Artists Mutoid Man’s Stephen Brodsky and Nick Cageao: Prog Punk Alchemists How the band transformed the vapor trails of metal, pop, space music, and classic rock into sonic gold for their first album, Bleeder. David Von Bader Dec 21, 2015
Pro-Advice State of the Stomp: What’s the Point? Like scaling Everest, we do it because we can. Philippe Herndon Dec 21, 2015
Gear Nace PRO-18 Tolex Combo Review An old-school look and choice modern features make a working player’s dream amp. Ted Drozdowski Dec 20, 2015
Pro-Advice Tools for the Task: Fretboard Care Show your fretboard some love, and it will love you right back. Check out this sampling of conditioners. Rich Osweiler Dec 18, 2015
Gear Analog Outfitters Scanner Review Be forewarned—this big mechanical oddity may forever change your perception of great vibrato/chorus pedal tone. Shawn Hammond Dec 17, 2015
Reviews Paranormal Pedals Six bizarre stomps that warped the minds of top builders. Philippe Herndon Dec 17, 2015
Gear Quick Hit: Jordan Fuzztite Review This painstaking clone of Mosrite’s late-’60s silicon Fuzzrite has something for tone freaks and trad-minded players alike. Shawn Hammond Dec 17, 2015
Advice Tuning Up: The Fingerprint Removal Conundrum The nagging question that eats at everyone from Edward Van Halen to Jonny Greenwood, Adam Ant, and us average 6-string proles. Shawn Hammond Dec 16, 2015
Guitarists Baroness: Sonic Shapeshifters After surviving a harrowing wreck, the band returns to reinvigorate modern metal with Purple, a distinctive two-guitar exploration of partial chord voicings, low tunings, and low-gain amps. Joe Charupakorn Dec 15, 2015
Bass Quick Hit: Red Witch Zeus Bass Fuzz Suboctave Review A fuzz/suboctave combo for bassists that’ll scare the paint off the wall. Rich Osweiler Dec 15, 2015
