Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Inspired by the stars, co-designed by the Queen guitarist, Gibson unveils Brian May SJ-200 12-String
Just look at those stunning agoya shell star inlays and that planetary-themed pickguard
Paging all “shred warriors,” Wylde Audio’s Berzerker takes the shape of metal guitar to new extremes
OMG... Or should that be EMG. Wylde's new Berzerker is a shape and a half...
"So a $2bn German company has decided to copy a 3rd Mu-Tron product”: Musitronics slams Behringer
Musitronics does not mention Behringer by name but does not miss in a social media post calling out the company for issuing three clones of classic Mu-Tron products
Sustainiac pickups, onboard fuzz! Manson lavishes Matt Bellamy-approved specs on new M-Series models
The new M-Series models are as 21st-century as a T-style gets
Andy Powers on the difficulties of designing a new Taylor electric and the launch of Powers Electric
The CEO, chief designer and president of Taylor Guitars says the design language and aesthetic of the high-end acoustic brand was the wrong fit for his all-new electric guitar
Stray Cats rockabilly legend Brian Setzer has autoimmune disease and cannot play guitar
Setzer says he couldn’t even tie his shoelaces at first but is seeing signs of progress
Vower’s Joe Gosney and Rabea Massaad share Neural DSP Quad Cortex inspiration for festival fly-rigs
In this video interview, the Gosney and Massaad talk modellers, hybrid rigs, and why they're now both fully onboard with guitar's digital transformation
IK Multimedia teams up with Firewind guitarist and ex-Ozzy guitarist Gus G for signature Tonex suite
Welcome to the Gus G Tone Asylum – 27 high-gain Tone Models created by the man himself using his favourite amps, now available for the Tonex ecosystem
Gibson unveils ‘84 Les Paul Standard w/ Bigsby, signed by Johnny Marr to support teen cancer charity
Limited to just 20 units worldwide, this Bigsby-equipped model, inspired by his famous red LP, will be available from the Gibson Garage London from 21 February with all proceeds going to charity
Boss refreshes the Katana:Go headphone amp – new look and exterior design, same sounds and features
Quickest product refresh ever? Boss revisits the Katana:GO a year on as the battle for the headphone amp market heats up
Schecter’s unveils the Red Dawn series – sleek, shreddable S-styles with '80s action movie vibes
Schecter hits all the sweet spots here for contemporary high-performance guitar with extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, multi-voiced pickups, locking tuners, and a super-skinny neck
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt played Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” Martin and says it was nothing special
Åkerfeldt got a chance to play the late Nirvana frontman’s 1953 D-18, aka Grandpa, in a recent visit to the Martin Museum
How Timothée Chalamet went from a guitar novice to master Bob Dylan's style in A Complete Unknown
Chalamet's guitar teacher Larry Saltzman reveals how the pursuit of authenticity and a $200 Yamaha acoustic helped the star nail his Oscar-nominated performance in A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar for Bob Dylan role on a $200 beginner Yamaha acoustic
Gibson supplied the period-correct acoustics for the movie but as Chalamet's guitar coach Larry Saltzman reveals, the star of A Complete Unknown bought himself a proper beginner's guitar
Behringer’s long-awaited Mu-Tron III clone arrives, promising a rabbit-hole of retro-funk for $69
Behringer broke cover with the B-Tron III a couple of years back but it's now officially here, and is another budget friendly reimagining of a classic stompbox
Gene Simmons discusses prospect of AI-generated KISS and says the “future of entertainment is here”
Appearing on Billy Corgan’s new podcast, Simmons says people will be “blown away” by the AI experience and envisages a future in which live and AI performances exist side by side
“Surely the most versatile version yet”: DOD 250 Overdrive/Preamp 50th Anniversary review
A stone-cold pedalboard classic celebrates 50 trips round the sun with a collectable edition that reminds us what the fuss is about
The Gibson Custom Shop unveils its first Heavy Aged Murphy Lab acoustic guitars for
These stunners from Gibson's Bozeman, Montana facility go heavy on the mojo for that thoroughly played-in vintage vibe
Framus reissues John Lennon’s record-breaking $2.85m “Help” Hootenanny 12-string
Framus unveils a period-correct replica of the most expensive Beatles instrument sold at auction, the 12-string that Lennon played on Help! and Rubber Soul – and there’s a six-string too
Cream legend Jack Bruce’s EB-1 violin bass to go on display at the Gibson Garage London
The life of the late Cream bassist will be commemorated with an all-star jam to raise funds for the Jack Bruce Foundation as the Gibson Garage London celebrates its first anniversary
Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well
Hendrix might have had the Marshall stack under his spell but the Queen says he struggled to play a chord
Jerry Cantrell reveals how Jeff Beck and Martin Scorsese influenced new solo album I Want Blood
How archive footage of Beck with a curious piece of vintage gear and Scorsese's cinematic sensibility helped Cantrell jemmy open the doors of inspiration
![Joe Bonamassa [left] plays his Epiphone 1955 Les Paul Standard and wears a bright blue suit and polka-dot; Sammy Hagar [right] wears shades, a black Cabo Wabo T-shirt and plays his red Gibson Explorer with white pickguard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mJhoR4YDuLs9qkUkeyS3vK-840-80.jpg.webp)
“The track is a monster!”: Joe Bonamassa and Sammy Hagar have got the Fortune Teller Blues
Bonamassa played the entire track with an Ovation acoustic through an overdriven amp
![Joe Satriani [left] plays his Chrome Boy Ibanez signature S-style on stage, and wears a black T-shirt and wraparound shades; JImi Hendrix [right] wears a bright patterned shirt and plays his Olympic White Fender Stratocaster onstage at Royal Albert Hall.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sPWCirz8fjBvGixtRANGCo-840-80.jpg.webp)
