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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.

Taylor goes with an always-on, two-amp setup that includes this quirky EL84 head that sits inside an old Bell & Howell projector case built by his buddy Austen Hooks. Burns says the circuity and amp tend to sound like a Vox AC15. He puts the custom head through a ’60s Fender Bassman cab that has a single 15” speaker.

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ENGL, renowned for its high-performance amplifiers, proudly introduces the EP635 Fireball IR Pedal, a revolutionary 2-channel preamp pedal designed to deliver the legendary Fireball tone in a compact and feature-rich format.

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The Gibson EH-185, introduced in 1939, was one of the company’s first electric guitars.

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Before the Les Pauls and SGs, this aluminum-reinforced instrument was one of the famous brand’s first electric guitars.

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J Mascis is well known for his legendary feats of volume.

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Editorial Director Ted Drozdowski’s current favorite noisemakers.

Premier Guitar’s edit staff shares their favorite fuzz units and how and when they use them.

Premier Guitar’s editors use their favorite fuzz pedals in countless ways. At any point during our waking hours, one of us could be turned on, plugged in, and fuzzed out—chasing a Sabbath riff, tracking menacing drone ambience, fire-branding a solo break with a psychedelic blast, or something else altogether more deranged. As any PGreader knows, there are nearly infinite paths to these destinations and almost as many fuzz boxes to travel with. Germanium, silicon, 2-transistor, 4-transistor, 6-transistor, octave, multimode, modern, and caveman-stupid: Almost all of these fuzz types are represented among our own faves, which are presented here as inspiration, and launch pads for your own rocket rides to the Fuzz-o-sphere.

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