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A Thick Body Rick Classic in Perfect Fireglo
June 29, 2020
This 381 from 1970 also features then-new Hi-Gain single-coil pickups.
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Rig Rundown: Luke Schneider
June 10, 2020
The hippie-cowboy pedal steeler for Orville Peck and Margo Price breaks out modulation mutators and synth stomps for a solo mission full of ethereal bends and sublime swells combining cosmic country and ambient new wave.
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Rig Rundown: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit [2019]
November 6, 2019
Bursts, Benders, and Js, oh my! A pioneer of the new Nashville sound spends a whopping 90 minutes showing off the gear his crew has amassed since our last get-together.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Cozart “Rickencopy”
October 24, 2019
As they say, “Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby,” but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with a cheeky poseur.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: Not a Ric
April 15, 2019
After an enlightening lesson in Rickenbacker copyrights, a guitarist turns his once playable Tokai into an art guitar.
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Rig Rundown: U2's The Edge
July 18, 2018
Strats, Explorers, Les Pauls, AC30s, and a healthy amount of delay help form some of the most iconic tones ever recorded. Famed tech Dallas Schoo walks us through the ins and outs of The Edge’s expansive setup.
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Clairvoyant Chemistry: The Damned’s Captain Sensible and Paul Gray
June 26, 2018
The punk-rock godfathers restart their guitar and bass partnership on the Damned’s first new album in a decade, Evil Spirits. And producer Tony Visconti takes their tones to the max.
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Vintage Vault: 1979 Rickenbacker 362/12 Doubleneck
May 24, 2018
A rare bird in mapleglo that’s double the 6-string fun!
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Rig Rundown: The Black Angels
May 16, 2018
Discover how these Austin psychers utilize Beatles-inspired guitars with several gnarly fuzzes and lush ’verbs to bridge the vibes of Roky Erickson and Dick Dale.
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Rig Rundown: Clutch [2018]
January 31, 2018
Earth-rocking road warriors Tim Sult and Dan Maines show off their Gibsons, Rickenbackers, Orange and Ampeg heads, and their most elaborate boards to date.
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GALLERY: NAMM 2018 Day 1
January 25, 2018
Check out the latest gear from Koll, Rickenbacker, Reverend, Chase Bliss Audio, and more!
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Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade
January 9, 2018
A comprehensive look at the guitars, amps, and effects that defined rock movements from the 1950s to today.
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Rig Rundown: Together Pangea
October 11, 2017
The California rockers walk us through how they formulate hip garage-rock tones with some oddball vintage gear.
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Tom Petty: 1950–2017
October 4, 2017
Remembering the legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist, rock ’n’ roll rebel, and ambassador of the American spirit.
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Vintage Vault: 1966 Rickenbacker 375 Mapleglo
August 20, 2017
A classic Deluxe model, still lookin’ good a half-century later.
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Vintage Vault: 1959 Rickenbacker 360
December 4, 2016
A classic Rick stays sharp thanks to European styling and its historic “glo.”
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Reader Guitar of the Month: 1960 Rickenbacker 330F
December 25, 2015
After a 23-year quest, a reader finds his dream guitar—a Rickenbacker 330F.
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Vintage Vault: 1974 Rickenbacker 362/12
November 23, 2015
The electric answer to the ’60s folk revival’s acoustic 12-strings.
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Tame Impala: Psych Wunderkind Kevin Parker
August 26, 2015
The scion of psych discusses the imaginative guitar work and unorthodox soundscapes on his new album, Currents.
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12-String Setup Secrets
February 9, 2015
Ace Nashville luthier Joe Glaser and his crew reveal their recipes for maximum chime and jangle.
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