Michael Astley-Brown
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as the best part of 20 years performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
Latest articles by Michael Astley-Brown
So many pedal deals, so little time: The best deals on guitar pedals right now
By Scott Rowley, Michael Astley-Brown, Christopher Scapelliti, Matt McCracken published
Huge savings on small boxes that make big noises. A guide to the best pedal deals right now
The most affordable way to transform your sound: Get a Cyber Monday effects pedal deal before it's too late
By Tom Poak published
The clock is tick-tick-ticking and the deals are almost over: check out these deals on some of the coolest pedals around while you still can…
Harley Benton Debuts a Fresh Take on the Semi-Hollow Single-Cut with the Aeolus
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
New flame maple-topped, mahogany-bodied outline comes with a remarkable $406 price tag.
Harley Benton Reveals Its First, Ultra-Affordable Multi-FX Pedal
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
The DNAfx GiT features 55 amps, 26 cabs, 151 effects, impulse responses and much more.
Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes Team Up For Spellbinding Acoustic Cover of Somebody That I Used to Know
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
The Aussie virtuoso trades liquid blues lines with Dawes’ mind-boggling percussive arrangement of the Gotye smash.
Steve Lukather Reveals New Song Run to Me, Featuring Ringo Starr
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
Huey Lewis & the News’ John Pierce and Joseph Williams also feature on the Sixties-inspired single.
The Self-Picking Circle Guitar Seeks to “Push Guitar Playing into New, Unexplored Territories”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The innovative design boasts a mechanical step sequencer that rotates up to 250bpm.
Hear David Gilmour’s First New Music in Five Years
By Michael Astley-Brown published
“Yes, I Have Ghosts” is the Pink Floyd icon’s first original material since 2015’s ‘Rattle That Lock’.
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