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iPhone Recording App Roundup
It’s a real surprise to look up from your coffee cup in early 2012 and find a whole spectrum of impressive amp and effect simulators, as well as a clutch of affordable plug-and-play interfaces, that make jamming on your smartphone as easy as adding emoticons to your text messages.

Features
Features 10 Essential Recording Tips
Features GALLERY: SXSW Performances 2012
Features 4 Unconventional Effects and How To Use Them WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Girl Gone Bad: Esperanza Spalding
Features Bonnie Raitt: Return of the Blues Baroness
Features Rig Rundown: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Builder Profile: Sherman Guitars
Features Roundup: 5 Hand-Held Multitrack Recorders Reviewed WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features DIY: How to Intonate a Flattop Guitar
Features Roundup: 5 Multi-Track Digital Recorders Reviewed WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Fearlessly Forward: Lee Ranaldo
Features Studio Legends: Alan Parsons on "Dark Side of the Moon"
Features GALLERY: Musikmesse 2012 WEB EXCLUSIVE

Reviews
Amps
Dr. Z Maz 8 Studio Amp Review
PRS SE 30 Amp Review
VHT Special 12/20 RT Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Bass Gear
Ansir Imperial SL Bass Review
MXR M84 Bass Fuzz Deluxe Pedal Review
Philosophy Amplification Bass Amplifier Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Effects
Caroline Guitar Company Olympia Fuzz Pedal Review
Death by Audio Apocalypse Pedal Review
DigiTech iStomp Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Pigtronix FAT Drive Pedal Review
Electrics
BilT Guitars El Hombre Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
BilT Guitars S.S. Zaftig Electric Guitar Review
M-Tone Slipstream Electric Guitar Review
Squier Vintage Modified Surf Stratocaster Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Media Review
Album Review: Van Halen - "A Different Kind of Truth" WEB EXCLUSIVE
Album Review: Will Bernard - "Outdoor Living"
Book Review: Guitar Tone: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound
  
Lessons
Acoustic Adventures: Classical DADGAD - Bach Edition
Beyond Blues
Beyond Blues: The Blues Phrasebook
Deep Blues
Deep Blues: More Turnarounds of the Masters
Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper: Creative Chord Construction
Jazz
Jazz Chops: Arpeggio Blowout WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rock
The Shredder’s Guide to the Double Upstroke WEB EXCLUSIVE
Shred Your Enthusiasm
Shred Your Enthusiasm: 250 Years of "Scarified"

Departments
And Don’t Miss…
April 2012 Letters
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Keeping it Simple in the Studio
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Choosing Your Gear for a Pub Gig
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Resuscitating A Ruined '56 Fender Esquire
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Rare Bird - The Sound City Concord Combo
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
April 2012 Staff Picks: PG Gets Pumped
Vintage & Upkeep - Bottom Feeder
My Gibson J-45 Skull Guitar
Tech Tips - State of Stomp
Read the Manual and Find Those Treats
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Guarding Your Guitar
Tech Tips - Tech Bench
5 Essential Jazzmaster Maintenance Tips WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Gear of the Month
Elvis Presley's 1975 Martin D-28
Tech Tips - The Bass Bench
Bass Mods - When, Where, and Why?
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
How to Build A Recording Rig, PT. 2
Gigging & Recording - The Working Guitarist
Using Pedals And Maintaining Good Tone WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
Tales From A B-Bender Freak
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Getting A Grip on Turbulent Tuning
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
Tele Control Plate Mods
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Gretsch Bikini Bass and Guitar
And Don’t Miss… - Modern Builder Vault
Modern Builder Vault: Fibernare Guitars
And Don’t Miss… - Tuning Up
Tuning Up: Music Critics - A Different King of Loathing
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
Getting The Best Out of Your Bass Tracks
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1968 Fender Stratocaster and 1969 Kustom K 100 2