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Derek Day: Way Further Than Above and Beyond
Artists

Derek Day: Way Further Than Above and Beyond

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Wren and Cuff Caprid Blue-Violet Special Review
Gear

Wren and Cuff Caprid Blue-Violet Special Review

Reader Guitar of the Month: O’Dell Bene Mesa Archtop Deluxe
Electric Guitars

Reader Guitar of the Month: O’Dell Bene Mesa Archtop Deluxe

A retired meteorologist collected beautiful tonewoods for years and recently turned them into a rare dream machine.

Kaki King: “My Stamina and Accuracy Have Gone to Shit”
Artists

Kaki King: “My Stamina and Accuracy Have Gone to Shit”

COVID’s got even the world-renowned fingerstyle visionary wrestling with her chops. Here’s how she rolled with the punches, pivoted, and released the soundtrack to her on-hold-for-now audio-visual performance project, Data Not Found.

Electro-Harmonix 1440 Stereo Looper Review
Gear

Electro-Harmonix 1440 Stereo Looper Review

The middle kid in EHX’s expansive family of loopers inhabits a sweet spot between deep functionality and accessible, intuitive operation.

Loud, Fat, and Flat-Out Awesome
Guitarists

Loud, Fat, and Flat-Out Awesome

How Indigenous’ Mato Nanji gets roaring Hendrix-inspired tones from his Fender 75s.

For the Love of Demos, Part 2
Effects

For the Love of Demos, Part 2

Want innovative pedal videos? Check out Hissquiet and Anne Sulikowski.

Nels Cline Calls Shotgun
Artist Features

Nels Cline Calls Shotgun

The Jazzmaster blaster strips down his gear to play a supporting role on the new album by his Singers, Share the Wealth, focusing on looping, sound making, and harmony on the fly.

Swiss Cheese and Vibrating Instruments
Bass

Swiss Cheese and Vibrating Instruments

Does artificially breaking in a guitar by “exciting” it really work—at least in the manner we hope it will? And what does that have to do with cheese?

What Really Makes an Instrument a Best Friend?
Esoterica Electrica

What Really Makes an Instrument a Best Friend?

The difference between a good guitar and a great guitar is subjective, but it goes way beyond tone and aesthetics.

Recording Dojo: Microphone Polar Patterns 101
Recording Dojo

Recording Dojo: Microphone Polar Patterns 101

How cardioid, figure-eight, and omnidirectional microphones figure into your recording game plan.

Fender Trapper Bass Distortion Review
Gear

Fender Trapper Bass Distortion Review

Separate, stackable custom-voiced circuits make a strong and crunchy case for two being better than one.