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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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The Most Powerful Pedal?
May 25, 2020
It’s underappreciated and not as sexy as an overdrive or fuzz, but an EQ on your pedalboard can open myriad tonal doors.
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Rig Rundown: Cory Branan
May 6, 2020
The Memphis honky-tonkin’, Tele-twangin’ songster reveals his beefed-up guitarsenal with 6-string stalwarts, a custom 3rd Power combo, and a stockpile of stomps.
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Hooked: Marty Schwartz on Led Zeppelin's "Over the Hills and Far Away"
April 28, 2020
The popular YouTuber recounts how hearing Jimmy Page's dynamics on the Houses of the Holy classic became his gateway to guitar.
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Rig Rundown: Howling Giant
April 22, 2020
A Reverend V, two fiery British-voiced heads, and some tone-sizzling, time-bending stomps fire this warped comet rider into psychedelic spaces.
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Rig Rundown: Brendan Benson [2020]
April 15, 2020
A trip into the bona fide Raconteurs guitarist's inner lair of rare vintage acoustics, super vibey amps, and a few choice goldtops.
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Rig Rundown: Ally Venable
April 1, 2020
This up-and-coming Texas-blues rocker walks through how she gets her huge tones.
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Rig Rundown: Opeth
March 11, 2020
The Swedish prog-metal sorcerers dish on their longstanding PRS ties and uncover why they traded traditional tube amps for swappable high-gain Synergy modules.
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Your Pedalboards 2020: Part Deux
February 14, 2020
We received so many submissions from readers, we had to do a round two. PG's axe-wielding disciples show us their personal pedal masterpieces.
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NAMM 2020 Editors' Picks
January 21, 2020
After four exhausting days of scouring the halls of NAMM, we present you with a collection of gear that stood out from the pack.
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Boss Katana Artist MkII | NAMM 2020
January 18, 2020
The latest iteration of the company's flagship amp line features expanded effects, a 3-way contour switch, and global EQ with three customizable curves.
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Boss Acoustic Singer Live LT Demo | NAMM 2020
January 17, 2020
A compact, two-channel combo designed to be a singer-songwriter's best friend.
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Boss SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer Demo | NAMM 2020
January 17, 2020
Watch an amazing medley of hits using the company's most powerful and customizable synth pedal.
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NAMM 2020 Day 1 Gallery
January 16, 2020
The first day was full of new gear from Two Notes, Revv, Gibson, Jackson Audio, and the biggest Metal Zone you've ever seen.
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Rig Rundown: Tom Bukovac
January 15, 2020
When you’re one of the most recorded guitarists in Nashville, you make sure you can cover all the bases. Watch this in-depth look at the amazing vintage guitars, rare amps, and massive pedalboard that inspires one of Nashville’s first-call session players.
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Rig Rundown: Ida Mae's Chris Turpin
January 8, 2020
This modern-day Delta blues star goes deep on low-powered amps, vintage resos, and open-tuned riffs.
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Korn’s Head and Munky on Coping with Tragedy Through 7-Strings
January 2, 2020
It’s been 25 years since the downtuned guitar duo helped pioneer a sonic path that changed metal. Here they reveal how dealing with the loss of heroes and friends informed their 13th studio album, The Nothing.
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Rig Rundown: Steve Wariner
December 18, 2019
Designated a "certified guitar picker" by former boss Chet Atkins, the multiple Grammy-winning session ace and songwriter for country legends shows off his favorite gear.
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Boss Introduces the Waza-Air Wireless Personal Guitar Amplification System
December 5, 2019
An over-the-ear headphone with built-in amp sims and effects.
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Boss Introduces the SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer
December 5, 2019
The pedal features a newly developed Dynamic Synth and refreshed versions of historic Boss/Roland instrument modeling and synthesizer technologies.
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