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- Oz Noy March 2008
Mutant maestro Oz Noy makes a jazz noise that’s undeniably different. It can be bouncy and beautiful with a pleasant tone one moment, and then quickly turn turbulent with gnarly distortions drenched in otherworldly effects. Above all, ...
- DigiTech Vocalist Live 2 and Live 4 January 2008
“He or she sings like a guitar player” is not a compliment, and while DigiTech’s Vocalist Live products can’t exactly cure that curse, they are designed specifically for singing guitar players looking to enhance their sound with harmony ...
- Carr Vincent December 2007
Carr Amplifiers specializes in handcrafted boutique combos that combine traditional tones and aesthetics with modern touches. The Vincent’s retro look, class-A tube circuitry, and point-to-point wiring are bolstered by a unique Drive ...
- Will Bernard September 2007
“I just got back from a fun gig playing traditional French café music with the Baguette Quartette at the Ratatouille film premier,” says Will Bernard with a slight smile. The soft-spoken, hard-bopping guitarist is best known as a jazzman, ...
- Fender Koil Kords August 2007
Coil-style cables have a distinct personality, and a reputation that’s both good and bad. They certainly look cooler than straight cords—an opinion shaped by all those images of Beck, Clapton, Hendrix, and Page with coil cords draping ...
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival July 2007
“I’m going to play as much guitar I can get away with here,” announced Brad Paisley to an expansive audience of music lovers at the 38th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. John Mayer expressed similar feelings the following ...
- Papa Mali July 2007
Some players wake the dead. Papa Mali invites their spirits to jam. The dreadlocked, 50-year-old guitarist transforms his gigs into voodoo rituals where he channels the energies of bygone musicians who played the same venue. Born Malcolm ...
- T-Rex Michael Angelo Batio Signature Overdrive July 2007
Featuring a polished aluminum enclosure emblazoned with Batio’s WWII-era Air Force star, the Michael Angelo Batio Overdrive ($269 retail/$200 street) looks like the pedal equivalent of a P-51 fighter. Batio is known for shredding at ...
- Keller Williams June 2007
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- The Troublesome Truth About Sitka Spruce June 2007
Sitka spruce—the wood used for the vast majority of acoustic guitar, piano, violin, and other musical-instrument soundboards—is being harvested at such a rate from the Southeast Alaskan forests where it grows that the ...