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Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Guitar Bridges: Tremolo Versus Non-Tremolo
An original Floyd Rose locking-tremolo bridge. There’s a lot that goes into choosing the perfect electric guitar. While brand, pickup and body…
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Top Songwriting Partnerships in Rock History
From Left: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Have any of you guys out there ever heard of the old saying, it takes two?…
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Thom Yorke Muses About Radiohead’s End, Black Sabbath Reveal Album Cover
Black Sabbath’s ’13’ hits stores June 10. In a recent interview with actor Alec Baldwin, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke spoke about a…
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The Different Flavors of the Fender Stratocaster
Original 1954 Stratocaster in Fiesta Red Today we will be taking a closer look at a few different flavors of one of…
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TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster Set For August
Spark Mini Booster is the first pedal ever to feature PrimeTime, a revolutionary feature that automatically detects whether you want the pedal…
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Chris Cornell Announces Soundgarden Reunion
With Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots back in action, it was only a matter of time before fellow Grunge veterans…
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Slayer’s Tom Araya Tired of Touring
Araya live with Slayer; PC: Wikimedia Commons In a recent interview with Noisecreep, Slayer frontman Tom Araya reveals that he no longer…
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A Closer Look At The Seymour Duncan California ’50s Stratocaster Pickup Set
Seymour Duncan California ’50s Strat pickup set @ $142.95 What better way to completely revamp the sound of your guitar than by…
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Rumors of Stones Retirement Not True
PC: Wikimedia Commons; The Rolling Stones Over the weekend, a rumor broke out suggesting that long time rockers the Rolling Stones were…
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R.E.M. Releases New Music Video
Even though alternative rock legends R.E.M. called it quits last month after 31 years together, the band has released two different music…
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Single
July can be the hottest month in America, so the Red Hot Chili Peppers thought it best to do a “Rain Dance.”…
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Paul McCartney to Play on SNL Holiday Episode
Paul McCartney confirmed for Dec 15 on SNL I don’t know about you but I can definitely feel the holiday season coming…