Latest articles by Michael Astley-Brown
“I hadn’t heard such clarity and definition before”: Tosin Abasi overhauls his backline with new stereo tube amp rig
The Animals as Leaders mastermind – and former Axe-Fx devotee – has switched to Bad Cat Amps for his tour with Dream Theater and Devin Townsend
Dynamo Amplification launches its first-ever bass amp, a hand-built all-tube head that promises “unmatched clarity”
The GT Bass is only the tip of the iceberg as the Texas firm targets the bass guitar market
2023’s most jaw-dropping metal solo? Gina Gleason proves Telecasters can shred on new Baroness single Last Word
The first taste of sixth album STONE is essential listening for anyone who thinks metal solos have nothing new to say
Forget broken guitars – what the TSA did to Vernon Reid’s pedalboard is something else
The Living Colour legend had his rig torn apart ahead of a recent flight, and touring guitarists can’t believe the state it’s in
This week’s essential guitar tracks: from a former Megadeth shredder’s Pink Floyd cover to Dumble-assisted slide brilliance
Fresh six-string inspiration from Joe Bonamassa, Voice of Baceprot, Cory Wong, Alice Cooper, Rivers of Nihil, Duff McKagan and oh so many more
Slash and Tom Morello recreate their epic Guitar Hero duels in live shred-off
The pair unleashed solo fireworks aplenty as they gave their 2020 collaboration Interstate 80 its live debut
Fed up with Gibson SG neck dive? An ingenious new guitar strap could be the answer
Frantone mastermind Fran Blanche claims to have solved SG headstock drooping once and for all
This radical winged headstock design promises improved sustain, easier bending and enhanced tuning stability – and it just got a new look
Morifone Guitars has given its Aileron headstock a refresh as it launches its second electric guitar model, the Spada
Muse fans are going crazy for Matt Bellamy’s astonishing mirror mask guitar – we found out how Manson made its most ambitious design yet
Inspired by the mask worn by the Muse frontman in recent videos and live performances, the Manson team built an instrument like no other – and one day you might be able to buy your own
Tool’s Adam Jones unveils new version of the best Epiphone Les Paul on the market
The fourth incarnation of the hugely impressive Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection is here – and it features, er, “ironic rococo surrealism with a social-satirical twist”
This week’s essential guitar tracks: thrash wigouts that sound like Tool on acid and the best MTV video pastiche you’ll see all month
Unmissable new jams from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Gov't Mule, Nita Strauss, Towa Bird, Empire State Bastard, My Ugly Clementine and LOADS MORE
Godin just unveiled its best-appointed Session guitar yet – and it could give Fender and Ibanez a run for their money
With a Canadian build and choice Seymour Duncan pickups, the Superstrat-styled Session T-Pro has serious potential
Zakk Wylde’s latest Pantera guitar is a tribute to Dimebag Darrell’s Dean From Hell – is a new guitar line in the works?
The lightning bolt-finished Wylde Audio Warhammer pays homage to Dime’s iconic Dean ML design – and could point towards a new range of guitars inspired by the late guitar hero
Nuno Bettencourt explains what’s underrated about Tom Morello’s guitar playing – and why it “pisses me off a little bit”
The Extreme virtuoso voiced his thoughts on his Rage Against the Machine guitar buddy in a recent joint press conference
Can’t wait for Dave Grohl’s DG-335? Emily Wolfe just dropped the best-looking Epiphone semi-hollow of the year
The blues-rocker’s new “White Wolfe” Sheraton is a stone-cold stunner
MXR might have just made the most versatile Fuzz Face ever – and it only has two controls
The Hybrid Fuzz combines germanium and silicon transistors for one era-spanning fuzz pedal
We don’t know anything about Sleep Token, but at least we have some idea of what guitar gear they’re using
Jackson Guitars has gone behind the scenes with metal’s most mysterious band to uncover the rig that powers IV’s crushing live tones
No, this isn’t Photoshopped. Some dude actually turned his pedalboard into a diorama of a raging outdoor show using $3k worth of figurines
The “Homieboard” has gone viral after being listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace
Watch Tom Morello and Nuno Bettencourt trade solos as they cover Audioslave’s Cochise with Gary Cherone
The two Extreme members joined Morello for a version of the Chris Cornell-fronted classic – complete with an extended guitar solo section
Wait, Polyphia are using Marshall amps now?
Digital modeling enthusiasts Tim Henson and Scott LePage have been spotted with JCM800s – but is everything as it seems?
This week's essential guitar tracks: from the biggest rock band on Earth to Nuno Bettencourt's favorite solo
Songs you gotta hear from Rockin’1000 ft. Chris Robertson, Extreme, Elegant Weapons, Foo Fighters, Code Orange, ONI feat. Jared Dines and oh so many more
Fender debuts limited-run Sakuraburst MIJ Hybrid II Stratocaster – and this one’s actually available outside of Japan
Previously a Japan-only exclusive, could the arrival of this fresh ’burst herald a change in tack from Fender?
This week's essential guitar tracks: two of YouTube's biggest shred heroes team up and a slide titan pays tribute to a Southern rock guitar legend
This week has played host to some of 2023's most exciting tracks so far from Sophie Lloyd and Cole Rolland, Royal Blood, Starbenders, Evile, Mutoid Man, Duane Betts ft. Derek Trucks, Buck Meek and a whole lot more
TC Electronic debuts the Infinite Mini Sample Sustainer, shrinking John Mayer’s favorite infinite sustain pedal
The new design delivers the same organic infinitely looped layers but in a pedalboard real estate-saving enclosure
Tom Morello’s guitar rig is now a Neural DSP plugin – watch the Rage Against the Machine firebrand demo his signature software… with a wrench
Archetype: Tom Morello crams the iconic pedalboard and long-serving Marshall JCM amp into your computer – but does it nail those trademark Whammy tones?
