Jonathan Horsley
Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars and guitar culture since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly contributes to MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitar World. He uses Jazz III nylon picks, 10s during the week, 9s at the weekend, and shamefully still struggles with rhythm figure one of Van Halen’s Panama.
Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
“Stolen guitar alert!”: Paul Gilbert issues plea for info after four guitars stolen in Frankfurt
By Jonathan Horsley published
Thanks to Ibanez, the show in Germany will go on as planned, but Gilbert asks the public to keep their eyes open and help return the guitars to their rightful owner
Joe Satriani says his next big challenge on Best Of All Worlds Tour is Eddie Van Halen’s clean tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Having co-designed a custom amp with 3rd Power to replicate Eddie's hotrodded gain tone, Satch says he's exploring his options for cleans as they switch up the set
“World’s fastest player” Rusty Cooley shares practice tips for building hyper-shred speed
By Jonathan Horsley published
The “world’s fastest player” Cooley endorses the discipline of non-stop repetition until you find your fastest clean speed but argues variety is key to building technical excellence
Mythos Pedals serves up the the Extra Hot, a tasty exclusive drive/boost for Carter Vintage Guitars
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Dine In side has an OBR-style overdrive while the Take Out side is a modded drive circuit from Mythos Air Lane Drive/210 Double Drive. Together? Well, they're Extra Hot
IK Multimedia drops the Hyde Street Amp Locker – 14 amp models from the iconic studio for your Tonex
By Jonathan Horsley published
The amps were captured at Hyde Street Studios but its long-serving engineer Jaimeson Durr and can be used on your own recordings, or live with IK Multimedia's Tonex pedals
D’Addario’s adjustable pedalboard mic stand could be the stage space-saver you are looking for
By Jonathan Horsley published
It clips onto most rail-style pedalboard, is telescopic, lightweight and it has the same footprint as a single standard-sized stompbox.
D’Angelico and Bobby Weir unveil exquisite TV Jones-loaded signature semi-hollow guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Grateful Dead legend's third D'Angelico signature model has custom-wiring for inner and outer-coil tones, with an initial run signed by Weir and limited to 10 units, production run to follow
MusicNomad launches free app for gear nerds to manage their collections and showcase them online
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of these days I'm gonna get organisised...
Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she says is a “dream come true”
By Jonathan Horsley published
Orianthi's signature combo has switchable power, two channels, reverb, and is an Orange combo but it's not orange
Rabea Massaad says more affordable version of his EBMM Sabre is coming from Sterling By Music Man
By Jonathan Horsley published
Massaad says he has already submitted colour finish options and says new pickups are being developed specifically for the model
“The perfect pedal platform”: Peavey reworks state-of-the-art Misha Mansoor tube amp as a 20W combo
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Invective112 is a compact powerhouse for all occasions, from pristine cleans to high-gain 6505 tones, with power switchable to a single-watt, and an emulated output for recording
Best acoustic guitar strings 2024: Find your favourite acoustic strings
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Our pick of the best acoustic guitar strings for your style and budget from Elixir, Ernie Ball, Martin, D'Addario, and more
Epiphone pulls a (white) rabbit out of the hat to honour Jack Casady with signature fretless bass
By Jonathan Horsley published
From its semi-hollow build to its JCB-1 humbucker and impedance switch, here's a bass with mojo for an artist who is all mojo, and it's available for the first time as a fretless model
Paul Gilbert got one of his guitars modded to just 20 frets so he could play more pinch harmonics
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gilbert has been sharing his strategies for emulating the human voice on guitar but don't start pulling the frets out of your fingerboard just yet
Best classical guitars 2024: Our pick of top nylon-string, flamenco and hybrid acoustics
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Your guide to the finest classical, flamenco, and hybrid guitars from big names including Yamaha, Cordoba, Godin, Taylor, and more
Fender and Jason Isbell team up for Tim Shaw-designed pickups to sweeten your Telecaster tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
The set comprises a Twisted Tele neck pickup and a replica of the bridge pickup on Isbell's 1965 Telecaster, and it could be the $149 pick-me-up your Tele needs
Watch Julian Lage unleash the mother of all grooves in the full-band live video of Northern Shuffle
By Jonathan Horsley published
Recorded on an Epiphone Coronet, tuned to C standard, Northern Shuffle is one of the standout tracks from Lage's 2024 studio album, Speak To Me
EHX unveils the feature-stuffed POG3 – is this $645 unit the ultimate octave pedal?
By Jonathan Horsley published
The POG3 expands upon Electro-Harmonix's polyphonic classic with stacks of new features, lightning-fast tracking as standard, and it might just be EHX's most ambitious pedal yet
How about the Frankenstein Silverburst? EVH Gear unveils limited edition ‘Civilian’ Relic finishes
By Jonathan Horsley published
Frankie says relax those purse strings because here are three good reasons to 'burst the bank
Jacob Collier says what Steve Vai taught him on guitar was bigger than technique
By Jonathan Horsley published
It's not just Vai's chops and musical vocabulary that are unearthly, his wisdom too comes from a higher cosmic plane...
“The new Ibanez guitar is exceptional”: Pat Metheny’s stunning new signature jazz box is out now
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Ibanez PM3C is a pro-quality, affordable, available in Natural Amber and Black "low-gloss" finishes, and has a single-coil based on the pickup from Christian's ES-150
First-call Nashville pro Derek Wells reveals why pedal presets are no good for sessions
By Jonathan Horsley published
Wells has scored over 100 country number one hits and he has some solid tone advice for any player who is recording with a band
Neural DSP unveils a robot named TINA for an “unparalleled level of precision” in amp modelling
By Jonathan Horsley published
There is a whiff of Skynet about TINA's fusion of AI and robotics but in doing what humans can't, Neural DSP says it is this the future of modelling. Also, CorOS 3.0.0 is officially out now
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