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The Guitarist’s Guide to Counterpoint
June 18, 2016
The concept of playing two melodies simultaneously has been around for centuries. Such modern masters as Ted Greene, Jerry Reed, and Jimmy Wyble have demonstrated how these ancient principles can be applied to guitar.
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Future Rock: Syncopated Shred
June 4, 2016
A simple rhythmic shift can breathe new life into your trusty licks. Combine that with a few strategic rests, and you have a recipe for some truly twisted lines.
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Divide and Conquer: Asking Alexandria’s Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell
June 3, 2016
To channel their metalcore angst, the guitarists divvy up 6-string duties onstage and in the studio.
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Forgotten Heroes: Reggie Young
June 2, 2016
On working with Elvis, opening for the Beatles, and playing with the cream of the crop as a session ace in Memphis and Nashville.
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Staff Picks: How Low Can You Go?
June 2, 2016
Rage Against the Machine’s low-end steward Tim Commerford and PG editors discuss the bassists we’d want to spend the day with.
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Quick Hit: Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar
June 1, 2016
This potent evolution of the original Pulsar generates tasty vintage tones and extraterrestrial textures.
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Ringside at the OD Rodeo: 5 Dirt Pedal Reviews
May 31, 2016
This roundup of kickin' overdrives showcases classic sounds and new directions in grit.
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Playing the Angles: Bob Mould
May 30, 2016
The ex-Hüsker Dü leader unleashes jagged stacks of Strats for his darkest, thickest-sounding album in decades and strikes a blow for the sanctity of the rock power trio.
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Quick Hit: Cusack Reverb SME
May 29, 2016
Access a wormhole’s worth of quality reverberations with only four knobs.
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Tools for the Task: Coated Strings
May 27, 2016
Not a fan of changing strings? Swap in a set that can offer longer life.
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Trash or Treasure: Westone Corsair GT
May 27, 2016
A guitar found buried in a friend’s garage gets cleaned up for a second life.
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Quick Hit: IK Multimedia iRig Acoustic
May 26, 2016
An ultra-portable, easy-to-use tool that helps you capture ideas before they’re a distant memory.
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Julian Lage: Surrender to the Twang
May 25, 2016
After outgrowing the “child prodigy” label, the virtuoso guitarist returns to his first love, the Telecaster.
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Fender American Elite Precision Bass Review
May 24, 2016
A new incarnation of the revered Fender P that brings classic Precision tones and style along with some modern enhancements.
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Transistor-Saurus Rex: Vintage Guitars with Onboard Amps
May 23, 2016
Flash back to an era when 6-string beasts with names like Teisco, Silvertone, Hofner, Wandre, Cipher, and Maier (quietly) roared.
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On Bass: How to Impersonate a Synth Bass
May 23, 2016
Tips for conjuring synth bass sounds without bringing a keyboard to the show.
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Fender Bassbreaker 45 Review
May 20, 2016
Marshall founded its empire on Fender’s Bassman circuit. Now Fender returns the favor with an Anglicized 2x12 combo.
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Guitar Shop 101: Curing Sticky-Neck Syndrome
May 20, 2016
Do you feel like you’re fighting your guitar’s neck? Here’s how to create that smooth, “played-in” feel.
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Esperanza Spalding: Soul Mining
May 19, 2016
The bass phenomenon goes electric and eclectic to chase her muse through a childhood-inspired wonderland of music, poetry, dance, and theater.
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Darkglass Microtubes B7K Ultra Review
May 19, 2016
A sturdy box for bassists that delivers wide-ranging drive and an impressive EQ section.
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