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THE EVOLUTION OF JIM LAUDERDALE
His main goal has always been to write great songs. As he drops his 35th album, Game Changer, the Americana stalwart is learning to be a better guitarist.
10 min |
January 2023
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You Dirty Rat
Introduced in 1979, the ProCo Rat Distortion Pedal is the OG overdrive.
3 min |
January 2023
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TIP SHEET
Slide virtuoso Sonny Landreth delivers 10 pointers for everyone from beginners to pros.
5 min |
January 2023
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FLYING HIGH AGAIN
On the 40th anniversary of Randy Rhoads' death, we celebrate his metal mastery with a lesson devoted to his genre-defining style.
6 min |
January 2023
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GAME ON
Chris Scruggs and Craig Smith explore the licks that make Game Changer a winner.
2 min |
January 2023
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How I Wrote..."867-5309/ Jenny"
Jim Keller recalls how he helped dial in Tommy Tutone's 1982 smash hit.
3 min |
January 2023
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VICTORY - V1 the Duchess and the Jack Overdrive
BRITISH GEAR MAKER Victory is primarily known for its well-built tube amps, but the amp-in-a-pedal sector is a growing and popular one, so it makes total sense for this company to join the likes of Bogner, Friedman and countless stompbox makers in this arena.
3 min |
January 2023
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CARDINAL VIRTUE
As he puts his old band back together for their debut album, blues guitarist Chris Buck emphasizes playing for the song.
5 min |
January 2023
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EPIPHONE
Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335
4 min |
January 2023
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MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
With more than five decades of road behind him, George Thorogood picks a handful of tunes that brought smiles to the miles.
8 min |
January 2023
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PLAYING by the RULES
Known his work as a guitarist, writer and producer with artists like Kacey Musgraves and Brett Eldredge, Daniel Tashian follows three guidelines on his newest solo set. The result is an album's worth of gems.
10+ min |
January 2023
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LEARNING TO BREATHE
Eight years into his career, Marcus King has shown he has what it takes to go the distance. With Young Blood, his latest solo excursion, he does it with all six strings blazing.
9 min |
January 2023
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SIX OF ONE
Marcus delivers a half-dozen tips to help you become a singular guitarist.
3 min |
January 2023
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Raw Power
The Beatles' 1970 swan song finds its groove in this 2003 redux.
2 min |
January 2023
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SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Hailing from Clarksdale, Mississippi, Christone \"Kingfish\" Ingram is a born and bred blues guitarist. Just don't call him a purist.
8 min |
January 2023
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TAKE FIVE
Kingfish delivers his top guitar tips.
3 min |
January 2023
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RIFFING ON CLASSICS
Rebecca and Megan Lovell reveal the secrets behind Larkin Poe's alchemical magic for turning classic blues riffs into modern fuzzed-out blues-rock hooks.
10 min |
January 2023
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THE LORDS OF LO-FI
GA-20's stripped-down, lo-fi approach has propelled them to the top of the blues charts. As they release their latest album, Crackdown, guitarists Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty show us the gear that fuels their authentic blues-rock tone.
6 min |
January 2023
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GOING HORIZONTAL
Want to give the lap steel a go? Here are Megan Lovell's four tips to help you get started.
1 min |
January 2023
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Gas Supply
Our pick of the month's most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear
3 min |
January 2023
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EXTRA, SPECIAL
We devote so much thought to big gear purchases but it's the little things that make the difference from day to day, we argue
3 min |
January 2023
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Cool Cats
There’s no pussyfooting around for new company KittycasterFX as it hits the ground running with a pair of serious tone-shapers
5 min |
January 2023
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WALTER TROUT
Now in his 70s, having survived rock 'n' roll excess and a debilitating pandemic-induced depression, Walter Trout takes us on the emotional road he travelled to release his 30th solo album, Ride, a record that revisits the trials of his New Jersey childhood and affirms his place in the annals of blues-rock
10+ min |
January 2023
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MXR CUSTOM SHOP CSP039 DUKE OF TONE
Plenty of players would like to get their hands on an Analog Man King Of Tone, the twin-channel stompbox based on heavily modded circuitry from the Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal.
1 min |
January 2023
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FLOOR AMPS & MULTI-EFFECTS
Compact tone from world-class amps-in-boxes and feature-packed multi-effects processors
2 min |
January 2023
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Design For Life
This well-appointed single-cut from Vintage might just give the big boys a run for their money
2 min |
January 2023
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Dish The Dirt
The famous DS-1 has been on sale since 1978, but now here’s a revamped version of Boss’s best-selling compact pedal
2 min |
January 2023
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Lustre For Glory
A trio of Gibson dreadnoughts with faded satin nitro finishes, vintage appointments and modern-day electronics. Serious players or mere novelty acts? Let the auditions begin...
7 min |
January 2023
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Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)
Neville Marten recalls how playing thousands of good and bad instruments has gained him a degree from the guitar university of life’
4 min |
January 2023
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Under Pressure
This issue, Alex Bishop deals with the twin troubles of tension and playability that you may encounter when building a guitar
3 min |