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Rig Rundown: Be Well’s Mike Schleibaum
January 6, 2021
Darkest Hour's cofounding guitarist details his brand-new signature ESP V and offers up sound secrets gleaned from producer/singer Brian McTernan.
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10 Octave Pedals to Audition
January 1, 2021
An octave stomp can open creative doors in myriad ways—from adding muscle to your sound to unleashing octave-fuzz assaults, simulating a 12-string, and more.
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Rig Rundown: Here Lies Man
December 30, 2020
Les Pauls, high-headroom British brawlers, and pulverizing pedals push Marcos Garcia into the Masters of Reality Iommi-sphere.
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Rig Rundown: Thelma and the Sleaze
December 16, 2020
Punk-rock riffin’, patriarchy-smashin’, struttin’ shredder LG introduces us to her custom axes—a "Fancy" SG & skateboard Tele—and fave signal agitators.
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10 DIY Patch Kits to Streamline Your Board
December 11, 2020
Scientific fact: The shortest distance between two guitar effects is a custom-length patch cable.
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Rig Rundown: Big Business
December 2, 2020
Four strings, a stack of Sunns, and plentiful pedals allow Jared Warren enough viciousness and volume for bass and guitar.
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First Look: Boss GT-1000CORE
December 2, 2020
From heavy to heavenly: Hear the shrunken powerhouse on raunchy riffs, ethereal reverb clouds, pitch-shifted bass, and more.
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Boss and Sola Sound Team Up for the Waza Craft TB-2W Tone Bender
December 1, 2020
Housed in the classic BOSS compact chassis, the TB-2W is an authentic sonic recreation of the Tone Bender Mk II.
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Boss Unveils the Nextone Special & Cable Accessories
November 23, 2020
The amp also features the debut of Boss’s custom Waza B12W 12-inch speaker, which combines the sought-after tone of “blue bell” speakers from the 1960s with modern power handling capacity.
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Boss OC-5 Octave: The Premier Guitar Review
November 20, 2020
Convincing 12-string tones, anyone? The compact-stomp vets retreat from less-used OC-3 features while preserving vintage octave vibes and serving up stunning new capabilities.
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Rig Rundown: Strike Anywhere
November 18, 2020
Matt Smith’s setup might appear frail, but his disheveled ’82 SG and a half-powered JCM800 ignites a powder keg of melodic hardcore.
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Rig Rundown: Spirit Adrift
November 11, 2020
Nate Garrett's mystical brand of metal mixes morose modulation with nods to EVH and James Hetfield.
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Rig Rundown: Angie Swan
October 21, 2020
David Byrne’s 6-string counterpart discusses the tonal, aesthetic, and production particulars influencing her gear for Byrne's HBO and American Utopia Broadway shows.
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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Blues-Rock Pedalboards
October 19, 2020
See how Doyle Bramhall II maximizes his stompbox real estate, firebrand Eric Gales adds bling to his setup, Jonny Lang upgrades to “spaceship” lighting, while Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Samantha Fish can’t let go of irreplaceable favorites.
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Rig Rundown: Deep Sea Diver's Jessica Dobson
October 14, 2020
“Strangled cat" and "glassy Jonny Greenwood” are just two attitudes the former Beck and Shins sidewoman engages in her band’s adventurous indie-rock.
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Rig Rundown: Division of Laura Lee
October 7, 2020
Swedish post-hardcore guitarists Per Stålberg and Viktor Lager show off gear inspired by heroes J Mascis, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Drive Like Jehu, and … Ace Frehley.
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Boss Unveils the GT-1000CORE, RC-5, and RC-500
October 1, 2020
The GT-1000CORE is a compact multi-effects unit based on the company's flagship GT-1000.
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Boss Announces the OC-5 Octave Pedal
September 17, 2020
The OC-5 features a new Vintage mode, polyphonic enhancements, and an octave-up feature for extended range.
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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Gargantuan Pedalboards Vol. 1
September 15, 2020
Get a load of these space-station control centers from Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Steven Wilson, Dweezil Zappa, and Steve Lukather.
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Rig Rundown: Caspian's Phil Jamieson
September 2, 2020
The self-proclaimed “midrange mattress” makes a post-rock bed with an “Excalibur” Jazzmaster and some up-the-sleeve Strymon settings.
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