Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Mesa/Boogie announces imminent return of the two-channel Dual Rectifier
Mesa/Boogie says the classic high-gain head will be reissued on 14 January
![Jeff Baxter sits in profile as he plays an Olympic White Stratocaster [left]; Jack White plays his signature Telecaster live onstage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L6bSPXrJDorkqvSMQXgSAo-840-80.jpg.webp)
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter to perform at NAMM 2025 and present TEC Innovation Award to Jack White
The legendary Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers guitarist will host NAMM’s 40th annual TEC Awards and appear at seminars on song structure, music marketing, and sound therapy
One of Status Quo legend Rick Parfitt’s stage-played Fender Telecasters is up for sale
It might not be the modded circa 1960 model that was the late Quo man's main stage guitar but this white Tele is worth rocking all over the world
Steve Vai on the King Crimson riff that had him beat – and how a tip from Fripp helped him nail it
Celebrating the ‘80s material of prog trailblazers King Crimson, the BEAT Tour gave Vai a welcome fix of “high-information music” but some of Fripp’s material pushed him to the limit
Keeley Electronics and Sweetwater team up for exclusive $99 fuzz, overdrive and reverb pedal series
Behold, a trio of US-made stompboxes from a top-tier builder at a very budget-friendly price
Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith on how his high-gain amps were influenced by hotrodded muscle cars
In his latest YouTube video, Smith talks tubes, the similarities between automobile and amp hotrodding culture, and admits that not everybody understood his quest for more distortion
Scottish guitarist teaches himself to play one-handed after suffering “devastating” stroke
Tony Romaine was told he might not play again but he had other ideas, relearning the guitar and making his return to the stage
Orianthi played live on television for millions of viewers using her $219 Orange practice amp
Do you really need an expensive amp after all? For one of Orianthi's biggest gigs of 2024, her signature solid-state 1x8" combo got the job done
Phil Collen says Mutt Lange is an ace “one take” vocalist – and it’s the same with guitar
For Collen, working with Lange is like “going to school for your favourite subject” but recreating the studio magic live on Def Leppard tracks such as Love Bites can be very tricky at first
Schecter’s Ink Bomb C-1 is a Seymour Duncan-equipped electric with a wholly unique finish
Abstract expressionism runs rampant in the Schecter paint room
D’Addario launches wireless pedalboard power supply with adjustable daisy chain for tidier ‘boards
Go off grid – or stay on – with a D'Addario's USB-C rechargeable pedalboard power solution that promises less clutter, zero noise
Ernie Ball Music Man and James Valentine launch 2024 signature models: stunning, high-end, versatile
Refreshed in old-school colours for 2024, the new James Valentine models comprise dual-humbucker and classic single-coil/humbucker versions
Red Witch Pedals has made 99 different Univibes for its "one-of-one" Pax Harmonia chorus/vibrato
Each of the Pax Harmonia Unique Incandescent Univibe pedals are one-of-one designs, featuring dual modes and an expression pedal input, and you can create a blend of its chorus and vibrato sounds
“You could split the atom with this”: Jackson Pro Series DR24MG EVTN6 Diamond Rowe review
The Tetrarch riffer-in-chief drops a gem on ‘em with a heavyweight single-cut for super-heavy sounds
Epic auction raises more than $2.4m for music and youth charities as O.G. ’54 Strat sells at $300k
Lots included a stunning 1953 Fender Telecaster ($75,000), a super-rare Metallic Green '55 Strat ($143,750) and an '80s Kramer prototype that was smashed by Eddie Van Halen
The Danelectro Spring King reverb is dead, long live the Spring King Jr. (smaller, just as splashy)
The Spring King is reinvented as a space-saving mini pedal – but it still has that three-spring reverb tank under the hood
Stolen in ’72, returned in Feb, Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass finally returns to the stage
McCartney's triumphant finale to the Got Back 2024 Tour also featured fellow Beatle Ringo Starr on drums and a guest spot from Ronnie Wood
Martin is giving up the Brazilian rosewood for Joe Bonamassa – blues star teases holy grail acoustic
Martin and JoBo unveiled on a meticulous replica of his 1941 000-45 in November but might this be upstaged by a version with the "ultimate tonewood"?
“Proof you can fit guitar solos into perfect two-minute pop songs”: Towa Bird stars in the top five guitar albums of 2025
If you’re looking for that last-minute Christmas gift for the guitar player in your life, help is at hand!
Guthrie Govan makes the case for the all-digital guitar rig – and it’s all about the F-word
The Aristocrats virtuoso in residence demonstrated exactly why the Axe-Fx unit and Laney FRFR has weened him off tube amps
Ernie Ball Music Man and RATM’s Tim Commerford team up for limited run signature StingRays
Commerford's latest EBMM signature collab features a pair of doozies, one active, one passive, both with adjustable thumb ramps, ash bodies and roasted maple necks
![Session guitar ace Tim Pierce wears a ballcap and poses with a Powers Electric guitar [left]; a young Jon Bon Jovi rocks Super Rock 84 on Bon Jovi's first tour of Japan. His shirt is open. His hair is big. And he has a red Fender Stratocaster slung low by his hip.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hcRVrVWpPRxr5HrsXuDAxW-840-80.jpg.webp)
Tim Pierce on why Jon Bon Jovi was destined for superstardom, and how he nailed his Runaway solo
Sometimes rock history is settled by the fickle finger of fate. When Pierce was asked to help a young Jon Bon Jovi track his 1981 demoes, he ended up playing guitar on a Bon Jovi classic – a song that set its frontman on his way to the top
EHX's Pico 360+ is a tiny $137 looping powerhouse with 360s of recording time and unlimited overdubs
A pedalboard space saver that's packed with features, the latest in EHX's Pico Series has 11 memory slots, overdub control and adjustable fade-out
Cort digs out the solid cedar for a pair of super-tidy $369 black-top cutaway electro acoustics
The handsome cutaway dreadnought and orchestra model acoustics feature solid red cedar on top, mahogany on the back and sides, Fishman electronics – and those ivory pickguards look cool against the black tops
