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When professional musicians set aside time to practice or take lessons, it is usually on their primary instrument.

The undeniable appeal of Sandberg has always been it's wallet-friendly pricing compared to its vintage counterparts. So how special is this Special Panther?

Legend has it there are few guitarists who are more demanding to design signature gear for than Steve Vai (see my interview with DiMarzio pickup designer Steve Blucher for more on this).

It occurred to us at about beer 3 how maybe we should have thought about the wood of the guitar more because it really does have an impact on the sound that you will get from it

With Alice In Chains in town recently for the Soundwave festival and their own side shows, now seems like as good a time as any to look at the guitar tones of Jerry Cantrell.

Another in Jim Dunlop/s expanding range of signature wah wah pedals, the JH-1B Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah Wah takes the place of the company's previous Jimi Hendrix model, which debuted in the 90s ...

Xotic Effects USA pedals are used by some of the most respected guitarists in the biz, including jazzer and sometimes bluesman Scott Henderson, Andy Timmons, and the nicest shredder in rock, Paul G...

After seeing my Krank Revolution Plus review one of my Twitter buddies, Brendan, asked if I had played the Krank Rev SST amp head, and how it compares to the Revolution Plus.

The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi is one of the most famous fuzz pedals in existence, and is used by both guitarists and bass players from many genres to add some welcome grit and harmonic fatness t...