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Rig Rundown: Pokey LaFarge

The Americana stylist and his band favor a minimalist approach to create their throwback sounds.

Joey Glynn plays an Engelhardt double bass loaded with an Underwood pickup and strung up with Pirastro Slap strings.

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Greg Koch performing live.

Photo by Kevin Rankins

The Gristle King himself, Greg Koch, joins reader Bret Boyer to discuss the one album that should be in everyone’s ears.

Question: What albums should every guitarist listen to and why?

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Ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore records the song of Mountain Chief, head of the Blackfeet Tribe, on a phonograph for the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1916.

Once used as a way to preserve American indigenous culture, field recording isn’t just for seasoned pros. Here, our columnist breaks down a few methods for you to try it yourself.

The picture associated with this month’s Dojo is one of my all-time favorites. Taken in 1916, it marks the collision of two diverging cultural epochs. Mountain Chief, the head of the Piegan Blackfeet Tribe, sings into a phonograph powered solely by spring-loaded tension outside the Smithsonian. Across from him sits whom I consider the patron saint of American ethnomusicologists—the great Frances Densmore.

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Need more firepower? Here’s a collection of high-powered stomps that pack plenty of torque.

There’s a visceral feeling that goes along with really cranking the gain. Whether you’re using a clean amp or an already dirty setup, adding more gain can inspire you to play in an entirely different way. Below are a handful of pedals that can take you from classic crunch to death metal doom—and beyond.

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We chat with Molly about Sister Rosetta’s ā€œimmediately impressiveā€ playing, which blends jazz, gospel, chromaticism, and blues into an early rock ā€˜n’ roll style that was not only way ahead of its time but was also truly rockin’.

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