Andy Jones

Andy Jones

Andy has been writing about music production and technology for 30 years having started out on Music Technology magazine back in 1992. He has edited the magazines Future Music, Keyboard Review, MusicTech and Computer Music, which he helped launch back in 1998.

Latest articles by Andy Jones

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wears his tennis sweat band and plays a fingerstyle solo on his Schecter S-style during a 1992 show in the Netherlands.

Take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in Mark Knopfler’s iconic soloing style

By Andy Jones published

Few players can pick out the notes like Knopfler, and this lesson goes deep into his fingerstyle approach, and how he foregrounds melody to tell a story with his leads

Artist Lessons
Native Instruments Guitar Rig Pro 7

“Still the ultimate suite of software guitar tools”: Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro review

By Andy Jones published

One of the most versatile guitar plugins just got revamped – but is it worth the upgrade?

Electric Guitars
Andy Johns

Learn to play In the Bleak Midwinter with this festive jazz-blues guitar arrangement that really sleighs

By Andy Jones published

It's time to embrace the Yuletide season and sharpen up your legato skills and melodic development with a jazz-blues arrangement of this classic Christmas song

Lessons
Apogee JamX

Apogee Jam X review

By Andy Jones published

Meet Jam X, the Tim Henson-approved mobile interface with built-in compression and bite

Studio & Recording Equipment