September 2019
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Last Call: Close Your Eyes, Be Transported
August 20, 2019
Put on the blinders, focus inward, and tap into the moment.
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Acoustic Soundboard: Scale Length and String Tension
August 19, 2019
A deeper look into the long and short of it.
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Tools for the Task: Drop-Tune Strings
August 18, 2019
Ten sets of drop-tune optimized strings to keep the tension up and the floppy down.
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Tone Tips: Different Picks for Different Licks
August 16, 2019
Switching picks is the fastest and easiest way to switch up your tone and attack.
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When Amsterdam and Istanbul Collide: Altin Gün’s Ben Rider and Jasper Verhulst
August 15, 2019
The guitarist and bassist discuss infusing Turkish folk with trance and ’70s psych on the Dutch band’s new LP, Gece.
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Mesa/Boogie Subway WD-800 Review
August 15, 2019
A Mesa bass powerhouse that brings bells and whistles galore, but remains true to the fat tube-based tone of the WalkAbout preamp that helped inspire it.
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Jackson Audio Broken Arrow Review
August 14, 2019
The most versatile boost/overdrive combo ever? Probably.
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Question and Obsession: First Songs
August 13, 2019
Illiterate Light’s Jeff Gorman joins us in remembering the first tunes we learned to play on guitar.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Epiphone Les Paul SL
August 12, 2019
When it comes to mods, sometimes two guitars make a better one.
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Tuning Up: Let It Ride (or “What NAMM Can Teach Us About TB”)
August 11, 2019
A double-entendre-laced love letter to road trips and gear shows.
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Eastwood Sidejack Pro JM Bass Review
August 9, 2019
This short-scale looker takes visual cues from a ’60s Mosrite, while raising the playability level.
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Bass Bench: Signal Processing in Class-D Amps
August 9, 2019
Making the case for small and light, relatively cheap, and energy efficient.
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Tasteful Tech from Down Under
August 8, 2019
Australia’s Jack McEwan and Luke Parish combine opposite guitar approaches—DI guitar with traditional vintage tones—intuitively while experimenting with harmonies, effects, and even droning sitar on their third LP, And Now for the Whatchamacallit.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: B-Bender Gleasoncaster
August 8, 2019
Limited funds and a desire to cop Clarence White’s mojo propelled this guitarist to build a B-bender guitar from scratch.
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State of the Stomp: Debugging Your Pedalboard on the Gig
August 7, 2019
Tips for finding and fixing issues with your stomp system on the fly.
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Quick Hit: Phil Jones Bass Micro 7 Review
August 6, 2019
The company known for big bass sounds from small speakers delivers its smallest combo to date.
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Gibson SG Modern Review
August 5, 2019
This updated solidbody is a ferocious and versatile hybrid of Les Paul, SG, and modern Gibsons.
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Love and Sockets: 1964 Supro Tremo-Verb
August 5, 2019
A killer old-school growler once owned by a little old lady from Providence, Rhode Island.
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