Articles by: Jonathan Horsley

Larkin Poe: "We want to take roots American music to new places - and not treat the blues like a time capsule"

By Jonathan Horsley

The multi-instrumentalist sister duo discuss recording efficiency and the vintage gear that fed into Self Made Man

11 best metal guitars: hell-raising electric guitars for shredders on any budget

By Guitar World Staff, Jonathan Horsley

From 8-string guitars to Flying Vs, here's our pick of the best metal guitars from Jackson, ESP, Ibanez and more

The best electric guitar pickups 2020: top single coils, humbuckers and P-90s to upgrade your tone

By Jonathan Horsley

Breathe new life into your electric guitar tone with a fresh set of pickups

Frank Turner: “I play hard. For a long time, I found myself going through guitars – they couldn’t take a beating"

By Jonathan Horsley

The erstwhile punk turned troubadour on performance, songwriting, and the power of good memories

10 best pedalboards: organize your guitar effects with these budget-spanning pedalboards

10 best pedalboards 2020: organize your guitar effects with these budget-spanning ‘boards

By Jonathan Horsley

Bring order to your stompbox collection with the best pedalboards from RockBoard, Gator and Pedaltrain

Nahko Bear: “The journey with the guitar is never-ending - I'm always learning something new”

By Jonathan Horsley

The Nahko and Medicine For The People frontman on becoming a guitarist, the power of storytelling and how one new chord can change everything

Gibson 2020 Les Paul & SG review round-up

By Jonathan Horsley

Three variations on the Les Paul format and one special SG Special to convince non-believers that Gibson is back

The Sword on their musical evolution, gear epiphanies and secret pedalboard weapons

By Jonathan Horsley

Ahead of the unsheathing of a triple-disc anthology, J.D. Cronise and Kyle Shutt take an epic voyage down memory lane…

10 best bass guitars 2020: top 4-string and 5-string bass guitars for all budgets

By Jonathan Horsley

Presenting the world’s finest low-end thunder, with the best bass guitars from Fender, Ibanez, Yamaha and more…

Amy Love: “It wasn’t like, ‘Let’s neaten this and quantize this.' If there was a glitch with the pedals, it would be celebrated”

Nova Twins' Amy Love: “My playing can be quite abrasive - but in the best way!”

By Jonathan Horsley

The guitarist/vocalist on creating an incendiary sound and dragging the electric guitar out of its comfort zone

The 10 best guitar wireless systems 2020: go cable-free, from the rehearsal room to the stage

By Jonathan Horsley

Set your performances free with a wireless transmitter/receiver – check out our recommendations for all budgets

Bag a Line 6 Helix LT from Sweetwater and get a free backpack worth $169.99

By Jonathan Horsley

Buying the guitar multi-effects processor du jour secures you a bonus backpack with pockets for all your accessories

Best distortion pedals 2020: 10 top drive pedals and effects for guitarists

By Jonathan Horsley

Crunch, filth, mayhem! Dive into our expert round-up of the best high-gain distortion pedals around

Gretsch Electromatic Jet review round-up

By Jonathan Horsley

Blast off to Kicksville with two baritone single-cuts - the G5260 and G5260T - and a neat G522 double-cut, which offer classic Gretsch tones at pocket-friendly prices...

Cort KX500MS review

By Jonathan Horsley

Cort courts djent players with a multi-scale seven-string, with totally brutal tone and a cool poplar burst finish

An acoustic guitar next to an electric guitar

Acoustic vs electric guitar: which is better for beginner guitarists?

By Jonathan Horsley

For new guitarists this is the big question. We’re here to help you choose the right path and find the right guitar for you

The American guitarist, singer and songwriter John Mayer performs a live concert at Oslo Spektrum. Norway, 08/05 2017.

John Mayer’s guitar gear: what you need to nail the super-smooth six-stringer’s sweet blues tones

By Jonathan Horsley

Reach for the Silver Sky, folks! It’s time to add some boutique panache to the backline and sex up your stompbox game

The 11 best 7-string guitars 2020: budget-spanning picks for djent to nu-metal

By Jonathan Horsley

Upgrade your low-end shred game with the best 7-string guitars from Ibanez, Jackson, Charvel and more

The Chats' Josh 'Pricey' Price: “There are songs on our record that I don't even know how to play!“

By Jonathan Horsley

Meet the world's hottest new punk band, loved by Iggy Pop and Dave Grohl

Danelectro review round-up: '64XT, 60th Anniversary DC 59M NOS+ and 59X12 12-string

By Jonathan Horsley

They are vintage weird, with Lipstick singlecoils and Masonite builds, but don’t underestimate the Dano’s magic…

Elder's Nick DiSalvo: “We anticipated spending more time jamming and recording actual songs. But we just got completely lost in all the gear!”

By Jonathan Horsley

The progressive guitarist and vocalist on the magic of analog, finding nirvana in a trinity of gain stages, and bringing compositional expansionism to heavy rock with new album Omens

Best acoustic guitar pickups 2020: acoustic pickups for all budgets

By Jonathan Horsley

No matter what style of guitarist you are, the best acoustic guitar pickups from LR Baggs, Fishman and others will help you get more from your tone

Epiphone DR-100, Fender CD-60 and Yamaha FG800: beginner acoustic guitars go head to head

Epiphone DR-100, Fender CD-60S and Yamaha FG800: beginner acoustic guitars head to head

By Jonathan Horsley

Looking for a great entry-level acoustic guitar? We put ace beginner acoustics from Epiphone, Fender and Yamaha to the test

8 great guitars for kids: acoustic and electric guitar options for children

By Jonathan Horsley

Plus, all the advice you need to get your child playing the guitar today

Ihsahn: “I have never tried to be progressive, as in being technical or difficult.”

Ihsahn: “I am not a very technical guitar player - progressive is more a mentality”

By Jonathan Horsley

The Norwegian black-metal trailblazer on why playing prog is about thinking big, not shredding hard…