Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Schecter has something special for the player who likes a squeaky sound and wants to hear some bark
Introducing the The Humbarker and The Chompest, dog toys with off-the-charts playability for the tone hound in your life, all for a good cause
Faith launches the all-new Eclipse cutaway acoustics, with Fishman electronics for percussive styles
Upgraded with Fishman's Ink Body pickup and preamp system, the Eclipse series gives players plenty of control over their amplified tone
Soldano’s promise a “complete SLO in a pedal” from its new dual-channel preamp stompbox
Now you can have both channels from the Super Lead Overdrive right there on your pedalboard
Affordable, versatile, modern, the Les Paul Studio Session is a clever update on a Gibson classic
The player-friendly Les Paul Studio Session switches up the Studio format with a figured maple cap, '57 Classic humbuckers and expanded controls
Shergold unveils Masquerader Standard Series, an affordably priced, imaginatively spec’d S-style
The Masquerader is a jack of many trades with a versatile pickup pairing, lightweight build and locking tuners
“That same, authentic syrupy sound onto your pedalboard without breaking the bank!”: Having unveiled super-affordable Klon and Tone Bender clones, Behringer unveils a $69 take on the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe
Behringer keeps the classic clones coming with the '69 Vibe, and promises more to come as it takes aim at critics
Mesa/Boogie reissues Mark IIC+, the holy grail amp loved by Metallica, John Petrucci and Prince
The greatest comeback in tube amp history? It's in the conversation, as the Mark IIC+ returns after nearly 40 years as a head and 1x12 combo
Gibson unveils meticulous Custom Shop VOS replica of Jimmy Page’s iconic 1969 Doubleneck
After turning loose the 3D scanner, this forensic recreation presents the EDS-1275 just as it was when Page first received it back in the day
Harley Benton unveils the CLO and CLG, Fishman-equipped acoustics with solid builds and an armrest
Available as a cutaway auditorium or user-friendly OM-sized acoustic, and with a more affordable layered rosewood option for both, the CLO and CLG models look very classy for the price
Nail Kurt Cobain's sound as Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash releases The Nevermind Sessions IR bundle
If you’ve been trying to nail the Smells Like Teen Spirit tone and found there was always something in the way, maybe this is the secret sauce you’ve been waiting for
Jack White and Vernon Reid swap signature guitars after chance meeting at the airport
A heartwarming six-string story for the festive season as serendipity strikes in Memphis
Neural DSP gives the Quad Cortex a power-up with CorOS 3.1.0 and Cortex Control 1.2.0 updates
Fortin Nameless Suite X and Soldano SLO-100 X plugins are now officially compatible with your Quad Cortex – and Dimebag's Cry Baby From Hell joins expanded device library
Mythos Pedals unveils the 1N34A Mjolnir, a limited edition clone of owner Zach Broyles’ Klon Centaur
Broyles' Klon bears the serial number 1666, and if the devil is in the details, maybe those details are the pair of 1N34A germanium diodes in this Mjolnir circuit
Session guitar ace Tim Pierce on dealing with hearing loss and how hearing aids changed his life
Pierce says years of high stage and studio volumes had taken their toll but Widex SmartRIC hearing aids have restored his hearing, helping him in conversation and when dialling in a tone
Wampler Pedals and master of the Telecaster Brent Mason team up for ReWired overdrive/distortion
Grammy winning tone in a box? This two-channel twofer has all Mason’s go-to tones and then some for one of the most versatile dirt pedals you'll see this year
DOD unveils 50th anniversary Overdrive/Preamp 250 – a limited run 3-in-1 take on its legendary drive
Featuring three-way selectable clipping, DOD promises the most versatile OD/Preamp 250 ever, but you'd best hurry – it's limited to just 1,974 units worldwide
Kramer unveils the 84 HH, hotrodded S-styles featuring US pickups, a Floyd and heaps of shred appeal
These high-speed bolt-ons nail the mid '80s aesthetic and offer feature-packed retro thrills for around a grand
Synyster Gates’ headless 7-string Schecter is here, and there’s a $7,499 gold chrome version
Collectible art piece or state-of-the-art 7-string shreddable? Why not both
Gibson's iconic Hummingbird is reimagined with a cutaway body and LR Baggs electronics as standard
Evolution comes for us all. Just ask Charles Darwin. And it has arrived for the Hummingbird
Behringer unveils a $69 Klon clone – but is the Centaur Overdrive better than the original?
Behringer gets serious with a replica that looks the part, has germanium in the circuit, and promises that its dual-pot gain knob makes it easier than ever to find the sweet spot
“It can be very clean or it can get incredibly dirty”: Rob Chapman is branching out into tube amps
The Cloudhammer is a high-end 40-watt all-tube head that's hand-wired in Belgium by AmS Amps' Ben Genot, and the prototype looks and sounds pretty sweet
Nobels’ DEL-mini offers 3 delays and all the width of the stereo spread from a super-compact format
Analogue, tape and digital modes plus full stereo operation and tap tempo, the DEL-Mini makes the most of its modest pedalboard footprint
“This poses a risk of serious electric shock”: Blackstar issues urgent product safety recall
If you own the British amp brand's new Debut 100R 1x12 and 2x12 combos, check your serial number now to see if yours is affected
Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb
Too bad his Bigsby-equipped SG has already been sold but that Mastery-equipped Jazzmaster looks pretty sweet, as does his Custom Shop Strat – and his father's Jupiter-6 synth is up for grabs too
