4 Potent Power Supply Units

Nov 8 2012 12:00AM
BBE SUPA-CHARGER If the Hulk was charging right at me, I’d either want an anesthetic bazooka or the Supa-Charger ($215 retail/$149 street) to knock that sucker out before he smashed me to dust. More...

Transitioning to In-Ear Monitor Systems

Aug 16 2012 12:00AM
In the not-so-distant future, wedges and sidefills could disappear from stages large and small, ending up as museum exhibits alongside Shure Vocal Masters and Altec Voice of the Theater speakers. More...

Sennheiser XSW72 Wireless System

Dec 13 2012 12:00AM
I never cared about analog vs. digital or tubes vs. solid state debates, because I’ve always just wanted whatever I’m using to work flawlessly, be easy to use, and sound great. More...

LR Baggs M80

Dec 13 2012 12:00AM
One of the most adventurous soundhole acoustic pickups currently available, the M80 ($249 street) is able to operate in active or passive modes and has a secondary “floating” coil located under the main sensing coil that More...

Levy’s Leathers Pro Series CCG120 Acoustic Gig Bag

Dec 13 2012 12:00AM
Although he’s also the vice president of Levy’s Leathers, singer/songwriter Harvey Levy still finds time to head out to the clubs and perform. More...

New Gear September 2012

Nov 8 2012 12:00AM
Goodies Basswood body. Maple neck with rosewood fretboard. 24.75" scale. Vintage Mosrite-style P-90 replica pickups. More...

Test Drive: Eminence Red Coat Series Red Fang 10

Aug 15 2012 12:00AM
Anyone looking for a 10" alnicomagnet speaker with 50 watts of powerhandling capability and a distinctly English flare would be well served to try out Eminence’s Red Fang 10 ($249 street). More...

Accessory File: Rivera RockCrusher

Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
We’ve all heard the joke, and to be fair it often does take sheet music to get us guitarists to turn down. More...

Guitar Gear Gone Wild! A Guide to All the Stuff You Want in 2012

Apr 19 2012 12:00AM
Those in the know are aware that , every January , the Winter NAMM show brings together hundreds of music-equipment manufacturers hawking their latest products. More...

5 Things About Vibrato Bridges

Mar 26 2012 12:00AM
Vibrato bridges—also commonly referred to as “tremolo” bridges due to errant usage of the term by Fender for many years—are a purely mechanical means of temporarily altering your guitar’s pitch that can make an More...

Wolfetone Dr. Vintage and Marshallhead Humbuckers

Jul 12 2012 12:00AM
Pickup maker Wolfe Macleod formerly worked for Warmoth, Tacoma Guitars, and Stump Preacher Guitars, and has been winding pickups under his own Wolfetone brand since 1998. More...

Scumback M75-8-65W and H75-8-65W 12" Speakers

Jul 12 2012 12:00AM
Scumback speakers represent proprietor Jim Seavall’s goal of recreating the sounds of the best pre-1973 (aka “pre-Rola”) 12" Celestion speakers, with a little more flexibility for contemporary use. More...

Seymour Duncan Silver Series Zephyr Humbuckers

Apr 16 2012 12:00AM
Seymour Duncan has always innovated, but the Silver Series Zephyr humbucker set ($1,195 retail/$995 street) is easily their most ambitious pickup design yet, featuring bimetallic polepieces and— most obvious—cryogenically More...

ChordBender, FloydUpgrades.com Big Block, and Super-Vee BladeRunner Whammy Systems

Mar 26 2012 12:00AM
They’re called whammy bars, vibrato arms, wang bars, wiggle sticks, and tremolo systems. More...

SKB FootNote Amplified Pedalboard

Mar 26 2012 12:00AM
SKB has been manufacturing pedalboards with built-in power supplies, cable testers, and other accoutrements for years—but the FootNote is the first model to include a combo amp. More...

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