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GALLERY: SXSW Live Performances 2014

Everything from vintage Jazzmasters to dirty Danelectros made waves at the annual music fest in Austin, Texas.

Shawn Sahm (son of Texas legend Doug Sahm) strums his Strat while onstage with the Texas Tornados at the Austin Music Awards held at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW.

In case you couldn’t make it to the music world’s annual balls-to-the wall blitzkrieg of shows, we bring you there with a look at the players who rocked 2014’s Texan festival of rock.

This wonky Zim-Gar was one of many guitars sold by importer Gar-Zim Musical Instruments, operated by Larry Zimmerman and his wife.

The 1960s were strange days indeed for import guitars, like this cleaver-friendly Zim-Gar electric.

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Dive into the ART Tube MP/C with PG contributor Tom Butwin. Experience how this classic tube-driven preamp and compressor can add warmth and clarity to your sound. From studio recordings to re-amping and live stage applications, this time-tested design packs a ton of features for an affordable price.

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See and hear Taylor’s Legacy Collection guitars played by his successor, Andy Powers.

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The Oceans Abyss expands on Electro-Harmonix’s highly acclaimed reverb technology to deliver a truly immersive effects workstation. The pedal is centered around dual reverb engines that are independently programmable with full-stereo algorithms including Hall, Spring, Shimmer and more. Place these reverbs into a customizable signal path with additional FX blocks like Delay, Chorus, Tremolo, or Bit Crusher for a completely unique soundscape building experience.

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