Jonathan Horsley

“You gave him the world, and he gave you his music in return”: Former Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dies, aged 71

By Jonathan Horsley published 23 January 26

Buchholz played on all the classic Scorpions records and later joined forces with his old bandmate Michael Schenker in his Temple of Rock project

Butch Walker and Divided by 13 team up for signature head with switchable EL84 and 6L6 power sections

By Jonathan Horsley published 23 January 26

Walker's hand-wired head allows players to run either of its EL84 or 6L6 power sections individually, or combine them, and there's a tube-buffered effects loop too

“I don’t think any song had less than 130 tracks of guitar”: Sunn O)))’s new album might set a record for guitar layers

By Jonathan Horsley published 18 January 26

On their eponymous debut LP for Sub Pop, Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson double down on guitar and then some

Fender joins campaign to support LA wildfires relief with unique Custom Shop guitars built from wood reclaimed from the disaster

By Jonathan Horsley published 17 January 26

The Altadena Telecaster is a Custom Shop dream machine made from reclaimed wood from a Deodar cedar tree that was damaged in the Eaton fire

“With that said, you all can stop asking me if I am buying it now. Muchas gracias”: Joe Bonamassa has his say on the future of Norman’s Rare Guitars

By Jonathan Horsley published 16 January 26

Once described as a "good fit" for the store, Bonamassa says he is more than happy to see Norman Harris's vintage guitar institution join the Carter Vintage Guitars family

The time Adam Jones saved Tool's support band from rental amp hell with a random act of kindness

By Jonathan Horsley published 16 January 26

We've all been there, sweating with a borrowed backline that's not playing ball. Luckily, Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles had a guardian angel looking over him

Lenny Kravitz used to buy guitars from fans in parking lots at his shows – here’s why he’s stopped

By Jonathan Horsley published 10 January 26

It was the strangest thing. Kravitz would be getting ready to get back on the bus and he'd make the gear purchase of his life – a vintage grail at a good price... Those days are gone

Evolution or revolution? Taylor rolls out its Next Generation Grand Auditorium lineup – potentially its most advanced guitars yet

By Jonathan Horsley published 9 January 26

Taylor's flagship model gets a power-up for 2026, with an all-new pickup, new bracing system, and innovative Action Control Neck joint

The Cult’s Charlie Jones on how he almost never got his Grammy for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Please Read the Letter

By Jonathan Horsley published 29 December 25

Irony is alive and well

“He went, ‘This is what I played on Don’t Look Back in Anger.’ I was like, ‘What?’” Gem Archer on the Strat’s secret spot in Oasis history

By Jonathan Horsley published 25 December 25

Noel Gallagher largely stays loyal to his Gibson guitars for Oasis – but there was one notable exception

Joe Walsh auction raises huge sums for charity – and raises eyebrows as unexpected guitars attract big money bids

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 December 25

Who here remembers the time circa 2008 when Walsh was playing an EMG-equipped Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom live onstage with the Eagles?

John Mayer explains what finally convinced him that modeling tech was up to scratch in newly shared signature plugin test footage

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 December 25

Mayer teamed up with Neural DSP for an Archetype plugin that modeled his prized guitar gear in digital form

Paul McCartney pays tribute to Höfner as the legendary German brand’s future hangs in the balance

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 December 25

Having played a Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass since 1961, the Beatles icon is saddened to learn of the German brand's plight

The Harmony Stratotone that Brian Jones used to teach Keith Richards and played on the Rolling Stones debut single fetches $150,000 at auction

By Jonathan Horsley published 10 December 25

It is a lot of dough for an entry-level instrument – but given the Stratotone's provenance, the auctioneers were estimating it would go for more than twice that

How Ritchie Blackmore came across an obscure string mod that introduced him to a whole new sound – and why it didn’t work for him

By Jonathan Horsley published 6 December 25

Burton proved it was possible to use banjo strings on guitar, but Blackmore’s early adventures with the hack got mixed results

Tommy Emmanuel names the emerging players who are flying the flag for a new era of Americana and bluegrass

By Jonathan Horsley published 5 December 25

Asked for his guitarist of the year, the Aussie maestro replied with the names of four players who are lifting us all out of our "comfort zones"

A long-lost Beach Boys Dumble that has spent the past 35 years in Hawaii has surfaced – and Jason Momoa is using it on his new album

By Jonathan Horsley published 5 December 25

This early 1980s holy grail took a decade to hunt down – and there's another one out there in the wild

Sheryl Crow says Don Henley told her to stop giving her songs away after she wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never got released

By Jonathan Horsley published 5 December 25

Will Slowhand ever release this song? It has been sitting "on hold" for him since the ’90s