| Historical development, sound aesthetics and production techniques of the distorted electric guitar in metal music JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 3 (1), 23-46, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
| Heaviness and the electric guitar: Considering the interaction between distortion and harmonic structures JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 4 (1), 95-113, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
| Shredding, tapping and sweeping: Effects of guitar distortion on playability and expressiveness in rock and metal solos JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 3 (2), 231-250, 2017 | 25 | 2017 |
| The formation of the West German power metal scene and the question of a ‘Teutonic’sound JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 5 (2), 201-223, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
| Die Gitarrenverzerrung in der Rockmusik: Studien zu Spielweise und Ästhetik JP Herbst LIT Verlag Münster, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
| Netzwerk Sound: Eine didaktische Herausforderung der populären Musik [Network sound: An educational challenge of popular music] JP Herbst Wißner, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
| Old sounds with new technologies? Examining the creative potential of guitar ‘profiling’technology and the future of metal music from producers’ perspectives JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 5 (1), 53-69, 2019 | 16 | 2019 |
| Empirical explorations of guitar players’ attitudes towards their equipment and the role of distortion in rock music JP Herbst Current Musicology, 75-106, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
| The Work Realities of Professional Studio Musicians in the German Popular Music Recording Industry: Careers, Practices and Economic Situations JP Herbst, T Albrecht IASPM@ Journal 8 (2), 18-37, 2018 | 14 | 2018 |
| Guitar profiling technology in metal music production: Public reception, capability, consequences and perspectives JP Herbst, C Reuter, I Czedik-Eysenberg Metal Music Studies 4 (3), 481-506, 2018 | 14 | 2018 |
| From Bach to Helloween JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 6 (1), 87-108, 2020 | 12 | 2020 |
| Distortion and Rock Guitar Harmony: The Influence of Distortion Level and Structural Complexity on Acoustic Features and Perceived Pleasantness of Guitar Chords JP Herbst Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal 36 (4), 335-352, 2019 | 12 | 2019 |
| German Metal Attack: Power Metal in and from Germany JP Herbst Made in Germany: Studies in Popular Music, 81-89, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
| The skillset of professional studio musicians in the German popular music recording industry JP Herbst, T Albrecht Etnomusikologian vuosikirja 30, 121–153, 2018 | 11 | 2018 |
| Gear Acquisition Syndrome: Consumption of Instruments and Technology in Popular Music JP Herbst, J Menze The University of Huddersfield Press, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Sonic Signatures in Metal Music Production: Teutonic vs British vs American Sound JP Herbst Samples 18, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
| Teutonic metal: Effects of place-and mythology-based labels on record production JP Herbst, K Bauerfeind International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure 4, 291–313, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| Culture-specific production and performance characteristics: An interview study with ‘Teutonic’metal producers JP Herbst Metal Music Studies 7 (3), 445-467, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Recording Studios as Museums? Record producers’ perspectives on German rock studios and accounts of their heritage practices JP Herbst Popular Music 40 (2), 91–113, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| ‘Gear Acquisition Syndrome’–A Survey of Electric Guitar Players JP Herbst Popular Music Studies Today, 139-148, 2017 | 7 | 2017 |
