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PRS SE Chleo Herman Li Signature Review
Guitars

PRS SE Chleo Herman Li Signature Review

The DragonForce wizard’s signature machine is specialized and built for speed, but offers many tone options and superb playability.

Black guitar amplifier with illuminated grill and various control knobs.
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Bad Cat Ocelot Review

This lean 2xEL84, 20-watt machine roars, purrs, and offers extended functionality via Two Notes Torpedo DynIR technology.

Interview: Steven Wilson - Of Ravens, Revenants, and Creeping Things
Artists

Interview: Steven Wilson - Of Ravens, Revenants, and Creeping Things

Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson and the Aristocrats’ Guthrie Govan conjure a prog juggernaut with a little help from studio giant Alan Parsons.

PRS 408 Maple Top Electric Guitar Review
Gear

PRS 408 Maple Top Electric Guitar Review

With its comfortable but substantial neck, artfully and precisely built body and hardware, and vast array of timbres, the PRS 408 Maple Top is an amazing tool for carving out a very individual tone.

Interview: Double Naught Spy Car - Cheeky Twang Monkeys
Jazz

Interview: Double Naught Spy Car - Cheeky Twang Monkeys

Double Naught Spy Car''s Paul Lacques and Marcus Watkins on their hilariously heady blend of surf-informed jazz-noir instrumentals.

Laffing Dog Blue Dog Overdrive Pedal Review
Gear

Laffing Dog Blue Dog Overdrive Pedal Review

The very effective and powerful ways that the Blue Dog''s clean-boost and overdrive circuits interact make it a virtual command center for gain staging.

Interview: Larry Graham - Sheer Energy
Artists

Interview: Larry Graham - Sheer Energy

Larry Graham–legendary groove master for Sly and the Family Stone and pioneer of electric slap bass–recounts the birth of "thumpin'' and pluckin''" as well as his new Graham Central Station album, Raise Up, which features guests like Prince and Raphael Saadiq on 13 boot-shaking tunes.