The final day of Summer NAMM was full of beautifully ornate guitars, fire-breathing heads, and a few fresh stomps.

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Mad Professor Amplification made the trip from Finland to share their new wares at NAMM. One of the offerings debuted is the Evolution Orange Underdrive (EOU) that offers a new way to approach tone. The EOU works by lowering the midrange (where the overdrive is primarily), so instead of overdriving clean tone, players can now get cleaner tones from their favorite overdriven tone. Eureka!

Which one do you prefer?

Rhett and Zach unpack the big news for secondhand guitar sellers and buyers: Sweetwater has launched their new Gear Exchange. How does it compare to Reverb, Craigslist, and Marketplace? To find out, Zach takes the site for a spin and buys a pedal. He calls the process both “very easy” and “normal.” They discuss the pros and cons of the various used-gear outlets and share tips for not getting got when buying gear. Plus, Zach grew a mustache, Mythos Pedals is moving, and he talks about his forthcoming line of Strat pickups inspired by Hendrix’s reverse-stagger setup.

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The Royale was designed to deliver loud and vivid clean tone with a responsive, tactile low end.

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D'Addario Foundation's education project sets out to help schools throughout the country and kicks off with an online auction.

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To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Xotic Effects unveils an updated version of their classic boost pedal.

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