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Godsmack Smack Attack
Who says you need a big budget, a hotshot producer or a fancy, gazillion-track studio to make a hit record? Not Godsmack, a Boston-based band that sounds more like Seattle (their name actually comes from […]
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Guitars
Jenson P10R Speaker Review
If one of your guitar-playing buddies walks up to you and says, “I’ve got the blues,” it could mean one of three things: he just found out his girlfriend’s nick-name is “Back Door Bertha,” he’s […]
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Roger Mayer reveals History of Hendrix, Page and Beck
What do Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and submarine warfare have in common? A stomp box maker by the name of Roger Mayer. A hometown buddy of both Beck and Page—not to mention, a fell guitar […]
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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.” […]
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Dream date with Ozzy Osbourne at Ozzfest
Blake Beckman of Idaho is probably looking up at the sky thanking God for the opportunity of a lifetime. Why? Because he was just chosen as the winner of ESP guitars summer contest in which […]
Amplifiers
Hartke Kickback HS 1200 Bass Combo Review
Among rock musicians, bass players have always had the simplest choice when it comes to gear: buy a Fender Precision and a “refrigerator” (Ampeg SVT recommended), plug the former into the latter and start shaking […]
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What’s Tremolo and how does it work?
Tremolo suffers from an acute identity crisis. Thanks to various descriptive errors made in the Fifties, tremolo is frequently mistaken for vibrato. For the record, tremolo is a rhythmic pulse produced by a change in […]
Amplifiers
How to rate your amplifier speaker cabinet ? – properly hook it up
Why is it that when manufactures rate their stereo amplifiers at say, 40 watts, the back panel will usually read 20×20? Is that really 40 watts? And if I run two 60-watt mono amps through […]
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Dimebag Darrell’s 1981 ML Dean
“The Blue Dean’s got a cool story, man.” crows Dimebag Darrell. But what else would you expect from Pantera’s, late great, red-hot cowboy from hell? “My dad bought me my first Dean for Christmas,” explains […]
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Mesa / Boogie Nomad 55 Amplifier Review
On specs alone, the Mesa Boogie Nomad 55 is a majestic package. That Mesa was able to pack three totally independent and uniquely voiced preamps, each with their own specialized and selectable dual gain structures, […]