Latest articles by Matt Parker
The Vox AC15 Twin, believed to be the unit purchased by Lennon at Liverpool’s Hessy’s Music, is going under the hammer with an auction estimate of $130,000-$260,000
The JHS founder has become the internet’s go-to pedal guru. He tells GW about his pre-pedal days as a pawn-shop gear flipper, the Bad Monkey bubble – and the key to finding genuinely new guitar sounds
Lloyd Baggs started out as a guitar builder before entering the pickup world. Now he’s come full circle – and in some style, too...
Reports suggest the purchase and destruction of the instrument was politically motivated, following Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris
Your monthly round up of the freshest new cuts from the world of guitar courtesy of Tetrarch, The Cure, Larkin Poe, Amyl and The Sniffers, Dayglow, and many more
The session was the result of an unreleased ‘audio movie’ concept of Zappa’s in which he envisioned solo contributions from Brian May and Angus Young
The vintage revivalist has offered an updated version of Boss’s legendary CE-1 unit, alongside a new pedal format 1176-style compressor
In his work for the prestigious LA auction house, Julien’s, Mike Adams has gone from guitar tech to guitar detective
The bass icon says the Funk Fingers are at the heart of an ongoing argument about the performance of Big Time
The long-term Bowie collaborator says he had to put his guitar ideas first
The session pro and former Clapton sideman has been reflecting on life on tour and in the studio with the guitar icon in the 1970s
The high-end guitar-maker built and modded instruments used on the era’s biggest hits by session legends like Michael Landau, Dean Parks and Dann Huff
Marshall Amplification is the ship that launched a thousand faces, but in the last decade, it’s been adrift. Now new CEO Jeremy de Maillard says he is out to meet the needs of modern guitarists
The instruments, including three distinctive Ibanez signature models, were taken amid Mr. Big’s European tour dates
The amp firm’s latest guitarist-centric interface offers a wealth of connectivity while continuing to wage war on digital clipping
The Strat-wielding superstar’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner marked the start of the official countdown to LA28
We trace the evolution of the six-string linchpin behind the British blues rock boom of the 1960s
From an eight-string chug-a-thon with blues licks to make Eric Johnson blush, to a baritone turn from the hottest guitar player on the planet right now, this month was soundtracked by some top-tier guitar action
The influential guitarist and engineer had a few recommendations for your ‘don’t buy’ list
It’s heavy bevels for heavy metals as Jackson breaks cover with a signature guitar that’s been four years in the making
The year’s most anticipated amp launch is here – and we’ve got the full details
The most-requested missing feature of the original amp has now been addressed – and it will be here sooner than you think
The McCarty-era sketch that Gibson recently brought to life has caused ruptures with the McCarty estate
