Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
D’Addario denies using AI to make the music in string demo video
The firm found itself in the eye of an AI storm after commenters took aim at the super-polished demo for its new extended-range NYXL HD singles
My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed
New releases from Marshall, Harley Benton, Gibson and more…
![Marc Ribot is seated and plays a Fender Jaguar [left]; Chuck Berry plays a red Gibson ES-335.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sMLuEBCEtw8PyePVKQybnB-840-80.jpg.webp)
Marc Ribot reveals just how hard Chuck Berry was on other guitarists
Berry was a real live wire but when backing him up, session great Ribot and his band were ready for anything
Dave Mustaine on why he left Jackson Guitars… then tried to buy the company
The Megadeth frontman jumped ship to ESP in 2003, but what could have been if his takeover bid had been successful?
5 ways Cesar Gueikian transformed Gibson – and proved to be a very different kind of guitar CEO
As he leaves the top job at one of the world’s biggest guitar companies, we look back at the Gibson leader’s legacy – and how he oversaw a renaissance for the Nashville guitar giant
My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed
My personal highlights from a week that brought us a single-pickup PRS for Jon Jourdan, Eventide's next-gen H9, and more. Have a highlight of your own? Let us know in the comments
“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
