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GALLERY: Summer NAMM 2018 Day 3

We wrap up our Summer NAMM coverage with some new tone toys from Chellee, 3rd Power, Mythos, and more!

Swope Guitars the Descendant

Swope Guitars unveiled a new vibrato called the Descendant at NAMM this week. Determined to build a better mousetrap and keep those strings in the saddles, Chris Swope's patented design allows a player to adjust the break angle behind the bridge and the ball ends to rest below the surface of the guitar's top.

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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 ā€œTracks II: The Lost Albums,ā€ 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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