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The Year in Gear 2019
November 21, 2019
Take a gaze in the rear view as we revisit the guitars, amps, pedals, basses, and accessories that made the grade.
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Rig Rundown: The Black Keys [2019]
November 21, 2019
From rocking garages to filling arenas, Dan Auerbach’s gear has always been odd and eccentric. Still keeping it weird, he spotlights axes from a teenage hero, a custom build influenced by an industry master, and a token of his success in the shape of a Holy Grail Gibson.
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Man in the Mirror: Tyler Bates
November 7, 2019
From scoring a long list of film and TV projects that includes 300, Californication, and the John Wick trilogy, to producing and touring with Marilyn Manson, this multitalented composer says he will always be a guitarist first.
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Rig Rundown: Torche's Steve Brooks & Jonathan Nuñez
October 9, 2019
When these metalheads couldn’t lasso the tones in their craniums, Nuñez took the DIY route and launched his own company to create gear for their boards and backline.
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Rig Rundown: Thunderpussy's Whitney Petty
September 25, 2019
The guitarist of Mike McCready’s favorite new band uses a straightforward setup that proves a swaggering, punk attitude and greasy rock ’n’ roll isn't just a man’s game.
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Micah Nelson: Tone Questing
September 5, 2019
Seasoned by playing with legends since he was a toddler, Willie Nelson’s youngest son is using alternate guitar tunings, experimental soundscapes, and a minimalist mindset to forge an inventive musical path with his solo project, Particle Kid.
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Rig Rundown: Baroness [2019]
September 4, 2019
Frontman John Baizley and former Cirque du Soleil shredder Gina Gleason explain the atmospheric metal outfit’s switch to single-coils—and how a fuzz pedal first brought them together.
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EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Review
August 29, 2019
The company takes the TS beyond simple screaming.
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Rig Rundown: Covet's Yvette Young
August 28, 2019
The "adventure rock" outfit's frontwoman demos both her classical-piano-inspired fretboard approach and her favorite modulation pedals.
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EarthQuaker Devices and Sunn O))) Team Up for the Life Pedal
August 22, 2019
Analog octave blending, hand-picked components, and three clipping options are some of the features of this saturation monster.
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First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Plumes
August 3, 2019
Jamie Stillman and his cast of weirdos take the TS beyond simple screaming.
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Rig Rundown: Sleep
July 24, 2019
The sultan of sludge illustrates that his first band is a shuttle for sonic exploration launching into orbit on the backs of triple-humbucker guitars, a sierra of Oranges, and two boards the size of Cape Canaveral.
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Rig Rundown: Cherry Glazerr
July 17, 2019
Grunge songstress Clementine Creevy hits us with the barrage of drives she uses for her band's lo-fi garage sound.
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EarthQuaker Devices Releases the Plumes Small Signal Shredder
July 2, 2019
An updated interpretation of a classic lime green pedal.
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SUNN O))) and EarthQuaker Devices Release Exclusive Distortion Pedal
June 18, 2019
A limited, hand numbered, tube-amp crushing octave fuzz and distortion with boost.
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Rig Rundown: The Tallest Man on Earth
May 29, 2019
Take a look at how Kristian Matsson, one of Sweden’s most enigmatic songwriters, crafts layers of sonic magic with a handful of open tunings and a pile of pedals.
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Quick Hit: EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things Review
April 25, 2019
Simplifying switching for switcher haters.
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Kurt Vile and Steve Gunn: Into the Mystic
February 21, 2019
Two exploratory rockers discuss their Philadelphia roots and the magic of collaboration, alternate tunings, old and loved guitars, and the search for transportive vocal and 6-string sounds.
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Rig Rundown: Emma Ruth Rundle
January 16, 2019
The moody goth-folk songstress and her 6-string compatriot Evan Patterson detail the off-kilter double-cuts, dual-amp configurations, and reverb-dripping boards that give life to their jangly, ambient washes and doomy, crashing crescendos.
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EarthQuaker Devices Releases the Swiss Things Pedalboard Reconciler
January 9, 2019
An all-in-one pedalboard reconciliation solution designed to really tie your rig together.
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