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Album Review: Vinyl Williams - "Lemniscate"
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Album Review: Vinyl Williams - "Lemniscate"

Blending ambient shoegaze, space pop, and fierce psychedelia, Williams brings tones of chaos and desperation into a beautifully presented and mystically charged work.

Martin OM-28E Retro Acoustic Guitar Review
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Martin OM-28E Retro Acoustic Guitar Review

With the OM-28E Retro Acoustic Guitar, there’s no denying that Martin and Fishman have created a formidable stage and studio instrument that bristles with pure Martin beauty and vintage glow.

1955 Fender Stratocaster Serial #7589
Gear

1955 Fender Stratocaster Serial #7589

While the standard finish for a Stratocaster was a deep sunburst, this guitar has the same see-through blonde as a Telecaster.

Designing and Ordering a Custom Guitar, PT. 1
Acoustic Soundboard

Designing and Ordering a Custom Guitar, PT. 1

Owning a custom instrument is a dream for most guitarists. Doing your due diligence before placing the order will help ensure it is the guitar of your dreams. In

Normandy Alumicaster Bass Review
Bass

Normandy Alumicaster Bass Review

Offering exceptional sonic and visual quality, Normandy’s Alumicaster bass is a great combination of vintage and contemporary.

Andrews Amplification Para-Dyne 50 Combo Review
Gear

Andrews Amplification Para-Dyne 50 Combo Review

With its copious power and all the easy-to-use tone-control tools that it puts at your fingertips, the Para-Dyne 50 Combo is an amp that will have your back in just about any stage situation you can imagine.

Egnater Armageddon Amp Review
Gear

Egnater Armageddon Amp Review

The pairing of Egnater''s Armageddon and AR-412 cab is a fantastic setup for the modern metal guitarist who wants extreme gain, total control, and exceptionally tight delivery.

Album Review: Ed Gerhard - "There and Gone"
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Album Review: Ed Gerhard - "There and Gone"

The solo guitarist’s tunes and beautifully articulated counterpoint unfold slowly, like flower petals opening to the sunrise.

Humbucker Pickups in an Esquire, PT. 1
Gear

Humbucker Pickups in an Esquire, PT. 1

In recent months, we’ve been exploring wiring options for the Fender Esquire. This time around we’ll continue our journey by investigating Esquire-friendly humbuckers.

Markbass Big Bang Bass Amplifier Review
Gear

Markbass Big Bang Bass Amplifier Review

The recently released Big Bang—a 500-watt, solid-state amp head—represents the next step in Markbass’ continued pursuit of providing full, warm, bass tones from a unit that’s as light and small as possible.