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CD Review: Matt Schofield - "Anything But Time"
Reviews

CD Review: Matt Schofield - "Anything But Time"

On the majority of these 10 tracks, which are mostly co-written originals, Schofield uses just a touch less grit than most blues players rely on these days.

Ode to Gear

Ode to Gear

Whether you’re a bedroom player on a limited budget or touring the world in a major band, we’re all in the same boat: We love gear. It makes us happy.

Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93
Gear

Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93

A triple-P-90 steal with some minor work needed

Tone Tips from the Road: The Monster Board
Gear

Tone Tips from the Road: The Monster Board

Having a large pedalboard with different output options allows you to have a vast palette of tones available at the stomp of a switch.

Acoustic Adventures: The E-Minus Effect
Lessons

Acoustic Adventures: The E-Minus Effect

Using partial capos and a full arrangement of Fur Elise.

Happy Accidents
Gear

Happy Accidents

If you accidentally capture a track from a mic that was set up in the middle of nowhere, who cares?

Adjusting Stratocaster Pickup Height, Pt. 2
Mod Garage

Adjusting Stratocaster Pickup Height, Pt. 2

Finding the height at which each pickup sounds best by itself.

Wampler Pedals Leviathan Pedal Review
Gear

Wampler Pedals Leviathan Pedal Review

Wampler’s way to a more unique fuzz took a more aggressive route, one inspired by the sounds of players like the Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy Corgan

Genz Benz Streamliner 900 Bass Amp Review
Gear

Genz Benz Streamliner 900 Bass Amp Review

The Streamliner holds true to its name with a simple, user-friendly control configuration and an all-tube, class-A preamp section.

CD Review: Queen - "40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Set"
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CD Review: Queen - "40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Set"

This first box set out of the three reissue box sets due for release this year contains Queen’s first five albums: 1973’s Queen, 1974’s Queen II, 1974’s Sheer Heart Attack, 1975’s A Night at the Opera, and 1976’s A Day at the Races.