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

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Jackson and Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland unveil the coolest metal guitar of the year, IK Multimedia go '60s Marshall mad, and someone put Korn's early sound in a pedal

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The ST-Modern HH returns in cool metallic finishes offering shred on a budget, and the ST-Modern Plus HSS in Dark Purple Sparkle gets a right-handed release

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Squier had an almighty decision to make when he had to evacuate his building with just one guitar under his arm

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One minute you're getting your makeup on for a photo shoot with your new boss, the next your sitting down with Jimmy Page

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We've got bling with the AmPro PJ Bass, OG mojo with the American Vintage II 1951 Precision Bass, and a super-glam Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle...

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Available in standard or Pro versions, the latter co-developed by Japanese virtuoso MIYAVI, this will... well, it may blow your mind

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Mike P. of the Eldorado Guitars argues that Fender's ruling in Germany was only the first move
![[L-R] Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance plays a Gibson Les Paul onstage, and Jimi Hendrix plays a white Strat onstage at Woburn Pop Festival 1968.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MxusSYKCzTYKuQSyyQ3KwN-320-80.jpg)
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A guy named Jimmy gave him a guitar owned by Jimi, and it was a revelatory experience

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STP’s 1992 debut album, Core, was just out in stores. Sex Type Thing had traction on MTV. But Dean DeLeo recalls those Megadeth support slots as a baptism of fire

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We all thought that Asato's switch to Fender would bring us a Strat or a Tele. This offet is something else entirely

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Just keep this Telecaster away from John 5's signature model unless it's had its Power Pellets...

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Big money changed hands during the 2021 Neal Schon mega-auction but some collectors – Joe Bonamassa included – believed it was “brutal”, and he should have got a lot more

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Reverb’s data guru crunches the numbers for us, and the stats say a famous player’s name on the headstock bodes well for resale value

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It was the week when Blackstar upped the ante for mini amps, the TONEX One got a power-up, Dino Cazares got a Kiesel, and Alex Lifeson's chorus went to market

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The Wilco guitarist explains the enduring appeal – and remarkable endurance – of his Jazzmaster, a guitar for all seasons

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Holmes rocked up fully prepared for his audition thanks to his teacher

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These small-bodied stunners have slotted headstocks, bone nuts, and a voice that loves a recording mic

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Reverb's Cyril Nigg offers some sage advice for selling your guitar, and it's just like Joe Bonamassa says: "I don't buy guitars, I buy stories"

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The Gibson SG that put UK punk on the map smashed its pre-auction estimates – as did James’ hand-written lyrics

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Coe scored hits with You Never Even Called Me by My Name and The Ride, and stood alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the outlaw wing of country music

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And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...

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It’ll cost you the best part of seven thousand bucks but this stunning Telecaster is the Fender Custom Shop doing Fender Custom Shop things again

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