Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
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
Why Nels Cline fell in love with Jazzmasters
The Wilco guitarist explains the enduring appeal – and remarkable endurance – of his Jazzmaster, a guitar for all seasons
How Joe Holmes got the coveted Ozzy Osbourne gig
Holmes rocked up fully prepared for his audition thanks to his teacher
Harmony brings the Stella brand back from the dead with a $349 solid-topped parlor
These small-bodied stunners have slotted headstocks, bone nuts, and a voice that loves a recording mic
Why telling your guitar’s backstory could help it sell for more money
Reverb's Cyril Nigg offers some sage advice for selling your guitar, and it's just like Joe Bonamassa says: "I don't buy guitars, I buy stories"
The Damned frontman Brian James’ ‘New Rose’ Gibson SG sells for over $95,000
The Gibson SG that put UK punk on the map smashed its pre-auction estimates – as did James’ hand-written lyrics
David Allan Coe, the outlaw country legend who played with Dimebag Darrell and gave Warren Haynes his break, has died, aged 86
Coe scored hits with You Never Even Called Me by My Name and The Ride, and stood alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the outlaw wing of country music
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board
And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...
Fender teams up with Brian Fallon for limited edition ’59 Tele Custom
It’ll cost you the best part of seven thousand bucks but this stunning Telecaster is the Fender Custom Shop doing Fender Custom Shop things again
Randy Bachman on the guitar builder who’s up there with the greats of the industry
And Bachman says this builder is working on an electric guitar that will weigh less than 4lbs.
Paul Gilbert is the latest big name to switch to Fender Tone Master digital amps
The shred pioneer is using one as a monitor, one to push air at the crowd, and he believes it is a top-tier pedal platform
