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ESP’s Ryan Dominguez: Crafted by Fate
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ESP’s Ryan Dominguez: Crafted by Fate

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The Warning: Falling Into Place
Photo by Brian Ziff
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The Warning: Falling Into Place

Josh Klinghoffer’s Spare Time
Photo courtesy of Josh Klinghoffer
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Josh Klinghoffer’s Spare Time

A man with tattoos works on electronic equipment in a workshop, surrounded by tools and parts.
Photo by George Barberis
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Under the Hood with Mr. Black’s Jack DeVille

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How Chase Bliss’ Joel Korte Builds Effects That Push the Boundaries
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How Chase Bliss’ Joel Korte Builds Effects That Push the Boundaries

Duane Betts: Rising Son
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Duane Betts: Rising Son

On Isle of Hope, the singer and guitarist channels the loss of his father—Allman Brothers legend Dickey Betts—through the guitars Dickey left behind and a set of songs that carry his memory.

Goose: Modern Men
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Goose: Modern Men

On their boldest album yet, Goose channel the synth-heavy bombast of MTV-era ’80s pop. Rick Mitarotonda and Peter Anspach on the new Big Modern!, the loudness of the era, and what it has to do with the present.

Spector’s Low-End Lineage
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Spector’s Low-End Lineage

Wil DeYoung spent years discovering what was possible by taking instruments apart, then figured out the rest by building them from scratch. Now he’s bringing that hard-won perspective to Spector—and to the definitive NS-2 he calls the brand’s “North Star.”

A craftsman meticulously works on an unfinished guitar in a workshop.
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Grez Guitars: Off to the Races

Barry Grzebik has spent nearly two decades building Grez Guitars into a small but surging custom brand. From his Petaluma horse barn, the luthier turns out basses favored by a growing roster of in-the-know players.

Bassist performing on stage, striking a confident pose amid vibrant blue lighting.
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Michael Anthony: Low End, High Notes

From Van Halen to Chickenfoot to the stage today, Michael Anthony has spent 50 years holding down the bottom and hitting the top. A career-spanning talk on swing, simplicity, and the gear behind one of rock's most recognizable sounds.

Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen on Hot Tuna and Nearly 70 Years of Musical Collaboration
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Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen on Hot Tuna and Nearly 70 Years of Musical Collaboration

The long-running musical duo talk technique, gear, and how they continue to surprise one another.

Patrick Hyland Chases Ego Death in the Mixing Room
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Patrick Hyland Chases Ego Death in the Mixing Room

The guitarist and producer has spent the last 14 years creating some of indie rock’s most exciting records with Mitski, including this year’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me. He tells us how he did it, and why you need to kill your ego.

Musician with long hair plays an electric guitar passionately on stage.
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The Night Jeff Beck Left Stevie Ray Vaughan Hanging

An excerpt from the new Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story revisits the Fire Meets the Fury tour—including the Oakland finale where Beck's limo pulled out before the encore.

Sam Beam's Double Vision
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Sam Beam's Double Vision

The singer-songwriter and guitarist went to Laurel Canyon to make an Iron & Wine record, and came home with two—Light Verse and the new Hen’s Teeth—kicking off his most prolific run in years.

Musician performing on stage, holding a guitar with the title "The Fixer" displayed.
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Stephen Wilson Jr.: The Fixer

Stephen Wilson Jr. left a food-science career to chase songwriting full-time. A decade later, the Indiana native has built a career on writing the truest songs he can. His sprawling 34-track album, son of dad, honors the working-class fixers who shaped him—and the father who told him to go for it.