Jackson Maxwell
Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
Latest articles by Jackson Maxwell

Watch Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads Wow American Television Audiences with "Mr. Crowley" in 1981
By Jackson Maxwell published
Osbourne's hugely influential solo debut, 'Blizzard of Ozz,' was first released on this day, 1980.

Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Play "Eruption" on the Original Frankenstein in Newly Released Studio Footage
By Jackson Maxwell published
Wolfgang released the footage – which was shot in 2015 – to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the recording of the iconic instrumental.

Ernie Ball Unveils New Kashmir Straps
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
These straps feature a jacquard aesthetic in two looks - Sunset and Moonrise.

Ernie Ball Unveils New Pickholder Straps
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
Keep track of those pesky, always-disappearing picks with this neat little product.

Yamaha Debuts New THR30IIA Desktop Acoustic Amp
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
Packing 30 watts of power, the THR30IIA features three microphone models, a number of effects and much more.

Hughes & Kettner Debuts New Spirit Nano Amp Heads
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
These ultra-lightweight, 50W heads come in Rock, Metal and Vintage variations.

Brian Setzer Announces New Album, 'Gotta Have The Rumble'
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
The album is the rockabilly guitar titan's first new solo effort in seven years.

Hear Robin Trower's Fiery New Track, The Razor's Edge
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
The tight blues-rocker is the second single from Trower's forthcoming album, 'No More Worlds to Conquer.'

Buddy Guy Premieres Reflective New Single, "We Go Back"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Featuring a powerful vocal turn from the great Mavis Staples, the mid-tempo burner takes the blues legend to the past – both the good times and the bad.

A 1958 Gibson Les Paul George Harrison Used As a "Ransom" Payment – for the Safe Return of His "Lucy" Les Paul – is Hitting the Auction Block
By Jackson Maxwell published
After Lucy – his beloved '57 Les Paul – was stolen from his Beverly Hills home, Harrison purchased this guitar and traded it with Lucy's new owner.

MXR, Analog Man Team Up to Create New Duke of Tone Overdrive Pedal
By Jackson Maxwell published
Based on the Analog Man Prince of Tone (the single-channel version of the firm's King of Tone), this stompbox aims to bring a legendary 'drive sound to the masses.

One of George Benson’s Polytone Taurus IV Amps is Up for Auction
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
All proceeds will go to LM Cases master craftsman Neale Huston and his wife Missy, who are recovering from severe injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash earlier this year.

Watch Steve Vai Give His Guitar to a Teenage Fan, Who Steals the Show with an Electrifying Solo
By Jackson Maxwell published
While in the middle of "Fire Garden Suite IV - Taurus Bulba" at Teatre Tivoli in Barcelona, Vai handed his guitar off to the son of the cab driver who had brought him to the venue.

"Just Like You Would Think, it Had a More Metallic Sound": Inside Robbie Robertson's Bronzed ‘Last Waltz’ Strat
By Jackson Maxwell published
Purchased from Norman’s Rare Guitars in 1973, the one-of-a-kind Strat found its way onto multiple albums by Bob Dylan and, most famously, the Band's star-studded farewell concert.

Watch Nile Rodgers Tear it Up on Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though the Chic legend's iconic Hitmaker Strat was nearby, Rodgers took Vai's own number-one axe for a spin during the sessions for the Halo 2 soundtrack, and sounded right at home.

Gretsch Unveils Summer Lineup of Electrics and Acoustics
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
Featuring 15 Falcon, Streamliner, Electromatic, signature and acoustic models, there's something for everybody here.

Godin Debuts New Multiac Grand Concert Deluxe Acoustic-Electric Guitar
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
This upscale, mahogany-bodied model is outfitted with an LR Baggs preamp system.

Luna Unveils New Vista Eagle Tropical Wood Acoustic-Electric Guitar
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
This eye-catching instrument is headlined by a top built from a combination of padauk, koa, quilt mahogany and spalted maple.

Ovation Guitars Unveils New 6-String Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
This boldly-designed cutaway features a carbon-fiber top, plus an Ovation preamp system and pickup.

Ovation Unveils New Adamas Spalted Maple Acoustic-Electric Guitar
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
The distinctive guitar is built with a carbon-fiber top, Adamas X-bracing and an Ovation Custom Shop pickup

PRS Debuts New Powder Blue SE P20E Acoustic-Electric Guitar
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
Only 1,000 examples of this eye-catching parlor guitar will be produced.

Ernie Ball Announces New Volt Pedalboard Power Supply
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
Smaller in size than a packet of the company's Slinky electric guitar strings, the Volt features five regulated 9/18V outputs, rated at 300mA each.

Electro-Harmonix Unveils New MOP-D10 Pedalboard Power Supply
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
A transformer-based unit, the MOP-D10 is outfitted with 10 isolated 9VDC outputs.
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