification launches 5th Anniversary HT-5TH combo

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

2 x 10 configuration, cream covering and more

Music & Tech Events
Doug Aldrich at Nevada Music in Portsmouth

VIDEO: Doug Aldrich demos the Marshall JMD:1 amp, plays Whitesnake riffs

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

See the Les Paul-toting hard rock guitarist in action

Guitar Amps
Can you guess what it is yet?

Musikmesse 2012: Blackstar Amplification to launch biggest ever product

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Plus! Bon Jovi legend Richie Sambora joins the Blackstar family

Music & Tech Events
Ray Luzier: cymbal minded during the sessions for The Path Of Totality

VIDEO: Korn drummer Ray Luzier on recording The Path Of Totality

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

See footage of the unconventional studio sessions in action!

Drummers
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