Question of the Month: Polish Here, Shine Over There
Question: What’s one area you’d like to improve on in your music?Guest Picker - Keith WallenA: I think there is always room for improvement for myself musically. The moment you stop trying to improve...
View ArticlePRS SE CE 24 Standard Satin Review
PRS makes some of the best affordable electric guitars in the world. They also have a talent for making those instruments look expensive. They achieve this trick thanks to quality control standards...
View ArticleBassist and Union Leader Dave Pomeroy Makes Players’ Rights the Bottom Line...
“There’s always something to do in Nashville,” grins Dave Pomeroy. For Pomeroy, this is especially true. He’s the president of the Nashville Musicians Association (NMA), the city’s branch, or “local,”...
View ArticleAshdown Introduces Original-EVO-C112T
Weighing in at 13.5kg, the Original-EVO-C112T packs 300 watts of Ashdown bass tone into a compact and lightweight package."Featuring a comprehensive 5-band EQ, this amplifier allows users to sculpt...
View ArticleJoe Bonamassa: Bursts, Dumbles, and the Blues
If you can’t figure out how to play Joe Bonamassa’s solo from “Blues Deluxe,” don’t worry. Neither can Chris Shiflett. But it all changes when Shifty sits down with Bonamassa for this special episode...
View ArticleSupercool Pedals Releases the Zig-Zag Analog Chorus-Vibrato
The Zig-Zag offers a unique take on the classic EHX “Small Clone” circuit that features more customizable control and a true analog bucket brigade chip.Supercool Pedals has unveiled the first...
View ArticleTaylor's Gold Standard
The quality guitar builder celebrates 50 years of innovation with a compelling new collection of anniversary models.Throughout 2024, Taylor Guitars is celebrating its 50th anniversary. For the El...
View ArticleSilktone Introduces the Overdrive+
Based on a completely original circuit, the Overdrive+ is designed to cover both classic overdrive and refreshingly different tones.Its straightforward control set allows you to quickly dial in your...
View ArticleSammy Boller Rig Rundown [2024]
Watch this pianist-turned-guitarist intertwine the styles of Eddie Van Halen and Andy McKee, with 10-finger orchestrations tapped out on his Les Paul Axcess, enlivened by a flexible Friedman BE-100...
View ArticleGibson Unveils the Theodore Standard
Previously available as a limited-edition guitar, this model was developed from original 1957 drawings discovered in the Gibson archives.Inspired by original drawings from 1957-during the same era...
View ArticleMichael Kelly Thinline 58 | PG Plays
The 58 Thinline combines the warm, vintage sound of a semi-hollowbody with the fat tone of two Rockfield SWC humbucker pickups. Its carved top and chambered mahogany body are both balanced and...
View ArticleKeeley’s 4-in-1 Pedal Series Culminates in a Triple Play
The effects pioneer launches three new pedals that pair iconic drives into a single box, with circuit design that allows four variations on each pedal’s classic tones.Every gigging musician knows this...
View ArticleThe Curious Phenomenon of Mutt Guitars
I was talking to my wife the other day about selling guitars. My daughter wants a car, so I’ve been unloading a few nice electrics on fellow collectors with the hope that I can get my girl something...
View ArticleLollar Pickups Releases DC J-Bass Pickup
Lollar Pickups introduces the DC J-Bass, a hum-cancelling pickup for jazz basses designed to offer classic tone without the hum. According to General Manager Rick Vanselow, “Though we continue to...
View ArticleRemembering Reggae Bassist Aston “Family Man” Barrett
Bass is about connection—within the music, among the players, and between the musicians and the listener. Even if you can only hear a song’s bass line, say, in a noisy, crowded room, or through an...
View ArticleWalrus Audio Introduces the Fundamental Ambient
A compact reverb pedal with three atmospheric modes for creating deep, lush, or lo-fi textures. Walrus Audio adds an experimental offering to the Fundamental Series with an expansive reverb with three...
View ArticlePAKT Venture to the Far Edge of Improv
While all of their music is produced spontaneously, PAKT—the all-star outfit that takes its name from the first initials of guitarists Alex Skolnick and Tim Motzer, bassist Percy Jones, and drummer...
View ArticleCheap Tricks That Make You Sound Fast!
Chops: Intermediate Theory: Intermediate Lesson Overview: • Learn how performing slurs can make your guitar playing two to three times faster. • Integrate fast licks in the context of songs. • Use...
View ArticleWren and Cuff Eye See ’78 Review
It was only a matter of time before Big Muff wizard/scientist Matt Holl built a big-box version of his Eye See '78 V4/V5-style op-amp Big Muff. It is worth the wait. I’m not sure I even knew how much...
View ArticleThe Fender Marauder Wiring
Hello and welcome back to Mod Garage. This month, we will have a look at the most weird and elusive Fender guitar ever: the Marauder. We will not only cover some really interesting technical details,...
View ArticleReader Guitar of the Month: Cinder
This reader’s doubleneck guitar sports one rather unusual feature—a fretless neck.I’m always looking for things that push my guitar playing in new directions and challenge me, whether it’s new music,...
View ArticleLine 6 Introduces the Catalyst CX Combo Amp
Line 6 introduces the Catalyst CX family of guitar amplifiers, featuring Amp Voicings from the award-winning Helix processor.The three dual-channel Catalyst CX combos perform like traditional guitar...
View ArticleDiscover the Versatile Tones of the Nichols 1966 Fuzz Pedal by Danelectro
John tests out Steve Ridinger's reimagination of the fuzzy drive pedal that began his stompbox-building journey in 1966. Danelectro has introduced the newest pedal in its iconic product line: the...
View ArticleMy Morning Jacket and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Announce Tour
My Morning Jacket and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are teaming up for the Eye To Eye Tour, featuring equal-length sets and a unique performance order swap at each show.The tour gets...
View ArticleGuitarist Anne McCue’s Fresh Take on Classic Psychedelia
Anne McCue looks a bit like the Mad Hatter as she takes the stage at Nashville’s 5 Spot, wearing a red felt topper and colorful silk crimson-and-flowers jacket. It’s a visual cue for what’s coming...
View ArticleJoe Bonamassa Unveils "The Blonde Dot" 1960 ES-335 Humbuckers
Joe Bonamassa’s “The Blonde Dot” 1960 ES-335 humbucker set is a faithful recreation of the P.A.F. humbuckers from his 1960 dot-neck Gibson ES-335 with blonde finish. The first 800 sets feature limited...
View ArticleWin a Two Kings Pedal Kit + Tools from StewMac!
You could WIN everything you need to build a Two Kings Boost from StewMac in this all-new giveaway! Ends April 9, 2024.StewMac Two Kings Boost Pedal KitCan't wait 5 YEARS for an Analogman King of...
View ArticleVola Guitars and Micheal Keene Release Signature Model
Designed Michael Keene of The Faceless, this guitar features a GOTOH tremolo system, Fishman Fluence pickups, and a custom “Keene Green” finish. Designed in collaboration with metal titan Michael...
View ArticleExtreme Rig Rundown with Nuno Bettencourt & Pat Badger
Guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt crashes his own Rundown to showcase the “Bumblebee” guitar he cooked up to honor Eddie Van Halen, while bassist Pat Badger shares two killer stories about basses that...
View ArticleThe Burns Virginian: An Underrated Luthier’s Obscure Underdog
Many guitar fans obsess over the “classics,” but I’ve always been more drawn to the obscure underdogs, especially those designed by England’s James Ormston Burns. Sometimes called the “British Leo...
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