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GALLERY: Gear of Broadway

See what guitarists for Book of Mormon, Rock of Ages, and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark use to get their tones.

"Schwartz uses a Takamine TC132SC nylon-string with a Cool Tube preamp, which gives it a warm sound. It plugs into an Avalon DI but it is also mic'd. The signals are blended by the sound guy. The classical is played on ""I Am Here for You."" The steel string is a Martin D-16RGT equipped with a Fishman system used for ""Salt Lake City."""

Check out photos of Broadway gear setups, then head over to read our interview detailing what the gig is like, how they got hooked up with Broadway, and more, and watch our Rig Rundowns for each show.

Bruce Springsteen: the last man standing.

Photo by Rob DeMartin

On Halloween, the pride of New Jersey rock ’n’ roll shook a Montreal arena with a show that lifted the veil between here and the everafter.

It might not seem like it, but Bruce Springsteen is going to die.

I know; it’s a weird thought. The guy is 75 years old, and still puts on three-hour-plus-long shows, without pauses or intermissions. His stamina and spirit put the millennial work-from-home class, whose backs hurt because we “slept weird” or “forgot to use our ergonomic keyboard,” to absolute shame. He leaps and bolts and howls and throws his Telecasters high in the air. No doubt it helps to have access to the best healthcare money can buy, but still, there’s no denying that he’s a specimen of human physical excellence. And yet, Bruce, like the rest of us, will pass from this plane.

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Space Is the Place! Six Next-Level Reverb Pedals
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Can you get more air in your sound? Here’s a good place to start.

Although tremolo was the first guitar effect, reverb was right on its heels, and ever since we’ve all been tweaking our amps and effects to achieve just the right amount. Here are a handful of stomps that give modern players the kind of control over reverberation that we crave.

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Eric Clapton Cry Baby Wah is a limited-edition pedal with GCB95 sound and gold-plated casting. Portion of proceeds donated to Crossroads Centre for addiction treatment. Available exclusively at Guitar Center.

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Jamiroquai's Rob Harris: Favorite Gear, Studio vs. Stage, and More
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PG's Nikos Arvanitis talks to the funk-guitar master about his musical influences, go-to gear choices, the pros of teaching, working in the studio versus the stage, and future plans for Jamiroquai.

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