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First Look: Mojotone BlackOut Tweed Select
August 12, 2019
The sweet sounds of screaming tweed and a raft of even bigger tones live in this affordable take on the 5E3 classic.
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Tuning Up: Let It Ride (or “What NAMM Can Teach Us About TB”)
August 11, 2019
A double-entendre-laced love letter to road trips and gear shows.
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Beyond Blues: What Would Jimmy Raney Do?
August 10, 2019
A deep look into how a master combined hard bop with soulful swing.
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Eastwood Sidejack Pro JM Bass Review
August 9, 2019
This short-scale looker takes visual cues from a ’60s Mosrite, while raising the playability level.
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Ananashead Introduces the Bolt
August 9, 2019
A low-gain overdrive that aims to expand amps that don't have a master volume.
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Bass Bench: Signal Processing in Class-D Amps
August 9, 2019
Making the case for small and light, relatively cheap, and energy efficient.
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Tasteful Tech from Down Under
August 8, 2019
Australia’s Jack McEwan and Luke Parish combine opposite guitar approaches—DI guitar with traditional vintage tones—intuitively while experimenting with harmonies, effects, and even droning sitar on their third LP, And Now for the Whatchamacallit.
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Dophix Pedals Unveils the Michelangelo Overdrive Plus
August 8, 2019
A boost/overdrive combo that uses silicon, germanium, and JFET tones.
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Yellowcake Pedals Introduces the Psychotropia
August 8, 2019
A deep filter with an intuitive sample/hold function.
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Electro-Harmonix Unveils the Bass9
August 8, 2019
The new octaver features nine different modes including a split bass setting, fretless, synth, bowed upright, and more.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: B-Bender Gleasoncaster
August 8, 2019
Limited funds and a desire to cop Clarence White’s mojo propelled this guitarist to build a B-bender guitar from scratch.
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Rig Rundown: Billy Strings
August 7, 2019
Hear how the bluegrass-blazin’, death-metal-rooted wiz twists the traditional music of Kentucky toward the psychedelic sounds of San Francisco.
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Listen to Tool's Brand New "Fear Inoculum"
August 7, 2019
A sprawling 10-minute opus serves as the title track for the album, which arrives on August 30th.
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State of the Stomp: Debugging Your Pedalboard on the Gig
August 7, 2019
Tips for finding and fixing issues with your stomp system on the fly.
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Ellnora Guitar Festival Announces 2019 Lineup
August 6, 2019
This year's group of featured artists includes Buddy Guy, Pat Metheny, Stephane Wrembel, Molly Tuttle, and more.
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Axes & Artifacts: Dumble Overdrive Special, Overdrive Deluxe & Modded Fender Bassman
August 6, 2019
Three rare amps worth their weight in gold—one previously owned by Keith Urban, one from Mark Tremonti, and one just sold to Joe Bonamassa.
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Quick Hit: Phil Jones Bass Micro 7 Review
August 6, 2019
The company known for big bass sounds from small speakers delivers its smallest combo to date.
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TMD Introduces the Turbo Booster and Jimmy Vivino Signature Turbo Booster
August 5, 2019
Both pedals feature a 3-way toggle switch, much like vintage treble boosters.
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Gibson SG Modern Review
August 5, 2019
This updated solidbody is a ferocious and versatile hybrid of Les Paul, SG, and modern Gibsons.
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Love and Sockets: 1964 Supro Tremo-Verb
August 5, 2019
A killer old-school growler once owned by a little old lady from Providence, Rhode Island.
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