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“Quality sound, volume on tap, and plenty of flexibility”: Positive Grid Spark Edge review
As with all of Positive Grid's smart amps, the Spark Edge takes a similar route in offering a huge array of sounds, excellent ...
Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith on how his high-gain amps were influenced by hotrodded muscle cars
In his latest YouTube video, Smith talks tubes, the similarities between automobile and amp hotrodding culture, and admits that not everybody understood his quest for more distortion ...
Allan Holdsworth changed guitar forever. His engineer sheds light on his process with a behind-the-scenes look at two groundbreaking albums
Recording engineer/mixer Robert Feist shares stories from Holdsworth's sessions for 'Road Games' and 'Metal Fatigue.' ...
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Orianthi played live on television for millions of viewers using her $219 Orange practice amp
Do you really need an expensive amp after all? For one of Orianthi's biggest gigs of 2024, her signature solid-state 1x8" ...
A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...
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Mesa/Boogie is reviving the Dual Rectifier – the hallowed amp head that defined the sound of 1990s high gain music
The original Dual Rectifier arrived in 1992, and was championed by a huge array of guitar greats, from Foo Fighters to Tool ...
I didn’t get to see Bob Dylan play in Newport. It was still electric.
The summer before America’s bard plugged his guitar into an amp there, friends and I hitched a ride to the Folk Festival ...
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“I’ve seen firsthand how technology and innovation have reshaped the six-string landscape”: 5 reasons why new guitar players have never had it so good
Learning the guitar today vs 30 years ago is a very different experience. From online lessons and free resources, to clever ...
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Legendary Austin blues venue Antone’s has big plans to mark 50th birthday
It wasn’t long before the music would take over – transforming the sandwich shop into what would become the most talked about ...
“Ang, you’re on fire!”: When AC/DC’s riff almost burned down the studio
Angus Young is known for his ability to work a guitar, but there was one occasion he played so well that it almost caused a devastating ...