The Year in Gear 2024
Every year at this time we present our editors’ and reviewers’ choices of the best gear of the preceding 12 months. This year, it's a wide range of, well, just about everything that speaks to us as...
View ArticleIs Reading Sheet Music Required to Be a Good Guitarist?
Does the guitar’s design encourage sonic exploration more than sight reading? A popular song between 1910 and 1920 would usually sell millions of copies of sheet music annually. The world population...
View ArticleSunn Amps Launches the 1000-Watt DoomBox
A 1000-watt speaker cabinet crafted for musicians who demand power and precision. Sunn Amps intends to reinvent the standard 4x12 configuration with the introduction of this new cabinet.The Sunn Amps...
View ArticleOf Movies, Reckless Youth, and Rare Guitars!
Do you have any “click and stick” movies that you love? Like when you are channel surfing and see a movie that you’ve watched a lot, and then just watch it again? Lately, for me, it’s been the 2015...
View ArticleReader Guitar of the Month: King of the Road
When his brother-in-law passed away, this reader made it his mission to repair his old damaged Ovation guitar as a gift to his niece.My brother-in-law passed away in March. He was a talented...
View ArticleBohlinger Dismantles Jack White's Fender Triplecaster
PG's host straps on a prototype Tele to unleash the Knife Drop's horror and heft only to dismantle Jack White's Triplecaster in one accidental Bigsby bomb.
View ArticleFender American Ultra II Meteora Demo
Crafted for comfort and ready to rumble, the potent and flexible Ultra II Meteora shatters the Fender offset mold.Built for players boldly seeking the best, American Ultra II is our most advanced...
View ArticleWin a Billy Corgan Signature Drop Z Guitar from Reverend Guitar!
Get ready to rock with the guitar that’s turning heads! For the next 30 days, you have the chance to win the iconic Billy Corgan Signature Drop Z from Reverend Guitars. Reverend Billy Corgan Signature...
View ArticleBilly Corgan—The Premier Guitar Interview
“Form follows function,” explains Billy Corgan when asked about the evolution of his songwriting. These three words seem to serve as his creative dictum. “Early Pumpkins was more about playing in...
View ArticleThe Noisy Possibilities of the EHX Freeze Pedal
There’s a scene in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive where Naomi Watts and Laura Harring’s characters find themselves in a darkened, mostly empty theater. Against a backdrop of spooky, synthy chords,...
View ArticleWhy You Need This Gadget to Protect Your Headstock
Join PG contributor Tom Butwin as he explores how this simple, yet essential, device can save your instrument from catastrophic damage. Discover the peace of mind provided by the Atlas C1.Atlas C-1A
View ArticleBaroni Introduces 5 Tube Preamps/DI Recording Amps
Baroni Recording Amps: Faithful tone to iconic amps in rock history. High-Voltage Class A tube preamp and analog simulation for direct FOH or DAW use. VARICAB circuit for realistic cab simulations....
View ArticleMayfly Launches Two New Pedals for Fall
With features like volume and gain controls, sparkle switch, and waveform shape control, these pedals are designed to be a must-have for any guitarist. The Creamsicle has that low-gain English rock...
View ArticleTaylor Celebrates 50 Years with Limited-Edition Collection and New Podcast
This year marks a watershed for Taylor Guitars as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary of building high-quality instruments and contributing to the global music community. Over the past five...
View ArticleThe Red Clay Strays Rig Rundown
The Alabama-born country-rockers bring some custom gear from their home state to the stage of Nashville’s Ryman.Mobile, Alabama’s Red Clay Strays started out as a local cover band. In 2016, they...
View ArticleWarm Audio WA-C1 Review
In the impetuousness of my youth, I was, among other things, a reactionary chorus hater. Such were the obligations of a lad that preferred the Pebbles compilations to the Police in the 1980s. So, upon...
View ArticleFralin Announces Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard
Fralin launches custom Prewired Tele Deluxe ’72 Pickguard featuring Lindy Fralin’s Wide Range Humbuckers. "Our custom pickguards are not just upgrades; they are transformations. Each pickguard is...
View ArticleAguilar Expands Its Tone Hammer Line
With built-in effects, headphone output, and AUX connectivity, these compact devices are designed to provide ultimate versatility for practice sessions at home or on stage.Aguilar is introducing the...
View ArticleOrange Announces the Orianthi Crush 20RT
Orianthi is partnering with Orange Amplification to release a travel-friendly amp designed to be both functional and reliable.The new Limited Edition Orianthi Crush 20RT has been played by the...
View ArticleTom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp: Titans of Tone
Working from a shared language of elegance and grit, Nashville guitar domos Tom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp have crafted In Stereo, an album that celebrates the transcendent power of instrumental...
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