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DVD Review: The Rolling Stones - Some Girls Live in Texas '78
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DVD Review: The Rolling Stones - Some Girls Live in Texas '78

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Schecter Hellraiser Solo-6 E/A Guitar Review
Gear

Schecter Hellraiser Solo-6 E/A Guitar Review

Lessons

Fretboard Workshop: Pentatonic Box Breakout

Arpeggios are the musical equivalent of greeting someone by name—it’s the most direct way you can communicate with a chord and it’s going to take your playing up a notch.

Noise Begone
Gear

Noise Begone

These tools are amazing—they can take a track that seems way too noisy to ever use and turn it into a much cleaner, nearly noise-free, workable track.

Tone Tips from the Road: Tube Talk
Gear

Tone Tips from the Road: Tube Talk

If you’re new to the world of power tubes and their respective sounds, lets begin with a crash course in two of the most popular power tubes—6L6s and EL34s.

1969 G&L Leo Fender Tri-Sonic Prototype
Electric Guitars

1969 G&L Leo Fender Tri-Sonic Prototype

In the case of Leo Fender and G&L, a 1969 Tri-Sonic R&D prototype covered in 20 years of dust, dirt, and grime.

Red Witch Ruby Fuzz, Violet Delay, Scarlett Overdrive, and Eve Tremolo Reviews
Gear

Red Witch Ruby Fuzz, Violet Delay, Scarlett Overdrive, and Eve Tremolo Reviews

Here we check out the Ruby Fuzz, Violet Delay, and Scarlett Overdrive.

Builder Profile: Teuffel Guitars
Gear

Builder Profile: Teuffel Guitars

How one of guitardom’s most forward-thinking and meticulous luthiers transitioned from traditional designs to museum-quality dream machines.

CEC Amplification Toll-Free Express Amp Review
Gear

CEC Amplification Toll-Free Express Amp Review

The Express is Wildenradt’s answer for the travelling musician who likes a little kick and growl from an amp, no matter how small.

Ampeg GVT52-112 Amp Review
Bass

Ampeg GVT52-112 Amp Review

Ampeg’s new GVT series, which offers a power range more suited to clubs than Yasgur’s Farm, honors this oft-forgotten part of the company’s legacy with authentic vintage rock tone and styling.

Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 and SL 112 Bass Rig Review
Bass

Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 and SL 112 Bass Rig Review

In essence, the Tone Hammer 500 is based on Aguilar’s popular Tone Hammer pedal, combined with a class-D power amp.

Fender EC Twinolux Amp Review
Gear

Fender EC Twinolux Amp Review

What’s remarkable about the EC Twinolux is how, like so many great Fender amps, it can be a beautiful blank slate for anything.