A Guitar Pick You Can Sling and Wear Like a Ring

By Damian Fanelli Guitarists, meet the Pick Slinger. It’s a new type of guitar pick that you wear like a ring, allowing you to swing—and/or sling—it in and out of…

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Epifani Piccolo 999 Review

This 1,000-watt amp from Epifani won’t break your back at 4 1/2 pounds, but it might add molto bene to your vocabulary.

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PRS CE 24

Since the dawn of rock and roll, the snap and response that comes from a bolt-on neck guitar has been an essential part of the mix. These attributes have, in…

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Gibson unveils 16 new Limited Run guitars

Gibson has already promised 2016 will be its “best year ever”, and judging from its latest burst of Limited Run models, it looks set to be among its most diverse,…

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Summer NAMM 2016: Fender Custom Shop relics and guitar mash-ups

SUMMER NAMM 2016: Fender’s Custom Shop gets us every time, and this year’s Summer NAMM showing saw The Big F’s finest builders reveal a host of new, drool-worthy guitars. This…

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Fractal Audio Axe-Fx XL+: The Ultimate Guitar Processor

The Axe-Fx II XL+ is the ultimate all-in-one preamp/effects processor. It contains a vast virtual inventory of hundreds of vintage and modern guitar amps, speaker cabinets, guitar stompbox and studio…

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PRS Guitars Unveils New SE Mark Holcomb Signature Model

The band Periphery has become a force to be reckoned with in the progressive metal scene thanks to their complex rhythms and soaring melodies. Guitarist Mark Holcomb helps achieve this…

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Rig Rundown – Joe Robinson

Guitars During this run, Robinson brought out three guitars–a Fender Strat, a Fender Jazzmaster, and a Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman. The Strat was the first guitar Robinson bought…

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Rig Rundown – Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez & Travis Stever

Claudio Sanchez’ Guitars Claudio prefers Gibson Explorers, and his number one is a 1980 Gibson E2 Explorer (left). It has a Bare Knuckle Nailbomb in the bridge and stock neck…

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Rig Rundown – Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, and Ben Shepherd

Kim Thayil’s Guitars Kim’s main guitar is a black ’90s reissue Guild S-100 (left) that he’s had since the early ’90s. He prefers this model because of the distance between…

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