Jonathan Horsley
Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly contributes to publications including Guitar World, MusicRadar and Total Guitar. He uses Jazz III nylon picks, 10s during the week, 9s at the weekend, and shamefully still struggles with rhythm figure one of Van Halen’s Panama.
Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley

By Jonathan Horsley Published
And Bachman says this builder is working on an electric guitar that will weigh less than 4lbs.

By Jonathan Horsley Published
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

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Bluegrass maestro black-and-blue and in plaster after quite horrific injury – but he was still game for heading on the road until wiser heads prevailed

By Jonathan Horsley Published
The flying Scotsman replaced Fast Eddie Clarke, and had a formidable rep as Thin Lizzy guitarist, but he soon found Motörhead were not quite his speed

By Jonathan Horsley Published
These songs were absolutely not In Utero part II as Dave Grohl gamed-out his post-Nirvana musical future

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Blackmore says he has nothing but respect for the Led Zep guitarist

By Jonathan Horsley Published
As seen in the video for Wonderwall, and signed by the Chief himself... but maybe the Inspired by Gibson Custom SJ-200 presents better value?

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Hendrix had arrived in London, his greatness was about to come, and the late Traffic guitarist Dave Mason was there to witness it

By Jonathan Horsley Published
A blockbuster sequel to the original, the Subway+ Bass DI‑Preamp II offers bassists everything they need in one compact housing that's 40 per cent smaller than its predecessor

By Daryl Robertson last updated
Wondering what the best blues guitars are at the moment? Here we have 10 of the finest options from Gibson, Fender, Guild and more

By Matt McCracken last updated
Navigate scale lengths, active pickups, and multiscale fretboards with our expert-vetted selection of the best seven-string guitars

By Matt Owen Published
Featuring new drops from Jackson, PRS, Wylde Audio, Charvel, and more

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Designed with David Karon and his team, the Wylde Audio Berzerker is a mini head with a big voice – and there's a limited edition hand-signed purple one for collectors

By Jonathan Horsley Published
StemLab allows players to de-mix audio files to isolate instruments and sharpen up practice sessions

By Jonathan Horsley Published
The longstanding Jason Isbell collaborator teams up with Gibson for a sweet signature replica of his 2005 SG Standard

By Jonathan Horsley last updated
My pick of the best guitar compressor pedals will enhance your tone with options from Boss, Keeley, MXR, and more

By Jonathan Horsley Published
A schematic, lost in the shuffle, resurfaces with the help of JHS Pedals supremo Josh Scott, and presents us with a fresh slice of Pi

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Fresh new drops from Charvel, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and more...

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Perkins made his name as a Muscle Shoals session ace and would go on to have a storied career playing with the greats

By Jonathan Horsley Published
When Richard and Linda Thompson entered the studio with Gerry Rafferty they thought only good could come of it. But creative differences saw the songs shelved... At least for a time

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Proof that we should always listen to Bonnie Raitt's advice, Etheridge never looked back with the Strat
![The Jim Irsay Collection's three big stars of the night [L-R]: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Mustang, David Gilmour's record-breaking Black Strat, and Jerry Garcia's Tiger.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7b4qJRk85dSviaveTCjfAe-320-80.jpg)
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On any other night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” would have been world records. But this wasn’t any other night...
![Rick Fenn of 10cc plays a Strat onstage [left]; Peter Green plays his Les Paul in the studio back in his Fleetwood Mac days.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gipBZrkR4mS5DdS2MEf8E6-320-80.jpg)
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The late Fleetwood Mac guitarist was a hero of Fenn's, so when the call came in to help Green out, there was only one answer. But whatever happened to the music?
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