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Riders Revealed

You can tell a lot about artists by what they ask for (or demand) in their dressing room.

Peavey Session Electric Guitar Review
Gear

Peavey Session Electric Guitar Review

Somewhere at a point where superhero paint-jobs, traditionally-inspired design, and a heavy-rocking attitude meet, lives the new Peavey Session.

Album Review: Russian Circles - "Empros"
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Album Review: Russian Circles - "Empros"

Empros is the album Russian Circles have been striving to concoct since the band’s inception seven years ago.

Stratocaster Parallel/Series Switching
Gear

Stratocaster Parallel/Series Switching

In this and next month’s column, we’ll explore parallel/series pickup switching schemes for the single-coil pickups in your Strat.

Artists

Chickenfoot: For the Birds

On the release of rock supergroup Chickenfoot''s sophomore effort, guitarist Joe Satriani and bassist Mike Anthony confess that making it look easy is precisely the point.

Bootleg Dawg Bass 4 Review
Bass

Bootleg Dawg Bass 4 Review

The Dawg is a bass with solid tone and no frills.

Dealing With Delay
DIY

Dealing With Delay

To give yourself—and your mix engineer—the greatest flexibility in the final stages of production, consider splitting your signal before it hits the delay and capturing two guitar tracks, one clean and one effected.

The Rumble Seat: A Fretless Bass Manifesto
Effects

The Rumble Seat: A Fretless Bass Manifesto

I was determined to find what this fretless sound was all about.

Digging Deeper: Bridging The Comping Gap
Effects

Digging Deeper: Bridging The Comping Gap

How to develop your own personal concept of accompaniment—or “comping,” as it’s known in jazz—from the perspective of rhythm first, and then harmony.

2011 in Review
Bass

2011 in Review

As projected, the 2011 market became even more aligned with players, rather than collectors, and certainly not investors.