Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
“A much more versatile pedal than you might think”: Strymon Canoga Vintage Silicon Fuzz review
The wizards of digital stompbox design conjure more analog magic with a two-knob fuzz box promising vintage Hendrix flavors and then some
Ed O’Brien opens up on his guitar insecurities in Radiohead
The Radiohead guitarist speaks about dealing with depression in a band and finding solace in the familial bond with his bandmates
How a composer's approach and 40 DD-3 pedals helped noise masters MONO to heal their grief
Aiming to match sadness with beauty, guitarist and composer Taka Goto explains why, on new album Snowdrop, he channeled classical music through a distortion pedal
How Wings guitarist Henry McCullough recorded his one take solo on My Love
The late guitar great was in the studio with Paul McCartney – and the pressure was on to deliver
All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including Alex Lifeson's much-anticipated ES-355
We’ve got weird reverbs from EHX, super-cheap AI-enabled multi-effects units, high-end shredders, climate-controlled gig bags and more
Best amps for metal 2026: my top picks for high-gain heroes
These powerhouse metal amps from PRS, Orange, Friedman, EVH, and more will have you primed to seek and destroy
When Fender went to court and lost – revisiting the 2009 court ruling that failed to trademark the Stratocaster
In 2009, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied trademark protections to the Strat, Tele and P-Bass. How did it arrive at its judgement? And what’s different this time?
Troy Van Leeuwen debuts stunning Squier 12-string Telecaster while performing live with Michael Stipe on Jimmy Kimmel
The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist says the oddball 12-string will be out this summer and is one of Squier's Paranormal specials....
New guitar, who dis? John Mayer just debuted his stunning new boutique T-style on his new collab with Lainey Wilson
Mayer has got his hands on a boutique Esquire-style custom build from a legend of Californian guitar making
This week's hottest new guitar gear – featuring Wes Borland's Jackson and a Korn pedal
Jackson and Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland unveil the coolest metal guitar of the year, IK Multimedia go '60s Marshall mad, and someone put Korn's early sound in a pedal
Harley Benton’s refreshed and relaunched ST-Modern HH goes all-in on value
The ST-Modern HH returns in cool metallic finishes offering shred on a budget, and the ST-Modern Plus HSS in Dark Purple Sparkle gets a right-handed release
“There was a big commotion – alarms going off and fire engines circling – so I went straight to the closet, looked at my four Les Pauls…” The time Billy Squier had to pick one guitar to save from a burning building
Squier had an almighty decision to make when he had to evacuate his building with just one guitar under his arm
The words of encouragement a Led Zeppelin legend gave Gus G after he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band
One minute you're getting your makeup on for a photo shoot with your new boss, the next your sitting down with Jimmy Page
Fender celebrates 75 years of the Precision Bass with three stunning anniversary models
We've got bling with the AmPro PJ Bass, OG mojo with the American Vintage II 1951 Precision Bass, and a super-glam Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle...
Welcome to the future, people – Donner just unveiled a headless guitar with onboard amp, FX, Bluetooth and a detachable speaker
Available in standard or Pro versions, the latter co-developed by Japanese virtuoso MIYAVI, this will... well, it may blow your mind
What is Fender’s endgame in its cease and desist campaign against S-styles? This video might have the answer
Mike P. of the Eldorado Guitars argues that Fender's ruling in Germany was only the first move
![[L-R] Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance plays a Gibson Les Paul onstage, and Jimi Hendrix plays a white Strat onstage at Woburn Pop Festival 1968.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MxusSYKCzTYKuQSyyQ3KwN-840-80.jpg.webp)
My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro was a Les Paul man, until he got his hands on one of Jimi Hendrix's Strats
A guy named Jimmy gave him a guitar owned by Jimi, and it was a revelatory experience
When Stone Temple Pilots supported Megadeth and Dave Mustaine defended them from his own fans
STP’s 1992 debut album, Core, was just out in stores. Sex Type Thing had traction on MTV. But Dean DeLeo recalls those Megadeth support slots as a baptism of fire
Mateus Asato pictured with mystery Fender offset – could this be his new signature model?
We all thought that Asato's switch to Fender would bring us a Strat or a Tele. This offet is something else entirely
Fender and Pac-Man team up for a limited-edition Telecaster (and no the dot inlays are not edible)
Just keep this Telecaster away from John 5's signature model unless it's had its Power Pellets...
The celebrity guitar auction where guitars did not sell for what they should have
Big money changed hands during the 2021 Neal Schon mega-auction but some collectors – Joe Bonamassa included – believed it was “brutal”, and he should have got a lot more
The modern guitars that have held their value best, according to a Reverb expert
Reverb’s data guru crunches the numbers for us, and the stats say a famous player’s name on the headstock bodes well for resale value
All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – featuring EVH shredders and some $99 big fun from JHS Pedals
It was the week when Blackstar upped the ante for mini amps, the TONEX One got a power-up, Dino Cazares got a Kiesel, and Alex Lifeson's chorus went to market
