MXR Hybrid Fuzz Review
As you might suspect, MXR/Dunlop’s design vehicle for this experiment is the classic 2-knob Fuzz Face, an elegant device that went from germanium to silicon…
Author: premierguitar
UAFX Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo and Reverb Review
Every effect is, to some extent, its own instrument. But few effects are instruments in the way that the Roland RE-201 Space Echo is a…
Oregon’s Ralph Towner: Mastering The Logic of Music
Fat Foot A selection from Towner’s new album, At First Light. Read Article Offsite
Chicken Pickin’ for Rockers
The key that unlocks the door to country guitar is hybrid picking—simultaneously or alternately playing notes with both pick and fingers. If you have any…
Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II Review
Optical Feast Warm Audio loves honoring the design and aesthetics of their inspirations, and that ethos is on display in the Mutation Phasor II. The…
Chris Shiflett on His First "Real" Guitar
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Source Audio Launches Limited-Edition Mission of Burma Vertigo Tremolo
The legend of Mission of Burma looms large. Early 80s post-punk anthems like "That's When I Reach For My Revolver," "Max Ernst," and "Academy Fight…
Mixing Your Recordings with Automation
Unless it’s a live recording and you’re being true to the original audience experience, I’ve never really been that enthralled with the “static mixing” mindset—where…