Martin Guitar & Jason Isbell Announce New Signature Guitars & Martin Era Strings
The Martin 0-17 Jason Isbell is a limited-edition model crafted to replicate the pre-war 0-17 at the heart of his latest album. Limited to just…
Trey Anastasio on Dumbles, Broadway, and 40-Plus Years of Phish
We had to do something special for the 100th episode of Wong Notes. We caught up with Trey while he was preparing for a November…
Rig Rundown: The Band Royale
The Band Royale, the Chicago-based brotherly “yacht metal” outfit, know a thing or two about gear—guitarists Joel and Zach Bauman, plus bassist Marc Najjar, all…
Dunlop & Jerry Cantrell Launch Special Edition I Want Blood Cry Baby Wah
Sonically, the Jerry Cantrell I Want Blood Cry Baby captures his fierce sound with a tight, punchy heel-down tone and a rugged side-control knob for…
Tracing the History of Guitar Tab, From Seeger to Steve Vai
The first thing I did was put a slide on my left hand and play along, making uneducated and non-technical sounds, with several albums that…
Gibson To Unveil The Limited-Edition Kirk Hammett Raven
While it shares the Hummingbird’s square-shoulder silhouette, Kirk Hammett’s Raven distinguishes itself with a dark, artistic twist on the Hummingbird aesthetic. Crafted with a Sitka…
Positive Grid Expands the Spark NEO family with Spark NEO Core
Positive Grid announces Spark NEO Core, the newest member of the Spark NEO family of smart guitar headphones. These wired headphones integrate a Spark guitar…
A 100-Plus-Year-Old Mystery Banjo Travels from Alaska to Nashville
The rabbit holes of vintage banjo identification are myriad. It’s a Vega because of the stamp on the dowel rod, but why does it also…
Vox AC15 Hand-Wired Review
Channel Crossing Given the microphonic tendencies of EF86 tubes, the switch to 12AX7s is an intriguing and practical move. Elsewhere among the tube complement, there’s…