Jam Pedals Unveils the Fuzz Phrase SI
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19h ago
A vintage-inspired pedal designed to offer a rich harmonic profile and dynamic response. Featuring BC107 transistors, it offers long sustain, and clean tones reminiscent of classic germanium fuzz circuits. Jam Pedals announced the launch of the Fuzz Phrase Si, the newest addition to their standard line of pedals, coming a year after the last Fuzz Phrase Ltd pedals sold out. JAM pedals | Fuzz Phrase Si | Sound Bites "It is a tour de force of vintage sound and feels that strikes a perfect balance between sought-after tonal characteristics, long sustain across the register, and "clean-ability ..read more
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DOD Chthonic Fuzz Review
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by Charles Saufley
19h ago
While a lot of fuzzes cough up exciting sounds across their output volume and gain ranges, most sound best and most alive with gain and output controls wide open. The thing is, most fuzzes at max volume will be screamingly, overpoweringly loud. Yes, I know. That’s the point. But all that gain isn’t practical in every situation. What’s nice about the silicon Chthonic Fuzz is that you can run it as the fuzz gods intended—with gain and output volume maxed—without shaking stucco from the walls. The Chthonic is still plenty powerful, but the best sounds are available at lower volumes. DOD says ..read more
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Wolf Van Halen’s Tornado of Tapping on “Take a Bow”
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by Chris Shiflett
23h ago
The well-known heir of rock royalty breaks down his own takes on his father’s fiery techniques—and gives an up-close look at rock’s most iconic guitar. Being born into rock royalty doesn’t make you a rock star—you’ve gotta earn it with your own chops. And whether it’s the classical pedigree of his first name or the hard-rock infamy of his surname, Wolfgang Van Halen has a long lineage to live up to. As he displays on this episode of Shred With Shifty, he’s more than up to the task. Wolf joins Shifty to teach the blistering, tap-heavy solo for his song “Take a Bow,” from 2023’s Mammoth II ..read more
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The Burns Virginian: An Underrated Luthier’s Obscure Underdog
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by Peter Stuart Kohman
2d ago
Many guitar fans obsess over the “classics,” but I’ve always been more drawn to the obscure underdogs, especially those designed by England’s James Ormston Burns. Sometimes called the “British Leo Fender,” Burns’ success was comparatively minimal, but he left behind many interesting, if often quirky, instruments. The original Burns London company started in 1959, was bought out by the American Baldwin Company in late 1965, and shut down just a few years later. Few guitars with the Burns logo ever made it to the U.S., but many of his models were available here, branded Ampeg (1962–’64) and Ba ..read more
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Extreme Rig Rundown with Nuno Bettencourt & Pat Badger
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by John Bohlinger
2d ago
Guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt crashes his own Rundown to showcase the “Bumblebee” guitar he cooked up to honor Eddie Van Halen, while bassist Pat Badger shares two killer stories about basses that once belonged to members of Van Halen and Aerosmith. Nearly 40 years ago, Nuno Bettencourt walked into Mouradian Guitar Co. in Boston, where Pat Badger was working. They formed a bond that would change their worlds—and ours—with the multi-platinum band Extreme. In March of 2024, Badger, Bettencourt, and their tech John Thayer invited PG’s John Bohlinger to talk through their current rig. Brought t ..read more
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Vola Guitars and Micheal Keene Release Signature Model
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by PRESS RELEASE
2d ago
Designed Michael Keene of The Faceless, this guitar features a GOTOH tremolo system, Fishman Fluence pickups, and a custom “Keene Green” finish. Designed in collaboration with metal titan Michael Keene of The Faceless, this signature guitar has appropriately been dubbed “The Keene Machine”. Perhaps its most notable feature is the integration of a GOTOH 1996T tremolo system, allowing you to raise or lower the pitch with intensity and accuracy. Another key feature is the installation of two Fishman Fluence pickups, which are complemented by a push/pull pot that allows two unique voices betwee ..read more
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Win a Two Kings Pedal Kit + Tools from StewMac!
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by PG Giveaways
3d ago
You could WIN everything you need to build a Two Kings Boost from StewMac in this all-new giveaway! Ends April 9, 2024. StewMac Two Kings Boost Pedal Kit Can't wait 5 YEARS for an Analogman King of Tone? Now you can build a pedal that captures the tone of the amazing original. Raved about by players like John Petrucci, Gary Clark Jr, Samantha Fish, and Warren Haynes, you no longer have to wait to add it to your rig. Inspired by a heavily-modded Marshall Blues Breaker, this 2-in-1 pedal is something completely different. It's transparent but still warm and gritty, with a full range of freque ..read more
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Joe Bonamassa Unveils "The Blonde Dot" 1960 ES-335 Humbuckers
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3d ago
Joe Bonamassa’s “The Blonde Dot” 1960 ES-335 humbucker set is a faithful recreation of the P.A.F. humbuckers from his 1960 dot-neck Gibson ES-335 with blonde finish. The first 800 sets feature limited edition packaging and bottom plates that are signed by Bonamassa and Seymour W. Duncan himself. Joe knows a thing or two about Gibson’s P.A.F. humbuckers – the earliest versions of Seth Lover’s milestone innovation in pickup design. Vintage Gibson ES-335s are known to be some of the finest semi-hollow instruments ever built – and the P.A.F. humbuckers they were originally equipped with are the ..read more
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Guitarist Anne McCue’s Fresh Take on Classic Psychedelia
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by Ted Drozdowski
3d ago
Anne McCue looks a bit like the Mad Hatter as she takes the stage at Nashville’s 5 Spot, wearing a red felt topper and colorful silk crimson-and-flowers jacket. It’s a visual cue for what’s coming next: an exquisitely performed show of original psychedelic songs that set the controls for the heart of 1967, when the holiest temple of the psychedelic era was being constructed by Pink Floyd and the Beatles. But the music is new—from McCue’s album Wholly Roller Coaster—and it is a wild ride, bounding between past and present, transportive and allusive. Despite its obvious roots, it feels remarka ..read more
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My Morning Jacket and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Announce Tour
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3d ago
My Morning Jacket and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are teaming up for the Eye To Eye Tour, featuring equal-length sets and a unique performance order swap at each show. The tour gets underway September 10 at Wilmington, NC’s Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park and then continues through the month. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale that begins Tuesday, March 26 at 10:00 am (local). Registration is available now exclusively at www.eyetoeyetour.com. Additional presales will continue throughout the week ahead of the general onsale which begins on Frida ..read more
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