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Wren and Cuff Sonder Chorus/Tremolo Review
Gear

Wren and Cuff Sonder Chorus/Tremolo Review

A tremolo-and-chorus combo becomes more than the sum of its parts.

Meshuggah’s Mårten Hagström: A Higher Standard
Artists

Meshuggah’s Mårten Hagström: A Higher Standard

The 8-string idol dishes on the metal gods’ back-to-basics new The Violent Sleep of Reason—as well as why he’s such a harsh critic of shred.

Mod Garage: Four Ways to Configure a 4-Conductor Humbucker
Mod Garage

Mod Garage: Four Ways to Configure a 4-Conductor Humbucker

Unravel the mysteries of series, parallel, and coil-splitting wiring schemes.

Stick Men: The Indeterminacy of Sticks
Artists

Stick Men: The Indeterminacy of Sticks

King Crimson paragon Tony Levin and composer/luthier Markus Reuter continue to redefine touch guitar—and bass—on Prog Noir.

Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: The Price of Tides
Gear

Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: The Price of Tides

The prices for the most highly sought-after vintage guitars remain in outer space, but you can still spend plenty on bottom-barrel instruments from the same era—if you’re into that.

Ernie Ball Ambient Delay Review
Gear

Ernie Ball Ambient Delay Review

Expression pedal, delay, and reverb combine in an impressively practical and potent effect.

Animals as Leaders: 16 Strings vs. the World
Artists

Animals as Leaders: 16 Strings vs. the World

Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes reveal how, for the first time, they bypassed outside producers and collaborators to write, track, and mix their new album as a band.

MXR EP103 Echoplex Delay Review
Gear

MXR EP103 Echoplex Delay Review

MXR impressively approximates Maestro EP-3 tones and dynamics in a simple, compact stompbox.

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone
Artists

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone

A 6-string legend gets back to blues-rock basics in a new album with wife Dale Krantz, and shares the recipe for his fat, classic Les Paul sound.