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Long-Overdue Love for Louie
March 5, 2020
He played for James Brown, John Lennon, Streisand, Whitney, and countless others. So how come so few guitar nuts know storied session ace Louie Shelton?
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Rig Rundown: Josh Smith
March 4, 2020
A bona fide blues shredder breaks down his powerful pedalboard and rips some licks on his trusty Chapin T-style.
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Alcest’s Neige Describes a Place Where Blackness and Beauty Meet
February 25, 2020
The man behind the band that created blackgaze two decades ago discusses supernatural visions, his pragmatic approach to songwriting and tone, his love for the Jazzmaster, and his band’s new album, Spiritual Instinct.
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"It’s Not Just a Gimmick.” Bumblefoot Defends Fretless Guitar—and Billy Sheehan Backs Him Up
February 11, 2020
With twin doublenecks and zero amps, the shred legends bring the heavy to their second album with prog supergroup Sons of Apollo.
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Rig Rundown: Ida Mae's Chris Turpin
January 8, 2020
This modern-day Delta blues star goes deep on low-powered amps, vintage resos, and open-tuned riffs.
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Rig Rundown: Steve Wariner
December 18, 2019
Designated a "certified guitar picker" by former boss Chet Atkins, the multiple Grammy-winning session ace and songwriter for country legends shows off his favorite gear.
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Rig Rundown: King Buffalo
November 27, 2019
The bluesy psych-rock trio shows off its souped-up import axes, pricier amps, and carefully planned pedal playgrounds.
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Rig Rundown: Mike Dawes
November 13, 2019
The acoustic alchemist shares the secrets to his massive, multi-dimensional tones.
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Tools for the Task: Pedalboard Tuners
September 20, 2019
You have pedal choices aplenty, but don’t forget about the one that keeps things in, well, tune.
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Rig Rundown: Covet's Yvette Young
August 28, 2019
The "adventure rock" outfit's frontwoman demos both her classical-piano-inspired fretboard approach and her favorite modulation pedals.
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TC Electronic Introduces the Hall of Fame 2 X4 Reverb
August 26, 2019
The acclaimed reverb pedal is now fitted with four preset MASH footswitches, spillover, and six TonePrint slots.
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Rig Rundown: Arielle
June 19, 2019
Inspired by the lutherie skills of Brian May and the tonal essence of Eric Johnson, this self-proclaimed “classic-folk rocker” shows off her acoustic and electric setups.
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Rig Rundown: Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and John Myung [2019]
May 22, 2019
The progressive metal band’s sultans of shred talk about the gear on The Distance Over Time tour, including John Petrucci’s brand-new Music Man Majesty Series signature models and Myung’s potential 2020 signature bass.
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Rig Rundown: Liz Cooper & the Stampede
April 24, 2019
The dreamy, psychedelic-folk rocker explains how a salvaged-spruce offset colored with gobs of vibe, chorus, and trem give her freewheeling, Dead-inspired journeys constant movement and flow.
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Rig Rundown: Hozier
April 10, 2019
On the heels of his No. 1 album, Wasteland, Baby!, Irishman Andrew Hozier-Byrne reveals his connection with “alive” hollowbodies—including gas cans—that torch his moody, soulful blend of rock and blues.
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Tools for the Task: Tuning Apps
March 14, 2019
Misplaced your tuner? Dead battery? There’s an app for that.
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Rig Rundown: Jerry Douglas
March 6, 2019
A deep studio dive with one of the most recorded resonator players ever.
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Pedal Alley 2019: Reader Boards
February 14, 2019
Whether it’s collections of old-school straightforward stomps or elaborate circuits for spacey experimentation, each year we’re blown away by the different pedalboard setups our readers come up with. Here’s a dozen for the tonal takeaway.
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TC Electronic Introduces the JUNE-60 Chorus
February 4, 2019
The built-like-a-tank pedal is based on the Juno-60* synthesizer that provided the iconic synth sound fueling countless ‘80s hits and defined the cult movie themes of a decade.
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