Misha Mansoor
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Wolfgang Van Halen on what sets his favorite contemporary metal guitar hero apart from his peers
By Phil Weller published
Wolfgang has praised this player's ability to bridge the generational and genre divide

Guitar heroes are hailing him as shred’s next big thing – but Spiro is already planning a blues left-turn
By Janelle Borg published
Touted as the guitar world's next big disruptor by Tim Henson, Misha Mansoor and Tosin Abasi, Spiro Dussias reveals his next project and why he hopes to record a blues album before he turns 30

Plini on the origins of his love affair with Strandberg and headless guitars
By Janelle Borg published
Plini explains how Misha Mansoor and Tosin Abasi shaped his decision in trying out the brand's futuristic guitars

Misha Mansoor joins Tim Henson and Tosin Abasi in praising this emerging virtuoso – who’s changing the landscape of progressive guitar
By Matt Owen published
Shred’s finest new talent can add another name to the list of guitar heroes who have singled him out for praise

Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review
By Phil Weller published
The Finnish firm’s new signature plugin for Periphery’s chief riffer is its most feature-packed to date, and it serves up utilitarianism and uncanny weirdness in equal measure

Misha Mansoor has got another custom shop Jackson Surfcaster – and we could be creeping towards a potential signature run release
By Matt Owen published
Mansoor might have reached the peak of his Surfcaster experiments with his third Custom Shop model

“A precision tool for modern metal and a well-honed surgical blade for the studio”: Jackson Pro Plus Series Signature Misha Mansoor Juggernaut ET6 review
By Matt McCracken published
Jackson's latest collab with prog-metal royalty Misha Mansoor results in a double-cut powerhouse with a difference

“Luscious high-gain distortion and tight-but-mammoth bottom end”: Peavey Invective .112 combo review
By Chris Gill published
Peavey's Misha Mansoor tube amp collab is reimagined as a 1x12 combo, with an expanded clean channel and all the the gain the 21st-century metal player needs

Misha Mansoor on the emergence of offsets in metal music – and why he should have seen it coming
By Matt Owen published
The Periphery guitarist recently worked with Jackson to produce one of 2024's most talked-about custom builds – but he's not the first player to have dragged the offset into heavy territory over the past few years

Misha Mansoor receives an elusive Jackson offset – could a production run be in the works?
By Phil Weller published
Following Mike Stringer’s retro-modern custom builds, Jackson’s custom shop has crafted the Periphery guitarist a similarly styled baritone – which merges Fender, Jackson, and Charvel elements into one ultra-desirable axe
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