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Rig Rundown: Lindsay Ell

The rising country star reveals which legendary picker recently built her a "Mary Kaye" Strat clone, as well as why she started painting guitars.

This Dr. Z Z-Wreck is the other half of Lindsay Ell’s one-two amp punch. It’s outfitted in “Lindsay Pink” tolex, has three 12AX7s, and a quartet of EL84 tubes.

Be sure to check out Lindsay's monthly "What the Ell" lesson column she writes for PG.

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The author, middle, with bassist Ross Valory (left) and Steve Smith (right) of Journey.

Do you know who’s hanging around your gigs? Our columnist shares a story about the time Journey’s bassist was in the audience during soundcheck.

I’ve always loved what I do for a living. Even long before it became a career, doing the work every day to get better was something I fell in love with right away. As a result, I’ve never had any issues with stage fright or nerves when it comes to performing—even if there are some mega-influential or important musical people in the room.

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The veteran Florida-born metalcore outfit proves that you don’t need humbuckers to pull off high gain.

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Kiesel Guitars has introduced their newest solid body electric guitar: the Kyber.

With its modern performance specs and competitive pricing, the Kyber is Kiesel's most forward-thinking design yet, engineered for comfort, quick playing, and precision with every note.

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The Sunset is a fully analog, zero latency bass amplifier simulator. It features a ¼” input, XLR and ¼” outputs, gain and volume controls and extensive equalization. It’s intended to replace your bass amp both live and in the studio.

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