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Dimed & Dangerous: The Joy and Heartbreak of DIY Amp Building, Part 2
April 26, 2019
Can your amp take the heat—literally?
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Vintage Vault: 1921 Washburn Model 1915 Style 1222
April 24, 2019
A little giant of the original parlor-guitar style still has stories to tell.
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Signal to Noise: The Sonic Legacy of Tube Amplification
April 23, 2019
Had electric guitar music emerged from transistors, would we even recognize it today?
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Tone Tips: Know Your Rig, Inside and Out
April 22, 2019
If you lost your signal during a gig, would you panic and freeze or find and fix the issue with ninja-like precision?
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Last Call: An Unofficial Limited Etymology of Music Terms
April 19, 2019
Some handy definitions for cool cats who gig—and civilians.
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Question and Obsession: Hand-Me-Downs
April 18, 2019
Tyler Bryant discusses the guitar Billy Gibbons gave him, a PG reader explains how he came to own Steve Morse’s prototype, and more.
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Tools for the Task: In-Ear Monitors
April 17, 2019
If you can’t hear yourself onstage, is there a sound?
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Dimed & Dangerous: The Joy and Heartbreak of DIY Amp Building
April 12, 2019
A tale of filter chokes, rectifiers, 60-cycle hum, and the perils of self-navigation.
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State of the Stomp: Some Things About Sound Waves I Think Are Cool
April 9, 2019
Thinking about sound helps harness its properties. Saddle up!
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Wizard of Odd: 1965 Zenon Zemi
April 8, 2019
Angular lines, sweeping curves, bright tones, and mysterious origins. What more can you ask for from a super-rare Japanese electric?
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Bass Bench: Exploring Low-End Distortion
April 5, 2019
What are the benefits and drawbacks of adding dirt and grind to your bass sound?
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Gretsch Streamliner G2420
April 2, 2019
Our columnist re-friends a classic American brand.
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Simple, Man
March 31, 2019
Taking a vacation from complexity by embracing the electric guitar in its simplest form.
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Mod Garage: “Jimmy Page” Les Paul Wiring
March 29, 2019
With 21 switchable sounds, this mod can turn a LP-style guitar into a veritable tone monster.
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On Bass: Low-End Introductions
March 27, 2019
Bassists don’t often handle song intros, but there have been some very memorable ones in rock history.
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Tuning Up: The Best Van Halen Song of All Time
March 26, 2019
First cranked in the 8-track player of his parents’ ’79 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, this tune epitomizes the glory of early Van Halen for PG’s head honcho.
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Vintage Vault: 1962 Gretsch Princess
March 25, 2019
Designed for female players, this guitar had a brief reign but endures as a rare classic.
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Tone Tips: Make Your Creative Space Rock
March 24, 2019
Easy steps and tips to help open your creative floodgate in a home-studio setting—and keep it open.
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State of the Stomp: What You Really Missed at NAMM!
March 22, 2019
An insider’s view from pedal world at this winter’s show.
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Signal to Noise: The Big Bang
March 18, 2019
Whether you love shimmering clean or brutally overdriven electric-guitar textures, it all starts with pick attack.
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