NY Amp Show '10: Sweetwood Guitars Comet Signature
PG's Shawn Hammond is On Location at the 2010 NY Amp Show where he visits the Sweetwood Guitar room. In this segment, we get to check out three of their models - Comet Signature Demo, RockRite &...
View ArticleSweetwood Custom Comet Electric Guitar Review
A well-built boutique take on the classic maple-mahogany combination.
View ArticleLA Amp Show '11 - Sweetwood Guitars Sweet T Demo
PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Van Nuys, CA, at the 2011 LA Amp Show where he visits the Sweetwood Guitars room. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of the Sweet T guitar.
View ArticleWeirdest Guitars: Rig Rundown Best-Ofs
A deadly "misfit," a taped-together Italian antique, and a double-sided acoustic are just the beginning for this lineup of oddballs and one-offs.
View ArticleWin an EBII Pedalboard from Earthboard!
Upgrade your pedalboard to the Earthboard platform! EBII Double Row PedalboardSystemThe EARTHBOARD is an amazing Pedalboard platform that completely changes how effects pedals are managed on your rig....
View ArticleA ’56 Sparkle Jet with Fuel to Burn
To fall in love with a vintage Gretsch, one often needs a strong heart. Say you chance upon a closet find: a '60s Country Gentleman that has been carefully stored for decades. You open the case and...
View ArticleJ. Rockett Clockwork Review
Though I treasure it, my vintage Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man has seen better days. Its aging innards make many mystery noises, the pots wobble and crackle, and it hasn't shrunk down to a more...
View ArticleRig Rundown: Brent Mason [2021]
It's impossible to overstate Brent Mason's impact on country and, arguably, even rock guitar. Over the course of his more-than-35-year career, Mason has perfected a tone that's inspired an untold...
View ArticleJOYO Releases the BaDass Bantamp
JOYO introduces the BaDass, the latest addition to the Bantamp line of mini hybrid amplifiers. JOYO designed the BaDass for bass and it's the first bass amplifier in the Bantamp product range.The new...
View ArticleWalrus Audio Polychrome Review
When we use the term "chameleon-like," we're normally referring to something that fits into many different surroundings. But let's consider the transformation process: Have you ever watched a...
View ArticleGeorge Porter Jr.—Top Dog of New Orleans Funk Bass
Every morning at 6:45, bass luminary George Porter Jr.'s late wife's dog, Ms. Vicki, tugs at him to feed her and take her out. That's early as hell for most musicians, but perfectly fine for Porter,...
View ArticleHarmony Unveils Series 6 Amplifiers
Harmony, the world's most cherished maker of musical instruments, today announced that the highly anticipated Series 6 Amplifiers, including the all-tube driven H650, H620 and H605, are now available...
View ArticleThe Shocking Truth About Ground Loops
Ground loops are all around us. They exist almost everywhere electrical circuits are connected. Most go completely unnoticed, but your guitar rig has dozens (maybe hundreds, depending on the sharpness...
View ArticleFishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle-Tone P-90 Review
Pickup companies often look backwards for inspiration. But Fishman redrew the blueprint for electric guitar pickups when it introduced the Fluence series in the early 2010s. Different in design and...
View ArticleThe Big 5: Tommy Castro
With his do-it-all offset in hand, the Bay Area blues mainstay laments one of the genre's beneficial but unfortunate downsides.
View ArticleUnCAGED Fretboard Hacks
Do you feel confined within the same scale shapes or set of frets every time you go to rip a solo? If so, this lesson is for you. Or, if you're confident in your ability to move both horizontally and...
View ArticleFractal Audio Unveils the FM9
The new FM9 from Fractal Audio Systems is an all-in-one amp modeler, effects processor, foot controller, audio interface—and more—designed for professional use and personal enjoyment. With four DSP...
View ArticleTC Electronic Zeus Drive Review
There's no shortage of lower-priced pedals vying to match the overdrive characteristics of the Klon Centaur. That's no surprise. When Klon founder Bill Finnegan started building his legendary stomps...
View ArticleLast Call: Sing in Me, Muse
When you are writing a song, improvising a solo, or coming up with an arrangement, where do these ideas come from?There are endless theories on how one creates art, but I suspect that most people...
View ArticleSource Audio Ultrawave Review
Source Audio's new Ultrawave Multiband Processor lives where distortion, tremolo, and EQ all intersect. It can generate everything from lo-fi fuzz freakouts to synth-pop pulses and beyond. At first...
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