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Premier Guitar’s Reader Pedalboards 2025
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Premier Guitar’s Reader Pedalboards 2025

Our readers share what’s been on their boards, from functional gig platforms to dream generators.

Taylor’s Andy Powers Envisions a New Electric Guitar … and Goes Solo
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Taylor’s Andy Powers Envisions a New Electric Guitar … and Goes Solo

His work as designer, guitar conceptualist, and CEO of Taylor Guitars is well-established. But when he set out to create the electric guitar he’d been dreaming about his whole life, this master luthier needed to set himself apart.

Lloyd Baggs: From State-of-the-Art Guitars to Great Pickups—and Back Again
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Lloyd Baggs: From State-of-the-Art Guitars to Great Pickups—and Back Again

Following the release of the AEG-1, the multi-dimensional creative and intuitive engine behind acoustic-guitar pickup manufacturer L.R. Baggs shares the fascinating story of how he’s always been a builder, too.

Steve Van Zandt guitar gallery
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Stevie Van Zandt’s E Street Gear Gallery

Here’s what Bruce Springsteen’s righthand man brings to the band’s stadium gigs.

Gibson’s Master Luthier Jim DeCola—From Boards to Slabs and Beyond
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Gibson’s Master Luthier Jim DeCola—From Boards to Slabs and Beyond

The respected builder and R&D manager has worked for the stars—Eddie Van Halen, Paul McCartney, and others—while keeping his feet on the ground, blending invention, innovation, and common-sense design.

Joe Bonamassa, James Hetfield, Nels Cline and More! Their Favorite Pickups
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Joe Bonamassa, James Hetfield, Nels Cline and More! Their Favorite Pickups

Five pro players share a peck of pickup preferences, including classics, Duncans, EMGs, Lollars, and more.

Check Out These Weird, Wild New Pedals—from the Philly Pedal Party
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Check Out These Weird, Wild New Pedals—from the Philly Pedal Party

The effects freaks came out this weekend for the 2024 event, and here are some of their freakiest creations.

Coil Boom: Three Pickup Builders Exploring New Vibrations
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Coil Boom: Three Pickup Builders Exploring New Vibrations

Single-coils and humbuckers aren’t the only game in town anymore. From hybrid to hexaphonic, Joe Naylor, Pete Roe, and Chris Mills are thinking outside the bobbin to bring guitarists new sonic possibilities.

Tonewoods Be Damned! A Fresh Look at Alternative Guitar Materials
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Tonewoods Be Damned! A Fresh Look at Alternative Guitar Materials

From the nascent days of our instrument into the future, wood has never been the whole story. Here are some builders taking an alternate approach to tone—with uncommon and innovative ingredients.