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First Look: Epiphone Prophecy SG
February 11, 2021
Fishman Fluence pickups, split-coil options, and a streamlined control set add up to a "solid guitar" for modern rippers.
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Gleaming White 3-Pickup Dynamite
January 10, 2021
Power and elegance on a diet: a 1965 Gibson SG Custom.
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A Homemade “Third Hand”
December 18, 2020
While on a Gibson factory tour, I learned I could easily make my own DIY humbucker installation tool out of materials lying around my shop.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Rescuing a Yard-Sale Gibson SG Special
December 7, 2020
This scarred 2001 keeper is low on ROI but high on playability and tone.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: Ibby
December 3, 2020
A player shares the mods he’s made to an Ibanez ART420 to get more flexibility when playing in his church band.
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PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo: The PG Review
November 26, 2020
With a blendable piezo pickup, Annapolis’ affordable electric hollowbody becomes extra versatile.
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First Look: PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo
November 9, 2020
Sweet with the resonance and abundant overtones of true hollowbody construction, this light and powerful PRS enables unique blends of electric and acoustic tones.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: 1982 Gibson Victory MVX
October 5, 2020
How one guitarist modified his “master-of-none” HSH guitar into a sonically pleasing machine.
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A Nouveau Nod to the Other ’Caster
October 2, 2020
Breaking with style dogma delivers new sonic, ergonomic, and aesthetic joys. The PG Fano Omnis GF6 review.
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How to Get the Most out of Hum-Sing-Hum Wiring
September 11, 2020
This circuit lets you get HSH and SSS-like tones from a single guitar.
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PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Colors for SE Custom 24
August 20, 2020
Fewer than 3,000 faded blue burst doublecuts will be f available worldwide.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: More Paul
August 15, 2020
A player with an affinity for Strat-style guitars reshaped a Les Paul-style Epiphone Basher into something more comfortable.
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Iso Lab: Gibson ES-335, ES-336, ES-355 & ES-150
August 3, 2020
The Rig Rundown host offers taste tests from his personal collection of "Electric Spanish" guitars, including pieces vintage and modern.
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Kramer Summer 2020 Guitars - Summer Gear Slam 2020
July 14, 2020
The storied shred brand debuts new signature axes for Vivian Campbell, Dave "Snake" Sabo, and Charlie Parra.
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Epiphone Guitars 2020 Electrics Demos - Summer Gear Slam 2020
July 13, 2020
Check out brand-new Epiphone collaborations with the Gibson Custom Shop, including a '59 Les Paul Standard, Wilshire P-90, and Fluence-equipped Prophecy and Extura models.
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PRS Guitars SE Hollowbody II Piezo Demo - Summer Gear Slam 2020
July 13, 2020
Listen to Bryan Ewald take this double-headed workhorse through its paces and demos how to blend the two distinct voices.
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The Fascinating Peavey T-60 Tone Circuit
July 3, 2020
With out-of-phase and coil-switching options, a treble-bleed network, and individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, this dual-humbucker’s wiring was ahead of its time when it came out in 1978.
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Will Ray’s Bottom Feeder: Bohemian “Old Glory” Oil-Can Guitar
June 22, 2020
After a time-consuming series of tweaks, our columnist is glad he didn’t can the can.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: "Woody"
June 3, 2020
In a parking lot transaction, an Irish guitarist saves an Epiphone Les Paul from being turned into a lamp.
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Rig Rundown: Emily Wolfe
May 27, 2020
How “Hot for Teacher,” a homemade mic, and a B.B. King-inspired signature axe factor into a repertoire that mixes Queens of the Stone Age sizzle with modern pop hooks.
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