“8am one morning there was a knock at the door. It was a cop and he said: ‘Do you have a red Gibson guitar SG model?’ I just handed it to him”: Pat Travers owned three Gibsons by the age of 16 – his luck would not last
The Canadian rocker explains how he went through three Gibson builds in two short years
Read more » “Warm, woody tones and a beautiful vintage character”: PRS celebrates the launch of the first humbuckers with the 40th Anniversary McCarty SC56 – a limited-run, traditionally-styled troublemaker with bags of charm
The latest addition to its 40th-anniversary releases, the time-machine axe tips its hat to luthiery innovations from the year Paul Reed Smith was born
Read more » Tone Master Pro In the Studio: Joey Burcham and Kid Pastel | Fender
Step inside Joey Burcham’s studio with Kid Pastel as they use the Tone Master Pro to produce new record. Learn more: https://www.fender.com/en-US/guitar-amplifiers/contemporary-digital/tone-master-pro/2274900000.html #Fender #FenderGuitars #ToneMasterPro SUBSCRIBE NOW: http://bit.ly/FenderSubscribe SHOP FENDER:…
Read more » “The MC5’s roaring distortion sound in a box”: MXR and Daredevil bottle Wayne Kramer’s gritty and explosive tone into the Jail Guitar Doors Drive pedal – and it has Tom Morello’s approval
The MC5 guitarist had worked on its design before his passing last year, and now it serves as an immortalization of his proto-punk legacy
Read more » “Anyone who has ever heard Toto’s Hold The Line will know he can let it rip with the best of them”: 4 searing blues guitar solo ideas in the style of Steve Lukather
Lukather might have made his name in box-office rock and pop, but the blues underpins it all, and this quick-fire tutorial with tab and audio unleashes some serious soloing heat
Read more » “Cinema’s most influential guitar hasn’t been seen in 40 years”: The guitar from Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene has been missing for decades – now Gibson has launched a worldwide search for it
The guitar, rented from Norman Harris, was used for Marty McFly’s influential Johnny B. Goode performance, but it hasn’t been seen since
Read more » “You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a great sound”: Joe Bonamassa reveals his go-to rig for guest-spots – and the amp he uses when he doesn’t want to cart out his Dumbles
The blues rock gear guru explains his bare bones gear choices for run ’n’ gun live sit-ins – and which amps complement different venues.
Read more » “Any distortion came from the amp itself. It was considered a rather clean sound compared to other punk bands”: Joe Genaro on overhead conversations, ad-libs, and making it catchy and funny on the Dead Milkmen’s classic punk debut
Genaro was only a novice when the Philly punk legends tracked Big Lizard in My Backyard, but with an innovative strumming technique he had everything he needed to make their songs hit hard
Read more » “Engaging the pedal transformed my previously thin and uninspiring tone into a beautifully fat, warm, and full-bodied sound”: Audio Sprockets ToneDexter II review
If you’re ready to get nerdy about your acoustic tone, this intelligent pre-amp is the unit for you
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Cryptopsy release new music video for ‘Malicious Needs’
CRYPTOPSY have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Malicious Needs, is taken from the Canadian death metal band’s upcoming new album, An Insatiable Violence (the follow-up to…
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