Will Ainsley

Latest articles by Will Ainsley

Nina Garcia performs live with a G&L Tribute

Thurston Moore hailed Nina Garcia as noise guitar’s secret weapon – and an unusual pickup is key to her otherworldly explorations

By Will Ainsley published

The French guitarist formerly known as Mariachi explains her dislike of new gear, her lack of songwriting process and how new album Bye Bye Bird began to take shape 10 years ago

Guitarists
Anton Mocock of Ditz

Introducing Ditz, the UK post-punks who don’t mind fighting their equipment to achieve their vicious six-string bite

By Will Ainsley published

This guitar duo smash up hardcore, industrial and post-punk with a less-is-more approach, don’t worry about who’s taking leads – and don’t plan to return the reverb pedals they were lent

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Martin Tonne of Pom Poko

Pom Poko’s Martin Tonne channels a “crappy Danelectro” and West African phrasing into a hyperpop sugar rush

By Will Ainsley published

Leaning on a Danelectro and an obscure Norwegian amp, Tonne has indulged his fuzz addiction to come up with an approach based on buzzes, rattles, squeaks and moans

Guitarists
Henri Cash of Starcrawler performs on day 3 of Festival d'été de Québec on July 08, 2023 in Quebec City, Quebec.

10 guitarists who played with missing strings on purpose… and the weird reasons why

By Will Ainsley published

Forget six strings: for some guitarists, all you need is one…

Guitarists