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Last Call: Close Your Eyes, Be Transported
August 20, 2019
Put on the blinders, focus inward, and tap into the moment.
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Acoustic Soundboard: Scale Length and String Tension
August 19, 2019
A deeper look at how your flattop's dimensions affect both its tones and its responsiveness.
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Tone Tips: Different Picks for Different Licks
August 16, 2019
Switching picks is the fastest and easiest way to switch up your tone and attack.
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Question and Obsession: First Songs
August 13, 2019
Illiterate Light’s Jeff Gorman joins us in remembering the first tunes we learned to play on guitar.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Epiphone Les Paul SL
August 12, 2019
When it comes to mods, sometimes two guitars make a better one.
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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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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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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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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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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Brand New Plan
July 31, 2019
When things go off course, pros turn creative.
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State of the Stomp: When the Freak Becomes Your Friend
July 26, 2019
Don’t just embrace chaos—court it! And sonically leave the planet.
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Tuning Up: The Tube That’ll Save Your Amp “Marriage”
July 24, 2019
You’re missing out if you haven’t explored the tone-rich world beyond 12AX7s.
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Wizard of Odd: Sekova Grecian
July 22, 2019
An axe with an interestingly quirky pickup that gives new meaning to “take the stairs.”
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Acoustic Soundboard: High-Tension Wires
July 21, 2019
Did you know acoustic-string composition requires an intricate balancing act to achieve accurate pitch?
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Tone Tips: Planning Your Route
July 9, 2019
Parallel versus series routing, and how your choice impacts your effects palette.
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Dimed and Dangerous: The Gentle Brute’s Guide to Troubleshooting
July 8, 2019
Don’t be afraid to use some carefully applied force to get results—on vintage Teles or funky tubes.
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Bass Bench: Sonic Purity and Amp Topology
July 4, 2019
Is it okay to judge an amplifier by its class?
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: When Uncool Becomes Cool
July 1, 2019
Grading the hip factor of rig components for those who cannot remember the past.
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Mod Garage: Make a DIY Electrolysis Bath
June 28, 2019
Rust begone! You’re no match for this homemade cleaning tool.
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