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Should You Add a Laptop to Your Live Rig!?
Gigging Advice

Should You Add a Laptop to Your Live Rig!?

Modern stomps offer more sounds than ever before, but a laptop can help you delve into an even deeper world of live sonic manipulation. Here’s what you need to know to get started.

How to Build Your Own DCR Measuring Tool
Mod Garage

How to Build Your Own DCR Measuring Tool

Let’s build one of my favorite DIY guitar tools that I use daily in my shop. I’ll show you two versions and then explain how to put them into action.

Artist Is Not a Dirty Word
Esoterica Electrica

Artist Is Not a Dirty Word

Times have changed: Is becoming an artist now a reasonable career path?

‘Premier Guitar’ Vs. the Machines
Tuning Up

‘Premier Guitar’ Vs. the Machines

Technology has not been our friend this week—and, yes, our Instagram was hacked. But fear not, our IG will soon be back to its former glory.

How to Relic Your Guitar Neck Pt. 1
Mod Garage

How to Relic Your Guitar Neck Pt. 1

We’re almost finished with the aging process on our project guitar. Let’s work on the fretboard, nut, and truss rod cover, and prepare the headstock for the last hurrah.

Are Digital Modelers For You?
Amp DIY

Are Digital Modelers For You?

A deep dive into faux amps, futuristic setups, and how to use modern technology’s powers for good.

Three Simple Secrets for Better Mixes
Recording Dojo

Three Simple Secrets for Better Mixes

Respecting dynamics and artists’ intentions, along with a knowledge of the core sounds of various genres, will propel your journey on the path to enlightenment.

Mod Garage: How to Triple Shot Your Humbuckers
Mod Garage

Mod Garage: How to Triple Shot Your Humbuckers

What does this mean? I’ll explain how to do a wiring that yields 16 different sound combinations.

The Stompbox-Builder’s Secret Weapon
Pedal Projects

The Stompbox-Builder’s Secret Weapon

Long to try your hand at building a pedal but can't help feeling overwhelmed? Let us enlighten you on the tools, materials, and available resources, as well as teach you how to build a critical, oft-overlooked testing device.

Ground Loops Part II: What’s All the Buzz About?
State of the Stomp

Ground Loops Part II: What’s All the Buzz About?

When power cables and signal paths tangle, the results can be noisy. Here are some easy fixes.