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Effects

Shopping for Furious Guitar Tones

Attention. Gear-Vault Shoppers: the next time you bid on a Maestro Filter / Sampler & Hold pedal, you may find yourself up against Nigel Pulsford [former guitarist of Bush]. Be prepared—when it comes to gear, […]

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Amplifiers

Mesa Boogie Mark V amplifier

Mesa Boogie Mark V is the hottest-hit package in the guitar world for tone–It’s like having the most ultimate recreation of all of Mesa’s most legendary amplifiers–such as the Mark I, IIC+ and IV–all bundled […]

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Elvis Presley 1935 – 1977

On June 5, 1956, signing “Hound Dog” on national primetime TV, Elvis Presley served the white man his notice. In a burlesque performance full of hip-swiveling gyrations and erotically charged yelps, Elvis turned a nation […]

AXL Guitars Faultline Bass Heads and Cabs
Amplifiers

AXL Guitars Faultline Bass Heads and Cabs

AXL Guitars, San Francisco-based company, take another leap forward in the quest to create earth-shaking tones, releases their FAULTLINE series of Bass Amplifier heads and cabinets. Thoughtfully designed, engineered and tested at AXL USA, the […]

Frank Zappa Unsentimental Guitarist
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Frank Zappa Unsentimental Guitarist

Frank Zappa never had much use for sentimentality. As a lyricist, he could be sly, silly or bitingly sarcastic, addressing anything from groupie sex to the perils of yellow snow. But he had no more […]

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The Allman Brothers Band

“He knew how to bring out the best in people,” says Gregg Allman of his late brother Duane, legendary guitarist and founder of the band which bears their surname. ”He knew which buttons to push.” […]