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Gallery: Bonnaroo 2017—U2’s Epic First U.S. Festival Headline Performance

The Edge’s guitar playing blew our brains out. Besides that, here’s a glimpse of who played what on the farm, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Royal Blood, Kaleo, Umphrey’s McGee, and others in between.

RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was vigorous and synchronized with bassist Flea from the get-go, as they launched into a trifecta of funk straight out of the gate: an intro jam, “Can’t Stop” off their latest album, The Getaway, and “Dani California.” The hits continued, new and old, including “Scar Tissue,” “Californication,” “Dark Necessities,” and the grand finale, “Give It Away.” This 1959 Fender Strat is named “Chick,” after L.A. Lakers announcer Chick Hearn. Klinghoffer busted the middle pickup on a previous tour during the closing solo of “Give It Away,” so his tech Ian Sheppard slapped on a Band-Aid for good measure.

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PG contributor Tom Butwin demos seven direct boxes — active and passive — showing off sound samples, features, and real-world advice. Options from Radial, Telefunken, Hosa, Grace Design, and Palmer offer solutions for any input, setting, and budget.

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Delicious, dynamic fuzz tones that touch on classic themes without aping them. Excellent quality. Super-cool and useful octave effect.

Can’t mix and match gain modes.

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Great Eastern FX Co. Focus Fuzz Deluxe

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Adding octave, drive, and boost functions to an extraordinary fuzz yields a sum greater than its already extraordinary parts.

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Why is Tommy’s take on “Day Tripper” so hard? And what song would Adam Miller never play with him? Plus, we get Adam’s list of favorite Tommy Emmanuel records.

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Peavey Electronics announces the Decade preamp pedal. The internet and social media have been abounding with chatter about the current recording secret of the modern-day guitar gods – the Peavey Decade practice amp.

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