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Tools for the Task: Under-Saddle Pickup Systems
Acoustic Guitars

Tools for the Task: Under-Saddle Pickup Systems

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Quick Hit: MXR Custom Shop Shin-Juku Drive Review
Gear

Quick Hit: MXR Custom Shop Shin-Juku Drive Review

Hartke TX600 Review
Bass

Hartke TX600 Review

This 7-pound amp rewards bassists with an easy-to-carry design, a tube preamp, and a very nice price.

Beasts from the East
Gear

Beasts from the East

Weird-guitar guru Frank Meyers takes us inside the bizarre and fascinating world of Cold War electrics from the Soviet Union.

Tone Tips: The Power of Plug-Ins
Pro-Advice

Tone Tips: The Power of Plug-Ins

Do you want to do the impossible in the studio? There’s an app for that.

Doyle Bramhall II: The Spiritualist
Artists

Doyle Bramhall II: The Spiritualist

He grew up with the Vaughan brothers. He’s been a sideman to Roger Waters and Eric Clapton. Now he’s ended a 15-year recording drought with the powerful Rich Man.

Fractal Audio Systems AX8 Review
Reviews

Fractal Audio Systems AX8 Review

The sounds of Axe-Fx are now available in a compact pedalboard format.

Reader Guitar of the Month: ESP George Lynch Skull N’ Bones
Electric Guitars

Reader Guitar of the Month: ESP George Lynch Skull N’ Bones

After 15 years of pining, a guitarist finally scores the ’80s hair-metal guitar of his dreams.

Ernie Ball Music Man Caprice Review
Bass

Ernie Ball Music Man Caprice Review

Long known primarily for their classic active basses, the historic builder debuts a strong new passive 4-string.

Speaker Geeks: Why Graphs Matter and When They Don’t
Pro-Advice

Speaker Geeks: Why Graphs Matter and When They Don’t

In this new column debut, amp guru Steven Fryette discusses how to make sense of the speaker data manufacturers spend so much time and money on.

Dillinger Escape Plan’s Swan Song
Artists

Dillinger Escape Plan’s Swan Song

Ben Weinman discusses the band’s 20-year evolution in the metal scene, guitar philosophies, and how everyone in the group gave their best-ever studio performance on their final album, Dissociation.

On Bass: Tips for TV Gigs
Pro-Advice

On Bass: Tips for TV Gigs

Keeping your playing, gear, and footprint tight is the best strategy for live-recorded broadcast performances.