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Gallery: Riot Fest 2018

We cherry-picked the essential guitar-centric happenings from Chicago’s three-day celebration, including performances from Johnny Marr, Elvis Costello, Incubus, Weezer, Bad Religion, Jesus Lizard, and more!

Johnny Marr

The former Smiths guitar magician, Modest Mouse contributor, and prolific solo star spoke to us about his love for the Fender Jag in our September 2018 cover story: “I find you absolutely have to have .011s on a Jag. No question on that! Guitarists that are used to playing with .010s on other guitars will find a Jag with .011s will behave in a way they understand. I personally set up my Jags so they have a little bit of fight in them.”

The Texan rocker tells us how the Lonestar State shaped his guitar sounds and how he managed to hit it big in Music City.

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Hats off to Carmen Vandenberg of Bones UK, our celebrity Question of the Month respondent.

Guest picker Carmen Vandenberg of Bones UK joins reader Samuel Cosmo Schiff and PG staff in divulging their favorite ways to learn music.

Question: What is your favorite method of teaching or learning how to play the guitar?

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Diamond Pedals introduces the Dark Cloud delay pedal, featuring innovative hybrid analog-digital design.

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From Box to Boost: Building StewMac's Two Kings Pedal
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Curious about building your own pedal? Join PG's Nick Millevoi as he walks us through the StewMac Two Kings Boost kit, shares his experience, and demos its sound.

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