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Musikmesse '13 - Gamble Guitars Rockfire Flat Top Standard & Cast Amplification Crunch Classic Demos

PG's Shawn Hammond is on location in Frankfurt, Germany, for the 2013 Musikmesse show, where he checks out the Gamble Guitars Rockfire Flat Top Standard and Cast Amplification Crunch Classic.



PG's Shawn Hammond is on location in Frankfurt, Germany, for the 2013 Musikmesse show, where he checks out the Gamble Guitars Rockfire Flat Top Standard and Cast Amplification Crunch Classic.

The Red Clay Strays Rig Rundown
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The Alabama-born country-rockers bring some custom gear from their home state to the stage of Nashvilleā€™s Ryman.

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The authorā€™s well-loved Freeze pedals. The original raw-metal chassis seen here has been replaced with a white finish on later editions.

How this simple sustain stomp helped me bring one of my favorite David Lynch scenes to life and took me across oceans.

Thereā€™s a scene in David Lynchā€™sMulholland Drivewhere Naomi Watts and Laura Harringā€™s characters find themselves in a darkened, mostly empty theater. Against a backdrop of spooky, synthy chords, they breathlessly watch the nightā€™s oddball emcee deliver an intense, cryptic soliloquy on recorded sound. A trumpet player slowly walks onto the stage, the two characters clutching each other. Theyā€”and youā€”get fully drawn into his muted, jazzy lines. Suddenly, he pulls his instrument away from the mic, throwing his hands in the air. But the solo continues. The narrator looks to the audience: ā€œItā€™s all recorded.ā€

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Billy Corgan shining with his Reverend Z One.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman balances a busy creative life working as a wrestling producer, cafĆ©/tea company owner, and a collaborator on his forward-thinking, far-reaching line of signature guitars. Decades into his career, Corgan continues to evolve his songcraft and guitar sound for the modern era on the bandā€™s latest, Aghori Mhori Mei.

ā€œForm follows function,ā€ explains Billy Corgan when asked about the evolution of his songwriting. These three words seem to serve as his creative dictum. ā€œEarly Pumpkins was more about playing in clubs and effecting a response from the live audience, because thatā€™s where we could get attention.

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Fender American Ultra II Meteora Demo
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Crafted for comfort and ready to rumble, the potent and flexible Ultra II Meteora shatters the Fender offset mold.

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