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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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Vintage Vault: 1961 Fender Stratocaster
June 25, 2019
It was the Jazzmaster’s year in sales, but the Strat stood strong.
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Question and Obsession: Needle Drop
June 24, 2019
Adam “Schmeeans” Smirnoff of Lettuce joins us in picking the top records to put on when hosting a party.
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Dimed & Dangerous: That’s My Sound, Man!
June 20, 2019
In a new band? Here’s how to fit in sonically—and do it in style.
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Last Call: Space Is Music, Too
June 17, 2019
Think about playing guitar as a communication device in a larger conversation.
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Guitar Stuff that Works
June 10, 2019
In this age of landfill-bound goods, it’s refreshing that guitars still continue to buck that trend.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Gibson Music City Jr.
June 9, 2019
Trading for a P-90-powered prize.
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Bass Bench: How Low Can You Really Go?
June 7, 2019
The tube-vs.-solid-state debate lives on.
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Tuning Up: Knowledge Is Not Like a Hamburger
June 6, 2019
Holy smoke! How destiny can reveal itself in a riddle.
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State of the Stomp: Advice, Tricks, and Treats
June 3, 2019
Our expert discloses a few secrets of life … and gear!
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Mod Garage: The Blender 7-Sound Stratocaster
May 31, 2019
A virtually infinite palette of Strat tones at your fingertips? You bet.
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Vintage Vault: 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard “Byrd” Burst
May 28, 2019
Spotlighting a “player grade” classic.
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Acoustic Soundboard: Dreadnought Days
May 27, 2019
Hip to be square or bound for round, it’s all about the shoulders.
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Tools for the Task: 12" Alnico Replacement Speakers
May 24, 2019
Give your rig new life and personality with a speaker makeover.
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Signal to Noise: Current Affairs
May 22, 2019
Discover how a critical difference between a self-contained guitar amp and a component rack system affects dynamic response and feel.
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