Alday B-Blender

Alday B-Blender

One For The Masses

September 13, 2015 · Michael Dregni

Taylor 814ce Price: $129.95 (list) Info: www.b-blender.com Why aren’t we guitarists ever happy to have our guitars sound like guitars?…

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In the Deep End

May 12, 2016 · Pete Prown

Ibanez RGA-8 Price: $1,102.21 (approx. $800 street). Info: ibanez.com In the annals of cool, weird, and unusual guitars, they’re nothing…

Tech 21’s Boost Series Pedals

The Way Up

December 6, 2013 · Max Prown

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I’ve never read why Jimi Hendrix played and set up a right-hand Strat to play left-handed. Surely, he could’ve found…

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Pandemic Re-Think

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Six Strings, the debut EP by 26-year-old Alex Hall, establishes the Georgia native as one of the new generation of…

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February 1, 2023 · Dan Forte

In 1964, blues enthusiasts Nick Perls and Phil Spiro, along with freelance photographer/writer Dick Waterman, made a pilgrimage to track…

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    Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    Take Flight

    Arriving a little more than 10 years after the original Skylark, Carr Amplifiers’ new Skylark Special adds versatility and enhanced tonal depths to squeeze a lot more into this diminutive…

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Rocking Reunion

April 15, 2019 · Greg Prato

Michael Schenker has been part of many live releases over the years, and one of the most intriguing is his…

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When Anders Osborne, his band, and various friends went into the studio to work on what became Spacedust & Ocean…

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Super-sideman Jesse Aycock (Hard Working Americans, Elizabeth Cook) has a new self-titled album highlighting his understated (but mindblowing) guitar, slide,…


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Epiphone Zephyr De Luxe Regent and Zephyr Amplifier

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The Zephyr De Luxe Regent was Epiphone’s second-from-the-top electric guitar produced from the late 1940s through the mid ’50s. The…

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There was time when guitarists waited for new Van Halen records like ferrets on crack. After all, in the early…

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The Bellwether from Walrus Audio is a high-end analog delay notable for its tone, adaptability, and depth of control. The…

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Demeter Mighty Minnie Pedalboard Amplifier

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Moody, Introspective, Intimate Kurt Rosenwinkel’s new album features him improvising solo on nine tracks like this one, “Peace Please.” That’s…

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Fuzz wahs are nothing new, of course. Released under scores of badge-engineered monikers, they’ve promised aural overload ranging from sirens…

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Duo rips on “Settle For Less” Proving that sparks can fly when regional styles collide, Texas native Jesse Dayton and…

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If you’ve seen guitar wizard Mark Lettieri (VG, November ’22) at work, you know how expressive he is. Whether laying…

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When you combine some of the finest musicians from the Louisiana area in one band, there will be extreme funkiness.…

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Despite prevailing trends and “industry wisdom” – an oxymoron Pete Anderson has disproved several times over – the 20-year association…

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