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Eastman T185MX Electric Guitar Review
Gear

Eastman T185MX Electric Guitar Review

The new Eastman T185MX is an all-solid-wood 15" thinline that channels the rich sound of a full-bodied archtop.

Longfellow Guitars
Gear

Longfellow Guitars

Even though Longfellow doesn’t believe aluminum guitar makers will make an impact in the mainstream industry, he feels he has something uniquely different to offer.

1971 Fender “Bullet” Stratocaster
Gear of the Month

1971 Fender “Bullet” Stratocaster

R&B session and touring guitarist Josh Sklair jammed on the ’71 Strat pictured here with legendary musicians like Etta James, Roy Orbison, and Bo Diddley.

Control Your Pedals with the Wave of a Hand
Effects

Control Your Pedals with the Wave of a Hand

The Hot Hand took tone tweaking off the floor, allowing players an unprecedented degree of freedom and versatility when controlling an effect parameter.

Builder Profile: Mesa/Boogie
Gear

Builder Profile: Mesa/Boogie

Randall Smith’s amps have given voice to some of the biggest names in music—from Santana to Metallica, Dream Theater, and now Sir Paul McCartney—and, in the process, they’ve revolutionized the entire concept of amplified tone.

Pop Doesn’t Suck, You’re Just Listening to the Wrong Stuff
Advice

Pop Doesn’t Suck, You’re Just Listening to the Wrong Stuff

Y’know what I’m sick of hearing from guitarists? “Man, pop music sucks—it’s not like the good ol’ days.”

“Hey Jude” Revisited
Pro-Advice

“Hey Jude” Revisited

I experienced something in this track that made the song brand new to me. I heard Paul McCartney drop the F-bomb mid-song.

Keeping the Peace, Pt. 2
DIY

Keeping the Peace, Pt. 2

In the real world, achieving a truly soundproof space is extremely difficult and extremely expensive.

Album Review: Leroy Justice - "Above the Weather"
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Album Review: Leroy Justice - "Above the Weather"

Leroy Justice treads carefully into jam-band territory.

Orange TH100 Amp Review
Gear

Orange TH100 Amp Review

The dual-channel TH100 is a lesson in brutal simplicity that hearkens back to Orange’s golden era of no-nonsense designs with immense power.