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Supro Montauk Mini Rocker Amp Demo

Supro Montauk Mini Rocker Amp Demo
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A 6L6 power section, tube-driven spring reverb, and a versatile array of line outs make this 1x10 combo an appealing and unique 15-watt alternative.


Kevin Gordon and his beloved ES-125, in earlier days.

Photo by David Wilds

Looking for new fuel for your sound and songs? Nashvilleā€™s Kevin Gordon found both in exploring traditional blues tunings and their variations.

I first heard open guitar tunings while in college, from older players whoā€™d become friends or mentors, and from various artists playing at the Delta Blues Festival in the early mid-ā€™80s, which was held in a fallow field in Freedom Village, Mississippiā€”whose topographical limits likely did not extend beyond said field.

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Need more firepower? Hereā€™s a collection of high-powered stomps that pack plenty of torque.

Thereā€™s a visceral feeling that goes along with really cranking the gain. Whether youā€™re using a clean amp or an already dirty setup, adding more gain can inspire you to play in an entirely different way. Below are a handful of pedals that can take you from classic crunch to death metal doomā€”and beyond.

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Paul Reed Smith shows John Bohlinger how to detect the grain in a guitar-body blank, in a scene from PGā€™s PRS Factory Tour video.

Paul Reed Smith says being a guitar builder requires code-cracking, historical perspective, and an eclectic knowledge base. Mostly, it asks that we remain perpetual students and remain willing to become teachers.

I love to learn, and I donā€™t enjoy history kicking my ass. In other words, if my instrument-making predecessorsā€”Ted McCarty, Leo Fender, Christian Martin, John Heiss, Antonio de Torres, G.B. Guadagnini, and Antonio Stradivari, to name a fewā€”made an instrument that took my breath away when I played it, and it sounded better than what I had made, I wanted to know not just what they had done, but what they understood that I didnā€™t understand yet. And because it was clear to me that these masters understood some things that I didnā€™t, I would go down rabbit holes.

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Featuring the SansAmp section, Reverb/Delay/Roto effects, and OMG overdrive, with new additions like a switchable Pre/Post Boost and Effect Loop. Pre-configured for the RK Killer Wail wah, this pedal offers versatile tones and unmatched flexibility.

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