Taylor Gold Label 510e review: “Taylor’s return to the dreadnought is crying out for some big pick energy”
Taylor’s vintage-accented Gold Label range continues to expand with an unexpected return of the square-shouldered dreadnought to the production ranks. Is this big beast worth the wait?
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“You had to know somebody that knew somebody that knew him to get a hold of him”: The amp wizards: how Reinhold Bogner, Paul Rivera, Michael Soldano, and Jose Arredondo advanced amp technology, and gave the world great guitar tone
The designs and innovations created by these much-sought-after gurus have shaped the amps of today, and continue to shape the amps of tomorrow
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“I don’t think I’ve ever played such long solos in my life!”: Paul Gilbert’s unplanned 1991 tribute to Jimi Hendrix is being released digitally for the first time
Armed with five Hendrix songs, ridiculously long solos, and the pressure of filling a 45-minute headline slot, Gilbert smashed it.
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“This is a dream”: This guitarist played Les Paul’s Number One guitar at Les Paul’s recording studio – and it still had the same strings on it
Dre DiMura was given a personal tour of the Les Paul Recording Studio and got his hands on some historic gear
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“When we did the tribute to my brother, we had B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy. And just to watch B.B. playing close up was amazing”: Jimmie Vaughan was a garbage man listening to B.B. King. Then he wound up touring with his hero
He once snuck into a B.B. King show aged 13. Now Jimmie Vaughan is part of Joe Bonamassa’s all-star tribute to the King of the Blues – he explains how he approached tackling his hero’s licks and what he learned from the master
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“We were ludicrously compliant”: Brian May looks back on why Queen were “terrified” recording their first album
Crafted over two years of late-night studio sessions, the 1973 debut would mark the beginning of Queen’s global takeover.
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“I was just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck”: Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys
Chris Cron’s unassuming clip went viral, and soon he was learning Carol Kaye’s basslines for the real deal
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“I know there’s purists that aren’t into that, but it made me a better guitar player”: Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready explains why switching to digital modeling improved his guitar playing
For the Seattle greats’ most recent tour, McCready was running a digital rig with FRFR cabs. And he says it has sharpened his skills
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“The best Big Muff there’s ever been for bass”: Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi 2 review
A long-lost EHX Big Muff variant, made real – and now made for bassists to enjoy too.
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“They’re getting close, but you can never account for the physics of a room”: Why the Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson isn’t yet a amp modeller convert
“You have this symbiotic relationship with your amp. You’re literally connected to it.”
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“It’s no different than a songwriter trying to come up with something Black Sabbath would write”: Why Zakk Wylde feels AI-generated music is “no big deal”
“You’ll never be able to replace what comes out of Tony Iommi’s riffs.”
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“I’ve potentially lost my income, my career, my life’s passion, my expressive voice”: Jon Gomm reflects on the horror fall that almost ended his career
The percussive acoustic maverick fell two meters off a badly-lit stage onto concrete, but he’s on the road to recovery
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“I look at my hands and say, ‘Well, let’s see what we can do today’“: Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing
His digits aren’t what they used to be, but that’s not keeping Keef away from his beloved guitars
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“I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone
Is Joe Perry a Marshall guy, Fender guy, boutique guy, pedal amp guy? Answer: he’s all of the above
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“I can’t button my pants, let alone play guitar”: Brian Setzer shares autoimmune disease struggles – and how he recovered
The Stray Cats guitarist details his hard-fought journey to recovery, after an autoimmune disease stopped him in his tracks last year
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“The only way I could do it is if we had Slash. I thought I gave them an impossible task. They were like, ‘We’ll do it’”: Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars
The superstar actor reveals that the now-iconic performance wouldn’t have happened without Slash’s involvement