Guitar World
Playing Those Mind Games
VOLBEAT’S MICHAEL POULSEN AND ROB CAGGIANO ON THE PENT-UP ENERGY AND FALSE STARTS THAT LED TO THEIR BACK-TO-BASICS NEW ALBUM, SERVANT OF THE MIND
7 min |
May 2022
Guitar World
INTERGALACTIC SATCH
SUPREME SHREDDER JOE SATRIANI CHALLENGED HIMSELF TO CREATE A “NEW STANDARD” FOR INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR ALBUMS TO BE MEASURED AGAINST. THE RESULT? THE ELEPHANTS OF MARS, AN UNDENIABLY CINEMATIC NEW ALBUM RECORDED WITHOUT CREATIVE BARRIERS — OR PHYSICAL AMPLIFIERS
10+ min |
May 2022
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THE BOWMAN COMETH
AN ODE TO EDDIE PHILLIPS OF THE CREATION.
9 min |
May 2022
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EASTMAN NEW TRADITIONAL STYLE
EASTMAN CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF BRINGING TRUE HANDCRAFTED STRINGED INSTRUMENTS TO THE MASSES
9 min |
May 2022
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FREE FOR ALL
JAZZ/FUSION GREAT JOHN McLAUGHLIN on his liberating new album, his recent run-in with the law and his spiritual connection to pretty much everything and everyone
9 min |
May 2022
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The Flower Kings
Roine Stolt leads the venerable Swedish prog-rockers into the future by mining their past
3 min |
May 2022
Guitar World
30 Instrumental Guitarists With Something to Say
GW's guide to two-and-a-half dozen inspiring instrumental masters, plus — in many cases — their exclusive advice on how to keep your own instrumental music endlessly interesting.
10+ min |
May 2022
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Sound and Vision
EMERALD VIRTUO
3 min |
May 2022
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Top Model
Martin SC-10E
3 min |
May 2022
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Crunch Time
Blackstar Dept. 10 Valve Pedals
4 min |
May 2022
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The Real DL
Produced continuously for 23 years, the line 6 DL4 enjoys status as a classic of the digital modeling era.
5 min |
May 2022
Guitar World
Tones to Love, Love, Love
My Morning Jacket frontman/guitarist Jim James on dialing in some of the nastiest fuzz tones of his career — and what to expect from his new signature Gibson ES-335
6 min |
May 2022
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How I Wrote…“Take It Off the Top”
Steve Morse opens up about the Dixie Dregs’ long-running fan favorite.
4 min |
April 2022
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CHANGING GEAR
FROM CHARLIE CHRISTIAN TO TOM MORELLO, THESE 25 GUITARISTS SHIFTED THE COURSE OF GUITARS, AMPS, EFFECTS AND TONE, TO BRING US WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
10+ min |
April 2022
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ORIGIN EFFECTS
RevivalDRIVE Compact and MAGMA57
6 min |
March 2022
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MACKIE Thrash215 Powered Loudspeaker
SINCE THE 1990S Mackie, a company founded in America’s rugged Northwest, has been designing great-sounding and reliable audio products for musicians. A good part of their success can be attributed to the thoughtful design of mixers and loudspeakers that deliver both professional quality and portability. With the debut of their new line of Thrash-powered loudspeakers, Mackie has attempted to address perhaps the most challenging constraint to producing great audio — doing it on a budget. Thrash promises more for a fraction of what other professional powered loudspeakers cost.
4 min |
April 2022
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EASTMAN T64/v and T184MX
BOASTING A REPUTATION that grows year upon year, the Eastman String Company has long defied any “budget-brand” preconceptions normally heaped upon Chinese-made guitars, delivering instruments that punch well above their weight for build quality, tone and playability (see the “Meet Your Maker” interview with two of the company’s prime movers.
8 min |
April 2022
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FENDER Mustang Micro
MINIATURIZATION IS THE story of the modern age, as devices keep getting smaller and more powerful. Case in point, the Mustang Micro, a very, very small guitar amplifier and effect modeling system that features a selection of tones from the Mustang series modeling amps. You can plug it directly into your guitar’s input jack, connect stereo headphones to its 1/8-inch jack, choose various amp and effect settings, and play for hours. The unit lets you jam along with tunes from your music library or streaming service through Bluetooth audio from your mobile device, tablet or computer. You can also record your guitar tones with or without a Bluetooth audio stream to your preferred recording system by using Mustang Micro’s USB-C output.
2 min |
April 2022
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JAZZ ODYSSEY
Freedom has been on a lot of people’s minds the past two years. Jazz-fusion pioneer John McLaughlin made it the topic of his latest solo album, Liberation Time.
10+ min |
April 2022
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Strymon
Compadre Dual-Voice Compressor and Boost
4 min |
March 2022
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Strymon
Iridium Amp and IR Cab Pedal
6 min |
April 2022
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Taylor
American Dream AD27e Flametop
5 min |
April 2022
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With a Lot of Help
Uke superstar Jake Shimabukuro teams up with Warren Haynes, Sonny Landreth, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Vince Gill, Billy Strings and others on Jake & Friends.
10 min |
April 2022
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The Ghost of Skip James
Washed up at age 30, James was rediscovered in 1964, just five years before his death. His impact is felt stronger than ever today in Bentonia blues.
10+ min |
April 2022
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GUITAR SHOPPING WITH SLASH
THAT TIME SLASH AND GW’S RICHARD BIENSTOCK SPENT A LOVELY AFTERNOON BROWSING — AND BUYING! — AT NORMAN’S RARE GUITARS IN TARZANA, CALIFORNIA
8 min |
April 2022
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FAR BEYOND DRIVEN
NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU’RE INTO, THERE’S AN OVERDRIV PEDAL (OR TWO) FOR YOU. IN THIS ISS WE ROUND UP EIGHT OF OUR FAVORIT
5 min |
April 2022
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The Sky's the Limit
PRS Guitars SE Silver Sky
5 min |
April 2022
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All This and War of the Worlds, Pt. II
For his latest solo album, Symphony x Shredder Michael Romeo returns to the H.G. Wells of inspiration
6 min |
April 2022
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Unleashed
Glenn tipton looks back at 50 years of Triumph and Tragedy in Judas Priest
10+ min |
April 2022
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ROYAL TREATMENT
Blues phenom Eric Gales returns with the album he was born to make: Crown.
6 min |