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Rig Rundown: The Magpie Salute's Rich Robinson & Marc Ford

The reunited duo shares stories about favorite axes, and demonstrates how they craft their rootsy twin-guitar attack.

Here is Robinson’s Gretsch White Falcon, that was custom built by Stephen Stern and outfitted with TV Jones Classic pickups.

Thanks, Doug "Red" Redler, guitar tech and author of Guitarist’s Guide to Maintenance and Repair.

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Ted’s parachute

If you want to escape from the pressures of modern life, go pick up your guitar. Now. You’ll be glad you did.

As I write this, we’re a few weeks away from the election, and I’m feeling as nervous as a cat in a dog park. No matter how you’re voting, there’s a good chance you feel the same way. These are complex times.

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In this promotional photo of the Waikiki Trio, the standing guitarist is playing a Martin 0-42, and the seated guitarist is playing a Martin 0-18K.

Photo courtesy of the C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. Archive

Pacific Island pluckers had a hand in developing the beloved dreadnought acoustics, and changed the course of American guitar music.

In 1906, a devastating earthquake and three days of raging fires leveled 80 percent of San Francisco. Nine years later, to honor the opening of the Panama Canal and signal that San Francisco was back, the city held the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

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The tiniest TS on Earth has loads of practical upside and sounds that keep pace with esteemed overdrive company.

Solid Tube Screamer tones in a microscopic machine. Light and easy to affix to anything.

Small enough to lose easily! Vulnerable in the presence of heavy steppers?

$99


Olinthus Cicada

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The Olinthus Cicada’s Tube Screamer-on-a-postage-stamp concept is a captivating one. But contemplating the engineering impetus behind it begs questions: How much area does the pedal and mandatory/included TRRS breakout cable actually conserve? Where do you situate it in relation to other pedals so you can actually tap the bypass—which is the pedal enclosure itself! Would my neighbor’s cat eat it? As it turns out, there’s many good reasons for the Cicada to be.

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Featuring a slim Headlock system, water-resistant shell, and spacious front pocket. Available in classic Black and Ash, as well as new colors Moonlight Blue, Amazon Green, and Burnt Orange.

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