Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Watch unseen footage of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1970 performance of Fortunate Son live at the Royal Albert Hall
Footage of CCR's storming set has long been thought lost, but will be released on September 16 as a live album and film, and you can watch the premiere of Fortunate Son right here on GW
Electro-Harmonix and J Mascis team up for signature Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi – available exclusively via Reverb
“That’s my sound,” says the Dinosaur Jr. guitarist/frontman. “The Muff is always on”
Behemoth summon the darkness on face-ripping new single, Thy Becoming Eternal
The Polish extreme metal stalwarts' new album, Opvs Contra Natvram, is out September 16, and it promises to be an über-dark manifesto for rebellion
Tony Iommi explains why Geezer Butler didn’t join him and Ozzy at Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
The Black Sabbath guitarist also reveals his reunion with Ozzy Osbourne was a last-minute deal that they had to keep secret
Orange Amplification updates its O Bass series of single-cut, retro bass guitars
Simplicity is the name of the game with these single-pickup basses, which arrive with an updated okoume build, a choice of Orange and Black finishes, and trio of pickguard options
From Viking metal to indie disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Close out the week in style with exciting guitar-led tracks from Sylosis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amon Amarth, Revocation, Walter Trout, Pale Waves, The Black Angels and more
Megadeth show us their war face on precision-riffing new single Soldier On!
Dave Mustaine keeps the full thrash-metal jacket vibe going with the latest military-inspired track from forthcoming studio album, the The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!
Buddy Guy announces new album and teams up with Jason Isbell for its first single, Gunsmoke Blues
The iconic bluesman's new album is titled The Blues Don't Lie and is scheduled for a September 30 release
Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit
The duo treated the crowd at Pine Creek Lodge, Montana, to a string of Dead standards including Friend of the Devil, Bertha and Brown-Eyed Women, all to support SWMT Flood Relief
Pigtronix unveils the Gloamer – a polyphonic amplitude synthesizer for “cinematic string sounds, asymmetrical tremolos, and angular stutter effects”
If you’re looking for something different, this volume swell with in-built compressor from the imagineers at Pigtronix is certainly that
Kramer debuts the Striker Collection, shreddable electrics in hot colors with high-performance and affordability as standard
The S-style series has left and right-handed options, with licensed Floyd Rose or Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridges, HSS pickup configurations and the choice of plain or figured tops
Wampler Pedals unveils the Moxie, a compact and “twisted” twist on a vintage TS-style overdrive
So this why Brian Wampler was playing Hannibal Lecter in that Silence of the Lambs inspired Instagram post, a TS-10 inspired drive pedal with extra attitude
10 questions for Yngwie Malmsteen: “I’m an extremist in everything I do. More is more in everything”
The shred king talks regrets, first gigs and explains why he never has a bad show
From serene acoustic duets to sizzling drop-tuned action: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Start the month off on the right foot with hot new songs from Alter Bridge, Bullet For My Valentine, Chat Pile, Winter, The 1975, Cecil Alexander, Boris, Black Anvil and more
Neural DSP launches Archetype plugin suite for Rabea Massaad – and it has an actual synth onboard
The Archetype: Rabea is packed with amps and effects, and has a fully functioning dual-oscillator monosynth that is triggered by your guitar
Pedal Pawn unveils the Octone, an octave fuzz inspired by the “spooky magic” of a vintage Octavia
The British effects company suggests that the vintage octave fuzziness and “clean and clear” octaves will give Strat owners heavy Jimi and Stevie vibes
Walrus Audio promises “mountains of sustain and a smooth attack from” the Mira Optical Compressor pedal
Take full control of your dynamics with a highly tweakable studio-grade compressor that features a handy side-chain hi-pass filter
From psychedelic transatlantic collaborations to nostalgic acoustic ballads: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Round out July with exciting, guitar-fronted tracks from Orianthi, Hot Mulligan, Lamb of God, David Lee Roth, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, and more
Sammy Hagar and the Circle announce new album, Crazy Times, and share the hard-rocking title track
Produced by Dave Cobb in Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio A, and also featuring the Red Rocker’s fellow Van Halen alum Michael Anthony on bass, Crazy Times is out September 30
Death By Audio’s Space Bender is a chorus modulator offering “vintage sci-fi sounds, bending sonic bedlam, and pulsing atmospheres”
The NYC-based effects pedal company promises no shortage of intensity with an effect designed for players looking to fall down the wormhole of modulated delay, chorus and flanger
Fender launches George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster, a replica of the Beatle’s iconic hand-painted Day-Glo Strat
Originally a 1961 Strat in Sonic Blue, Harrison debuted Rocky on Rubber Soul, before giving it an eye-popping new finish as the Fab Four entered the psychedelic era
Ashdown unveils the LB-30 2.N, a bass tube amp head loaded with Two Notes Torpedo IR cab emulator technology
Classic tube warmth meets digital functionality in this IR-equipped 30-watt bass head
Steve Morse announces his departure from Deep Purple after 28 years with the band
The band pay a warm tribute to Morse as the guitarist leaves to look after his wife, who is battling cancer
