Latest articles by Art Thompson
PRS SE McCarty 594 Singlecut Review
A classic in its own right, the SE McCarty 594 follows a traditional template, but is completely PRS
“I Don’t Always Select Things Based on My Comfort Zone”: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline Talk Guitar Tone and Songwriting
The alt-rock luminaries discuss the impact of guitar tone and alternate tunings on the creative process
“It Startled Me, and I Thought, Did I Just Write 13 Songs With Lou Reed?” Nils Lofgren Reflects on His "Magical" Collaboration With the Velvet Underground Legend
“He’d been up three nights straight and had finished 13 sets of lyrics,” says the Crazy Horse maestro and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
Donner DJP-1000 Review
With good build quality and attention to detail, this bang-for-buck champ makes a great go-to gig guitar
TWA SH9 Scott Henderson Signature Distortion Review
Fans of the Ibanez and Maxon SD-9s should know there’s a new sheriff in town designed in collaboration with Tube Screamer inventor Susumu Tamura
“He Always Said, ‘I Make Records so Other People Can Hear My Songwriting’”: Christine Lakeland Cale Looks Back on the Musical Genius of JJ Cale
In this insightful interview, the late, great tunesmith’s wife reveals the guitars and gear behind JJ Cale’s craft and sheds light on his unique relationship with Eric Clapton
Universal Audio Dream ’65, Ruby ’63 and Woodrow ’55 Reviews
Skillfully engineered pedals that accurately replicate cherry-picked vintage amps
Kernom Ridge Review
A good candidate if you’re looking for a do-it-all overdrive that offers expanded controllability via expression pedal or MIDI
“I Had Been About a Year Sober and I Was on Shaky Ground”: John Hiatt Recalls When Lightning Struck Twice for Him With ‘Bring the Family’ and ‘Slow Turning’
The turning point that cemented the maestro’s status as one of the premier songwriters of the 20th century
Reverend Crosscut Review
The unique vibe and consistent quality that Reverend builds into all of its guitars is on full display here
Maestro Agena Envelope Filter, Arcas Compressor Sustainer, Mariner Tremolo, Orbit Phaser and Titan Boost Reviews
Gibson sticks to meat-and-potatoes effects with this latest group of pedals
Slick SL56 Review
A fun guitar that delivers the boutique-on-a-budget experience in spades
Donner Rising-G Pro Review
This reasonably priced, carbon fiber travel guitar is great for jamming or doing a low-volume gig on a small stage
“I Used Solid Acoustic Guitar-Grade Wood”: Grez Founder Barry Grzebik Breathes New Life Into Electric Guitar Building
Crafted using salvaged old-growth redwood and weighing just five and a half pounds, this Mendocino DCAF feels more like a top-tier steel-string acoustic
PRS Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive, Mary Cries Optical Compressor and Wind Through the Trees Dual Analog Flanger Reviews
Designed and assembled in the U.S.A, these debut pedals fill the missing link in Paul Reed Smith’s signal chain
Watch Prince Rip One of the Greatest Guitar Solos in Music History During This All-Star Rendition Of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Video Joined by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison, His Purple Highness blows the roof off the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Watch Acid Rockers Quicksilver Messenger Service Perform Their Celebrated Show Opener, “Fresh Air”
Video Hear lead guitarist John Cipollina’s unique rig in action
Watch Moby Grape’s Historic “Hey Grandma” Performance at the Monterey Pop Festival
Video Born in San Francisco in 1967, this signature song is a quintessential Summer of Love anthem
Warm Audio Centavo and Warmdrive Reviews
These two boxes clone a pair of famed ’90s designs, namely the Klon Centaur and the Hermida Audio Zendrive
Listen to the “Coolest Song in the World” by Psychedelic Rockers the Chocolate Watchband
Video The band’s “Secret Rendezvous” single is taken from their critically acclaimed album ‘This Is My Voice’
“We Could Take a Pretty Massive Dose and Hang in There for a While”: How LSD Influenced the Grateful Dead’s Music
From the Acid Tests and beyond
Here’s How the Doors Turned Their Vision of Psychedelic Music Into a Pop Phenomenon
Why the sum of the parts made the magic happen
