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Sonny Landreth wears his slide on his pinky and frets chords behind the glass. Here's how the Louisiana master built his sound, from Clifton Chenier and John Hiatt to Crossroads, plus his gear and the albums to hear first.
The MXR Phase 90 was the first pedal MXR ever sold and it's still in production 50 years later. Here's who built it, script vs. block, how Eddie Van Halen used it on Van Halen I, and which version to buy today.
Fender has announced a limited edition Kim Gordon signature Jazzmaster with a Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker, a Jazzmaster neck pickup and Mustang saddles. It costs $1,099.99 in the U.S.
JHS says it decided, designed, prototyped and approved the 3 Series Pherb in 35 hours. It's a $99 lo-fi reverb running into a four-stage phaser, with a bitcrushing BREAK mode for noise players.
The American Girl riff sounds like a Rickenbacker 12-string. It isn't. Here's how Mike Campbell's '51 Broadcaster, a borrowed '64 Strat and a Bo Diddley beat made Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' signature song, and how to play it.
Gibson is celebrating 50 years of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with a 250-piece Flying V in five finishes. Here are the specs, the price, why it's a V, and where to find one.
Eric Johnson just walked Guitarist through his touring rig for the first time in 13 years. Here's how the three-amp setup, the '54 Strat, the pedals and his picking hand add up to the most-studied lead tone in instrumental rock, and how to get close today.
Tony Iommi's first solo album since 2005's Fused arrived Friday on BMG. Here's what's on it, who plays on it, what the first reviews say about the guitar, and the Eddie Van Halen story Iommi told the same week.
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Gear LaunchThe MXR Phase 90 was the first pedal MXR ever sold and it's still in production 50 years later. Here's who built it, script vs. block, how Eddie Van Halen used it on Van Halen I, and which version to buy today.
Breaking NewsSonny Landreth wears his slide on his pinky and frets chords behind the glass. Here's how the Louisiana master built his sound, from Clifton Chenier and John Hiatt to Crossroads, plus his gear and the albums to hear first.
Gear LaunchFender has announced a limited edition Kim Gordon signature Jazzmaster with a Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker, a Jazzmaster neck pickup and Mustang saddles. It costs $1,099.99 in the U.S.
Breaking NewsJHS says it decided, designed, prototyped and approved the 3 Series Pherb in 35 hours. It's a $99 lo-fi reverb running into a four-stage phaser, with a bitcrushing BREAK mode for noise players.
HistoryThe American Girl riff sounds like a Rickenbacker 12-string. It isn't. Here's how Mike Campbell's '51 Broadcaster, a borrowed '64 Strat and a Bo Diddley beat made Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' signature song, and how to play it.
Breaking NewsGibson is celebrating 50 years of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with a 250-piece Flying V in five finishes. Here are the specs, the price, why it's a V, and where to find one.
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Fender has announced a limited edition Kim Gordon signature Jazzmaster with a Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker, a Jazzmaster neck pickup and Mustang saddles. It costs $1,099.99 in the U.S.
JHS says it decided, designed, prototyped and approved the 3 Series Pherb in 35 hours. It's a $99 lo-fi reverb running into a four-stage phaser, with a bitcrushing BREAK mode for noise players.
The American Girl riff sounds like a Rickenbacker 12-string. It isn't. Here's how Mike Campbell's '51 Broadcaster, a borrowed '64 Strat and a Bo Diddley beat made Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' signature song, and how to play it.
Gibson is celebrating 50 years of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with a 250-piece Flying V in five finishes. Here are the specs, the price, why it's a V, and where to find one.
TONE DECODEDEric Johnson just walked Guitarist through his touring rig for the first time in 13 years. Here's how the three-amp setup, the '54 Strat, the pedals and his picking hand add up to the most-studied lead tone in instrumental rock, and how to get close today.
TONE DECODEDInside the fearless Texas guitar language, brutal-but-musical tone, and melodic instinct that made Dimebag Darrell impossible to imitate — and impossible to replace.
TONE DECODEDNo fuzz pedal. No stack of distortion boxes. Just a 1955 Strat, Pearly Gates, a 1969 Marshall Super Lead, and Billy Gibbons’ hands. Here is how the dirtiest-sounding riff in Texas blues-rock actually works.
TONE DECODEDHow a 1959 Les Paul, impossibly light strings, vicious right-hand technique and an almost supernatural understanding of space turned three chords into one of the most recognizable sounds in rock.
TONE DECODEDNo crowd. No spectacle. Just Stevie Ray Vaughan checking levels at the Syria Mosque in 1986 — and sounding absolutely monstrous. What the footage reveals about tone, touch and the myth of the rig.
TONE DECODEDYou bought the guitar, the amp, and the pedals — so why doesn’t it sound right? The last 10 percent of guitar tone is the most important part, and it’s almost never about the gear list.
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Fender has announced a limited edition Kim Gordon signature Jazzmaster with a Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker, a Jazzmaster neck pickup and Mustang saddles. It costs $1,099.99 in the U.S.
