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GALLERY: Summer NAMM 2012 - Day 1

Everything the PG editors saw at Summer NAMM on Thursday.

"Celestial Effects' new Wah the Fuzz? features 12AX7-driven overdrive, fuzz, octave fuzz, and Michael Schenker-style fixed wah modesяall of which can be used in any combination. celestialeffects.com"

See our other photos from the show: Day 2

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After surviving a near-death aortic dissection onstage, Richie Faulkner shredder has endured some health challenges. In this exclusive video, he opens up about how the cardiac event impacted his mental health both on- and offstage.

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Seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer with “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” coming June 27.

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The guitarist-of-all-trades runs us through his formidable live rig.

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Sterling by Music Man introduces the Joe Dart Artist Series Collection, featuring the Dart I, II, and III basses.

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