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Derek Day: Way Further Than Above and Beyond
Artists

Derek Day: Way Further Than Above and Beyond

Ambitious, hot-wired, and frying the fretboard, the breakout artist discusses songwriting, tone, honesty, and ambition. His collaborator and mentor Vernon Reid joins in.

The Big 5: Death Valley Girls' Bonnie Bloomgarden and Larry Schemel
Artists

The Big 5: Death Valley Girls' Bonnie Bloomgarden and Larry Schemel

Chuck Berry, Sabbath, and a vintage Hagstrom factor into the garage/psych-rockers’ answers to our five burning questions.

Top 10 First Looks of 2020
Gear

Top 10 First Looks of 2020

A shit year didn't mean shit gear—here's our most-popular gear demos featuring fresh pieces from Epiphone, Fender, Suhr, EHX, MXR, and others.

Rig Rundown: Touché Amoré
Gear

Rig Rundown: Touché Amoré

See how Clayton Stevens fuses stinging single-coils, subtle atmospherics, and a tour-tested signature drive to generate his post-hardcore clang.

First Look: Fender Brent Mason Telecaster
Gear

First Look: Fender Brent Mason Telecaster

B-bender, mini-bucker, and copious switching options make this session master's signature Telecaster a twanging tone chameleon.

How to Balance Pickups on Strats and Teles
Guitar Shop 101

How to Balance Pickups on Strats and Teles

Adjusting pickup height sounds simple, but pickups that aren’t adjusted properly can cause problems.

The Telecaster Mod Guide
Mod Garage

The Telecaster Mod Guide

The Telecaster is a guitar with very complex primary-tone physics, but on the other hand, is electronically very simple. If your Telecaster has a good primary tone, it will benefit from the following mods and you can maximize your tonal possibilities.