Martin SmithSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Martin Smith “The amp easily turned in a convincing Van Halen ‘brown’ sound”: Laney LFSUPER60-112 Combo review By Martin Smith published 21 November 24 Can this Lionheart Foundry combo from Laney win the solid-state wars? Combo Amps “Exceptional tones… All the mids-forward guts one might expect”: PRS DGT 15 Head review By Martin Smith published 20 September 24 PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and a more approachable price tag Guitar Amp Heads Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...1“I wasn’t gifted with enormous speed on the guitar. There were years when I thought I could get that if I practiced enough. It wasn’t ever really going to happen”: David Gilmour explains the origins of his lauded ‘feel’ playing technique2“Punch and power in a flyweight build”: Boss goes head-to-head with Positive Grid with the $149 Katana-Mini X – one of the firm’s most portable practice amps yet3“I wouldn’t normally be caught dead with a Tele because I think they’re ugly, but that’s the only guitar I used”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson on their love of “stupid riffs,” and “recapturing that old death metal magic”4A master of making major key licks sound moody, Mark Knopfler is one of guitar’s true alchemists – take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in the Dire Straits icon’s soloing style5“It would've been almost two hours to get home in traffic. I said to myself, ‘You’re here. Just write a song.’ Within 30 minutes, Pumped Up Kicks revealed itself to me”: How a ’59 Jazzmaster and capture-the-moment attitude keep Foster the People in gear
“The amp easily turned in a convincing Van Halen ‘brown’ sound”: Laney LFSUPER60-112 Combo review By Martin Smith published 21 November 24 Can this Lionheart Foundry combo from Laney win the solid-state wars?
“Exceptional tones… All the mids-forward guts one might expect”: PRS DGT 15 Head review By Martin Smith published 20 September 24 PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and a more approachable price tag
