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How a Trashy-Sounding ’60s Greco Guitar Created Garage-Rock Magic
Recently, I was touring college campuses with my daughter because she’s about to take the next step in her journey. Looking back, I’ve been writing this column for close to 10 years! When I started,...
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This hollowbody has been with Jack since the '90s purring and howling onstage for hundreds of shows.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: The Green Snake
With this guitar, I wanted to create a shadowbox-type vibe by adding something you could see inside. I have always loved the Yamaha Pacifica guitars because of the open pickup cavity and the light...
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Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay Review
Though my affection for analog echo dwarfs my sentiments for digital delay, I don’t get doctrinaire about it. If the sound works, I’ll use it. Boss digital delays have been instructive in this way to...
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Tubesteader Releases the ROY
A dual-channel tube preamp and overdrive pedal inspired by the Top Boost channel of vintage VOX amps.ROY is designed to deliver sweet, ringing cleans and the "shattered" upper-mid breakup tones...
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My Love for the Greer Supa Cobra Overdrive
Let’s face it: Nobody can tell what overdrive pedal you’re using. Whether you’re in a carpeted suburban basement accompanying the hired clown at your nephew’s fifth birthday party or standing on the...
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X's Billy Zoom & John Doe Rig Rundown
John Doe and Billy Zoom keeps things spare and powerful, with two basses and a single guitar–and 47 years of shared musical history–between them, as founding members of this historic American...
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Stevie Van Zandt Is Ready to Talk Guitar
I’m stuck in Stevie Van Zandt’s elevator, and the New York City Fire Department has been summoned. It’s early March, and I am trapped on the top floor of a six-story office building in Greenwich...
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Which EVH Solos Deserve (Even) More Love?
Some of these are deep cuts—get ready for some instrumental bonus tracks and Van Halen III mentions—and some are among the biggest radio hits of their time. Just because their hits, though, doesn’t...
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Gibson’s Master Luthier Jim DeCola—From Boards to Slabs and Beyond
As a teenager, DeCola fell in love with surfing, but growing up in Indiana … no ocean. So, skateboarding became his passion. When a surf park called Big Surf—replete with rideable waves—opened up near...
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An Elegant PRS and the Truth About Angry Larry
I recently borrowed a guitar from a friend and accidentally got his whammy bar mixed up with the one from my PRS. Midway through my apology and explanation, I realized my friend was staring at me. “I...
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Southern-Rock Siblings Larkin Poe Are in Full Bloom
Larkin Poe, the fiery roots-rock band fronted by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, have managed to achieve something that so many touring bands never do: They feel content with their level of success....
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Supercool Pedals Unveils the Barstow Bat
The newest pedal in Supercool's lineup, designed to honor the classic RAT distortion pedal with more tone customization, a dead-quiet circuit response, and an eye-catching design.The Barstow Bat is...
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Stevie Van Zandt’s E Street Gear Gallery
In preparation for his cover story on Stevie Van Zandt, PG contributor Mark Finkelpearl got a backstage tour of the E Street Band’s guitars at Baltimore’s Camden Yards before their September 13 show....
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Nancy Wilson Walked Out on Led Zeppelin
Nancy Wilson tells us about discovering Led Zeppelin—from walking out on their opening set for 5th Dimension to eventually hearing them at the right place at the right time.Before they hit it big,...
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Cort Unveils Two New Black Top Cedar Acoustic Guitars
Two new acoustic models from Cort with solid red cedar tops and black satin finishes.The new MR500F-CED and L100OCF-CED acoustic guitars have solid red cedar tops and black satin finishes. Cedar is a...
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Lloyd Baggs: From State-of-the-Art Guitars to Great Pickups—and Back Again
In Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed, the German filmmaker, opera director, actor, and author tells his colleague Paul Cronin, “Walk on foot, learn languages and a craft or trade that has...
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Danelectro Introduces the Spring King Junior Reverb
The Spring King Junior follows in the footsteps of the original Spring King reverb, however, with a much smaller footprint.Building on a 25-year legacy, Danelectro has launched the brand new Spring...
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Mike Stern Talks Miles, Jaco, and a Bit of Wig Glue
The celebrated NYC-based veteran talks the heyday of New York’s jazz scene, playing with the greats, arts funding in America, and more.Mike Stern has been around the block. The jazz-guitar virtuoso...
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Chat Pile's Luther Manhole and Stin Rig Rundown
The fast-rising Okies use solid-state amp heads, baritone guitars, and a bit of Peavey magic to bring their nightmare-rock to life.Oklahoma City sludge rockers Chat Pile have had a busy few years....
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