Latest articles by Michael Astley-Brown
The Guitarwrist makes jewellery out of artist-played guitar strings then sells them for charity
The Darkness, Black Star Riders, Steve Hackett and more have donated strings
Pitch Pilot gives you whammy bars for individual guitar strings
B-Bender-inspired invention makes for new vibrato effects
NAMM 2019: Electro-Harmonix releases its own line of guitar strings
Effects legend turns its hand to strings
Ernie Ball debuts Primo, Mega and Mammoth Slinky guitar strings
New sets feature half-gauges and drop-tuning optimisation
Summer NAMM 2019: D’Addario’s XT guitar strings combine all the company's innovations in one set
Long-lifespan strings promise uncoated feel
10 questions for Caligula’s Horse guitarist Sam Vallen
First guitars, lost loves and a chord voicing you need to learn right now
10 questions for Melvins' Buzz Osborne
Buzz Osborne is a man who needs little introduction, but Basses Loaded, his latest album with rock misfits Melvins, warrants an explanation.
10 questions for Emma Ruth Rundle
Marriages guitarist on alternate tunings and six-string beginnings
10 questions for Ben Poole
Up-and-coming blues-rocker on irreplaceable guitars and technique
Gibson unveils 16 new Limited Run guitars, including seven-string SGs and Joe Bonamassa signature models
Gibson has already promised 2016 will be its "best year ever", and judging from its latest burst of Limited Run models, it looks set to be among its most diverse, too.
Ibanez launches trio of Steve Vai swirled seven-string guitars to mark 25th anniversary of Passion And Warfare
We first caught a glimpse of these swirled stunners back at NAMM, and now Steve Vai's trio of special seven-strings are hitting stores.
Solar Guitars unleashes E1.6FRW and S1.7PB seven-string guitars
Explorer-style and burl-topped, Evertune’d electric announced
Gibson unveils Les Paul Standard 7 String Limited guitar
Seven-strings have never been a regular fixture in the Gibson catalogue, but we've seen a few limited runs in recent years, culminating in the new Les Paul Standard 7 String Limited.
NAMM 2019: Seymour Duncan teams up with Wes Hauch for Jupiter 7-string humbucker
Rails design promises high output, clarity and balance
Fender launches "gamechanging" Acoustic Pro and Acoustic SFX acoustic guitar amps
Combos offer new visual and sound designs
Schertler reveals 5-channel, "next-generation" UNICO acoustic guitar amp
Swiss amp ace Schertler has announced a five-channel, comprehensively featured acoustic guitar amp, the UNICO.
AER introduces Tommy Emmanuel Signature Compact TE acoustic guitar amp
Acoustic legend and longtime AER user Tommy Emmanuel has designed his own signature acoustic amp with the German firm, the Compact TE.
Meet Jammy, the digital guitar with a telescopic neck that fits in a backpack
Device features LED frets and hooks up to smartphones
Cort adds open-pore, all-mahogany OC4 to AS electro-acoustic guitar line
Cort has expanded its flagship AS electro-acoustic guitar line to include a solid, all-mahogany orchestra model, the AS-OC4.
Boss’s AD-10 Acoustic Preamp could provide everything your electro-acoustic guitar needs
A DI, multi-effects, compressor, looper and much more…
Faith announces Naked Series Cedar/Mahogany and Black Stain electro-acoustic guitars
Fishman systems onboard revamped models
Ovation pays tribute to Glen Campbell with two new signature electro-acoustic guitars
Natural cedar and Sunburst models boast Sitka spruce tops
Summer NAMM 2019: Cort launches nicely spec’d Little CJ compact acoustic electric guitar
Fishman Presys II Preamp onboard
