Gear Reviews

As guitarists, we are often caught in a perpetual tug-of-war between our desire for legendary, cranked-stack tones and…

For years, the pursuit of “that” legendary high-gain sound—you know the one, the thick, wall-of-sound distortion associated with…

For decades, the high-gain world has been dominated by massive, heavy, and incredibly expensive tube heads. If you…

As guitarists, we’ve all been there. You crave that legendary, thick British crunch—the kind that makes the hairs…

For decades, the life of a gigging guitarist has been synonymous with a specific kind of back-breaking labor….

For years, guitarists have been trapped in a frustrating paradox: if you wanted a “real” high-gain sound—that thick,…

If you have ever lugged a 100-watt tube head and a 4×12 cabinet up a flight of narrow…

There is a specific, almost intoxicating smell that every gear enthusiast recognizes—the scent of heated solder and the…

For years, I’ve struggled with a recurring problem that almost every guitarist living in an apartment or a…

For years, guitarists have been caught in a relentless tug-of-war. On one side, we crave the organic, harmonically…