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Rig Rundown: The Wild Feathers

The Nashville-based rockers are on a tear with their Neil Young-meets-Tom Petty jams. Find out what vibey gear, classic combos, and boutique stomps power their stage shows.

Donato brings a healthy dose of stomps with him including a Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200, Wampler Ego Compressor, JHS Twin Twelve V2, Lovepedal Hi Volt, Walrus Audio Bellwether, Boss DM-2 Delay, Lovepedal Rubber Chicken Envelope Filter, EarthQuaker Devices Organizer, Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl, main. ace. fx. Shell Shock Fuzz/Tremolo, and a JHS Colour Box.

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Onstage, Tommy Emmanuel executes a move that is not from the playbook of his hero, Chet Atkins.

Photo by Simone Cecchetti

Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House, the Australian guitarist’s new album reminds listeners that his fingerpicking is in a stratum all its own. His approach to arranging only amplifies that distinction—and his devotion to Chet Atkins.

Australian fingerpicking virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel is turning 70 this year. He’s been performing since he was 6, and for every solo show he’s played, he’s never used a setlist.

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Swirl deeper in an excellent rotary speaker simulation’s complex, intoxicating charms.

Wide-ranging controls enable a wide spectrum of subtle-to-powerful modulation textures. Intuitive.

Jewel bypass/rate LED can be blinding.

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Certain facets of a rotary speaker’s mystery and magic can be approximated via phasers, vibratos, choruses, or flangers. But replicating anything more than a small percentage of a rotary speaker’s sonic complexity in a stompbox takes a keen-eared designer, a fair bit of R&D, and a digital engine that can crunch a few numbers. As a consequence, really good rotary simulations are typically pretty expensive. And because a lot of players view them as one-trick ponies, they are relatively few in number.

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