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On Bass: Improve Your Groove
August 20, 2018
If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime of ignoring your metronome.
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State of the Stomp: Virtually Real, or Really Virtual?
August 19, 2018
Why stompboxes survive in a world of modeling and emulators.
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Signal to Noise: Slave to the Sound
August 15, 2018
Explore the reactive load box and the role it plays in reamplification.
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The 411 on Acoustic Guitar DIs
August 14, 2018
Crawl under the hood of the magic boxes that make you sound awesome through club PAs, venue mixing boards, and studio consoles.
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Last Call: It’s Not Who You Know; It’s Who Knows You
August 14, 2018
To get around in the music biz, ya gotta get around.
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Acoustic Soundboard: To Cleat, or Not to Cleat
August 9, 2018
It’s a good thing to fix a crack on your guitar, but don’t let your tone suffer in the process by going overboard with the repair.
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Pay Now or Cry Later
August 8, 2018
Tool up to get the job done right, and save time and your sanity in the process.
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Tuning Up: Judgment in the Garden of Musical Delights
August 7, 2018
In the backseat of a German cab, pedantics and rock ’n’ roll attitude collide in a Twilight Zone-meets-Godfather showdown.
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Dimed & Dangerous: Dr. Demento or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tube
August 2, 2018
How a burst of flame and a transistor radio led to a life exploring amp design.
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Tone Tips: Ask Doctor Pete—Seeking Clarity
August 1, 2018
Tone scientist Pete Thorn touches on subjects ranging from an EQ pedal in your effects loop to being nice to your singer.
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Bass Bench: Psycho Tricks of the Low End
July 29, 2018
Sometimes we bassists can’t crank up enough to experience our fundamentals in all their glory. But wait—there is a simple solution.
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Signal to Noise: Don’t Overdo It
July 18, 2018
When you bond with an instrument, it pays to think twice about tearing it apart.
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Anatomy of an Amp Cab
July 13, 2018
It may not be the sexiest part of your rig, but the speaker enclosure plays a crucial role in the signal chain. Here’s what’s going on inside.
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State of the Stomp: Make Yourself Some Inspiration
July 3, 2018
Out-of-the-box techniques can put you in the right creative space.
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Cover Bands and Clone Guitars
July 2, 2018
If imitation is the highest form of flattery but innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower, balancing the line is an art form.
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Last Call: Award Show Stuff You Don’t See
June 25, 2018
Double-pay, free guitars, bumps, vamps, and green-room gaggles behind the magic of the small screen.
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On Bass: Island Bass
June 20, 2018
Examining the bass lines from classic reggae tunes to help grasp the genre’s spirit of simplicity, feel, and groove.
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Perfect Intonation and Other Myths
June 17, 2018
Jol Dantzig channels his inner Andy Rooney to set the record straight on a handful of guitar-related folklores.
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State of the Stomp: FAQs From Pedalworld
June 13, 2018
Philippe Herndon replies to readers about digital emulation, “magic ears” designers, truth in advertising, and knowing when an idea is fully hatched.
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