Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Remembering the night tres hombres by the name of John Mayer, Slash and Billy Gibbons gave ZZ Top’s La Grange a triple-guitar glow-up
Iconic headgear, iconic players, a gnarly Texan blues-rock groove and a legendary all-star guitar jam came to Hollywood’s House of Blues in 2009
Daron Malakian on the time his prized Gibson was swiped from the stage – while System of a Down were headlining Ozzfest
It’s a lesson that your gear isn’t safe anywhere – even when it is onstage with you and you’re at the top of the bill
Jacob Collier’s new album is a love letter to the guitar – and alternate tunings
When tuned to DAEAD, the songs just fall out of the guitar for the musical super-genius – and his new album The Light For Days is a vehicle for showing what the instrument can do
Would you keep your loved one’s cremated remains in an acoustic guitar?
KapSoul has unveiled an urn that you mount inside an acoustic guitar and is backed by an “Eternal Warranty”
![1991, a historic moment for electric guitar as Joe Satriani [pictured in a ball cap] jammed onstage with Spinal Tap, who are pictured here with Nigel Tufnel on the far left with a T-style, Derek Smalls in a yellow T-shirt with a headless bass, while a pouting David St. Hubbins cradles a Les Paul.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9jG3kJPyDZPNsUVv7e3CYP-840-80.jpg.webp)
How Joe Satriani became Spinal Tap’s unofficial guitar supplier for the loudest movie of the year
Satch and the Tap are old friends. And if you look closely, you might just catch Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins playing his Ibanez signature models in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Best guitars for kids 2025: top electric and acoustic guitars for children
The top kid’s guitars available today and everything you need to know to get your child started with the guitar
How a 17-year-old guitar prodigy ended up with a vintage 1957 Goldtop from the foundation of a band she once hated
After Bella Rayne had her Number One Les Paul stolen, she was dead grateful that she had got over her dislike of the Grateful Dead
Reverb declares PRS “quiet champion” in the market for used guitars
The online gear retail giant’s data points to a stabilized market for secondhand guitars after years of volatility
The remarkable story of Paul McCartney’s Höfner 500/1 bass – which went missing for 50 years – to feature in new documentary
McCartney's 'Violin' bass was stolen in London in 1972 and was the subject of a global hunt before being returned to him in 2024
OMG it’s an EMG! Kramer refreshes an '80s classic with the upscale Pacer Deluxe Collection
Introducing three fresh twists on the high-performance HSS S-style, featuring Kramer's KeyLock necks, HSS pickups, some exclusive finishes and the promise of speed and comfort as standard
Rubber bridge guitar pioneer Reuben Cox breaks his silence on the Orangewood Juniper 'copycat' controversy
Orangewood had been accused of ripping off Cox's designs. Cox speaks out for the first time about the fallout and explains why he's not looking for a payout
Metallica spark Mesa/Boogie mystery as unidentified amp spotted in ESP Guitars video. Could this be a James Hetfield signature?
Speculation surrounding this unidentified chugging object has been ongoing since 2017 when it was spotted in Metallica's studio
David Byrne on what happened when Talking Heads met Lou Reed
Byrne says Reed wanted to sign Talking Heads to a management-production deal but they backed out because they thought they were too green
Joe Perry joined by STP and Black Crowes stars as solo project returns but he isn't ruling out one more Aerosmith show
As the all-star Joe Perry Project takes to the stage featuring Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots, he shares some thoughts on what’s next for Aerosmith
Stephen Carpenter’s ESP Horizon Custom from the Back to School video has been valued at $55,000
The S-style – which was used on Around the Fur – has been verified by Carpenter himself
Jason Momoa orders super-gnarly replica of James Hetfield’s iconic white Elektra OGV
Momoa's downstroke game better be on point because Krupi Guitars went to town on recreating the guitar that made Metallica
Zakk Wylde on how his iconic “Grail” Les Paul Custom got its bullseye finish – and gave him his signature style
Wylde says it was love at first sight with the Grail, but worried that people might see him as a Randy Rhoads clone, it needed a new look
Noel Gallagher shares pics of his Oasis reunion live rig – and we are definitely maybe interested
There are a biblical amount of boost options on Gallagher's board, but it is his SIB Echodrive that we'd swap our lasagna for
Paul Reed Smith on that time Kramer called him to help them make a guitar for Eddie Van Halen
Smith was asked what he would have made if Van Halen had ever asked for a PRS guitar – but it turned out to be something of a trick question
Every guitar featured in the trailer for Spinal Tap II, from St. Vincent’s Music Man to Joe Satriani’s Ibanez JS-3
The Spinal Tap II trailer is finally here – and this is what Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls will be playing in the movie
“When it came out, going by the comments on our social media, people were like, ‘What is this?’” How The 1975’s Adam Hann took a “jokey heavy riff” and turned it into the band’s first proper rock song
Hann looks back on the making of The 1975's sleazy, greasy protest anthem, People
Boss's RT-2 Rotary Ensemble offers vintage Leslie mojo in a compact pedal with a super cool display
The RT-2 is a pedalboard-friendly gateway to that heady Leslie vibe, featuring three modes, a drive control, switchable speeds and more
“The brains of older musicians stay finely tuned thanks to years of training”: Scientists say long-term musical training helps stop age-related decline – so keep on playing your guitar
A newly published study finds that playing an instrument pays off in later years
![Zia Cyan shreds on Instagram [left]. Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine riffs onstage at Norway's Tons Of Rock Festival 2025](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDZpXhNEANsNq94k87kRE9-840-80.jpg.webp)
