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Vox MV50 AC
Ready to step onstage but your amp won’t sing? Traveling, but don’t want to lug a lot of gear? Need a backup for a...
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Electro-Harmonix Operation Overlord Allied Overdrive
Like its namesake World War II invasion, Electro-Harmonix’s Operation Overlord Allied Overdrive involves an assault of sorts – though this particular Operation Overlord’s attack...
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Friedman Motor City Drive & Fuzz Fiend
An innovative designer, builder, and repairman, Dave Friedman has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, lending his artistry, experience,...
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Tyler Amp Works’ HM-18 Combo
New Jersey has a history as home of some iconic amplifiers, and Tyler Amp Works in Westfield is a father-son operation that uses local...
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D’Angelico Premier Bob Weir SS
When Bob Weir introduced his D’Angelico Premier SS at NAMM last January, he performed a set of Grateful Dead and solo tunes for a...
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Schertler’s Magnetico AG6
For performers, the struggle to amplify acoustic guitars properly never goes away. But as Schertler shows, things are getting better.
It’s generally accepted that a...
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Gurus Amps’ SexydriveMkII
Chalk up another score for Italian innovation. Chicco Bellini and his company, Gurus Amps, are among the top dogs in the Italian gear market....
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Ernie Ball’s Music Man Cutlass/Stingray
For many builders of solidbody guitars, the challenge is to improve on a handful of pioneering designs from the 1950s and ’60s. No one...
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EarthQuaker Devices’ Erupter
EarthQuaker Devices is one of the most admired pedal builders today, thanks to their original designs that feature tweakable controls which allow players to...
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Guild Bluesbird
The Guild Bluesbird has a long history that began in the 1950s with Guild’s answer to the Gibson Les Paul –the M-75 Aristocrat, later...
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Giveaway #171
Win an autographed edition of “Into The Light” valued at $50!
Ace music photographer and VG contributor Jérôme Brunet often shoots images contrary to convention,...