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Front Page Gear

RIP Travis Bean 1947-2011

Gear Vault is sad to report that noted guitar maker Travis Bean has gone to that great gig in the sky. He passed away at home July 10, 2011 after a prolonged battle with cancer. […]

Fishman AFX Acoustic Guitar Stompbox
Effects

Fishman AFX Acoustic Effect Pedals Review

For years, ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC players that wanted to process their instruments with effects have faced a dilemma. Because acoustic instruments have a refined, subtle sound, only studio-quality effects will do when you want to process acoustic […]

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Amplifiers

Krank REV JR Pro Review

The guitar amp industry is not one with a lot of competition. While there are lots of people that make amps, you’re basically going to find that what most people buy are from names like […]

Beer Can Guitar Amplifier
Amplifiers

Beer Can Guitar Amp

The first step in building your very own beer can amplifier will be to get an empty can of the beer of your choice. After you have your empty can you will need to remove […]

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Guitars

The Bong-Juana Guitar: ChroniCaster

Here is an older video of Mike Edison, former publisher of High Times, performing on his bong guitar. What Mike is playing (and smoking from) is a guitar named “ChroniCaster“, which is essentially a bong […]

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In Praise of the Plectrum

The guitar universe has been cut into so many facets as to create spectrums when held up to the proper light, and global empires have been raised and razed while the melancholy chords from their […]