Grid List Latest articles by Dave Hunter Why the Gibson Custom Shop's Jimi Hendrix Models Are the Definition of Cool By Dave Hunter These Gibson Custom Shop creations are extremely hip, evocative, and lovable. Five Things You Should Know About Vibrato Bridges By Dave Hunter From subtle tremors to evocative dive-bombs, this is a piece of hardware that can really move you. Classic Gear: Gretsch 6196 Country Club By Dave Hunter From the lineage of the Country Gent and White Falcon came an exalted, if lesser known, member of the Gretsch nobility. JHS Legends of Fuzz Bender and Smiley Fuzz Pedals Review By Dave Hunter These exceptional pedals prove that classic fuzz never goes out of style. How Tom Bartlett Made the Retro Mk2 a Planet-Friendly Player By Dave Hunter Adapting to ever-changing CITES regulations, Bartlett has updated his Retrospec model. How the Tiny Amp Brand Behind Grand Funk Railroad’s Potent Hard-Rock Sound Became a Force to Be Reckoned With By Dave Hunter Rock's golden age saw David West's Michigan-built amplification flourish as West Laboratories took on the majors. Epiphone Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul Standard Review By Dave Hunter Made in collaboration with the Gibson Custom Shop, this LP offers late-50s-era taste without the eye-watering price tag. Five Things You Should Know About Your Pickups By Dave Hunter Pickups are one of the absolute cornerstones of your tone. Learn more about them here. Death by Audio Rooms Reverb Review By Dave Hunter Ambience aficionados step right up for a stereo reverb of incalculable potential. Classic Gear: Silvertone 1482 By Dave Hunter Silvertone’s mid-’60s tube combo is crude, rude, and full of attitude. Amplified Nation’s Ampliphonix & Gain 50-watt Head Delivers Inspired Tones From Both Sides of the Pond By Dave Hunter Taylor Cox's amp building expertise is brought to bear on this boutique doozy with Transatlantic appeal. Fryette Power Station PS-100 Review By Dave Hunter Get the most out of your valve amps and a lot more with this fully dual-mode reactance amplifier. Classic Gear: 1976 Travis Bean TB1000 Standard By Dave Hunter Find out what made the Rolling Stones, Joe Perry, and Jerry Garcia all fans of Travis Bean's aluminum necks and rigid build. Tempered Tonewoods and Meticulous, Minimalist Builds Give the Novo Solus F1 and M1 a Winning Vintage Character By Dave Hunter Dennis Fano’s new creations prove that, when done right, one pickup is enough. Classic Gear: Fender Super Reverb By Dave Hunter Favored by blues hounds and hard rockers alike, the Super Reverb was a fire-breathing wonder in its own right. Frank Brothers Guitar Company Puts a Fresh Spin on Retro Guitar Design With its Arcade Doublecut Electric By Dave Hunter The Frank Brothers’ Arcade model puts its thoughtful features in the service of the player. Gibson PAF Humbuckers: Why Are They So Revered, and How Do They Really Sound? By Dave Hunter Is the PAF’s purported “magic” just hype, the inflated elitism brought on by the laws of supply and demand? Classic Gear: Gold-Foil Pickups By Dave Hunter Dismissed for their budget-guitar origins, Rowe/DeArmond gold-foil pickups are now coveted for their tone. IK Multimedia Z-Tone DI Review By Dave Hunter A compact DI box with some clever, easy-to-use tone-shaping features. Classic Gear: 1970 Kustom Electronics K200B By Dave Hunter With their loud cleans and Naugahyde coverings, Kustom’s solid-state amps offered an enticing alternative to tube tone. Celestion G10 Creamback and VT Jr. Review By Dave Hunter Celestion offers boutique and budget 10-inch speaker options that could breathe new life into your cab. Classic Gear: 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom By Dave Hunter Revamped with a Seth Lover humbucker in 1972, the Telecaster Custom won the hearts of Fender devotees. Five Things You Need to Know About String Height By Dave Hunter String height is essential to a guitar's playability. Here are five things to keep in mind when adjusting it. A Boutique-Built High-Roller for Lo-Fi Rock High Jinx, Meet the Stunning Yanuziello Atomic Blue Electric One By Dave Hunter Joe Yanuziello’s Atomic Blue Electric One elevates the lowly garage-rock special. What's the Big Deal About Vintage Pickups? By Dave Hunter Is there magic in some vintage pickups? 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Why the Gibson Custom Shop's Jimi Hendrix Models Are the Definition of Cool By Dave Hunter These Gibson Custom Shop creations are extremely hip, evocative, and lovable.
Five Things You Should Know About Vibrato Bridges By Dave Hunter From subtle tremors to evocative dive-bombs, this is a piece of hardware that can really move you.
Classic Gear: Gretsch 6196 Country Club By Dave Hunter From the lineage of the Country Gent and White Falcon came an exalted, if lesser known, member of the Gretsch nobility.
JHS Legends of Fuzz Bender and Smiley Fuzz Pedals Review By Dave Hunter These exceptional pedals prove that classic fuzz never goes out of style.
How Tom Bartlett Made the Retro Mk2 a Planet-Friendly Player By Dave Hunter Adapting to ever-changing CITES regulations, Bartlett has updated his Retrospec model.
How the Tiny Amp Brand Behind Grand Funk Railroad’s Potent Hard-Rock Sound Became a Force to Be Reckoned With By Dave Hunter Rock's golden age saw David West's Michigan-built amplification flourish as West Laboratories took on the majors.
Epiphone Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul Standard Review By Dave Hunter Made in collaboration with the Gibson Custom Shop, this LP offers late-50s-era taste without the eye-watering price tag.
Five Things You Should Know About Your Pickups By Dave Hunter Pickups are one of the absolute cornerstones of your tone. Learn more about them here.
Death by Audio Rooms Reverb Review By Dave Hunter Ambience aficionados step right up for a stereo reverb of incalculable potential.
Classic Gear: Silvertone 1482 By Dave Hunter Silvertone’s mid-’60s tube combo is crude, rude, and full of attitude.
Amplified Nation’s Ampliphonix & Gain 50-watt Head Delivers Inspired Tones From Both Sides of the Pond By Dave Hunter Taylor Cox's amp building expertise is brought to bear on this boutique doozy with Transatlantic appeal.
Fryette Power Station PS-100 Review By Dave Hunter Get the most out of your valve amps and a lot more with this fully dual-mode reactance amplifier.
Classic Gear: 1976 Travis Bean TB1000 Standard By Dave Hunter Find out what made the Rolling Stones, Joe Perry, and Jerry Garcia all fans of Travis Bean's aluminum necks and rigid build.
Tempered Tonewoods and Meticulous, Minimalist Builds Give the Novo Solus F1 and M1 a Winning Vintage Character By Dave Hunter Dennis Fano’s new creations prove that, when done right, one pickup is enough.
Classic Gear: Fender Super Reverb By Dave Hunter Favored by blues hounds and hard rockers alike, the Super Reverb was a fire-breathing wonder in its own right.
Frank Brothers Guitar Company Puts a Fresh Spin on Retro Guitar Design With its Arcade Doublecut Electric By Dave Hunter The Frank Brothers’ Arcade model puts its thoughtful features in the service of the player.
Gibson PAF Humbuckers: Why Are They So Revered, and How Do They Really Sound? By Dave Hunter Is the PAF’s purported “magic” just hype, the inflated elitism brought on by the laws of supply and demand?
Classic Gear: Gold-Foil Pickups By Dave Hunter Dismissed for their budget-guitar origins, Rowe/DeArmond gold-foil pickups are now coveted for their tone.
IK Multimedia Z-Tone DI Review By Dave Hunter A compact DI box with some clever, easy-to-use tone-shaping features.
Classic Gear: 1970 Kustom Electronics K200B By Dave Hunter With their loud cleans and Naugahyde coverings, Kustom’s solid-state amps offered an enticing alternative to tube tone.
Celestion G10 Creamback and VT Jr. Review By Dave Hunter Celestion offers boutique and budget 10-inch speaker options that could breathe new life into your cab.
Classic Gear: 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom By Dave Hunter Revamped with a Seth Lover humbucker in 1972, the Telecaster Custom won the hearts of Fender devotees.
Five Things You Need to Know About String Height By Dave Hunter String height is essential to a guitar's playability. Here are five things to keep in mind when adjusting it.
A Boutique-Built High-Roller for Lo-Fi Rock High Jinx, Meet the Stunning Yanuziello Atomic Blue Electric One By Dave Hunter Joe Yanuziello’s Atomic Blue Electric One elevates the lowly garage-rock special.
What's the Big Deal About Vintage Pickups? By Dave Hunter Is there magic in some vintage pickups? Sure, but not because of any mystical fairy dust sprinkled between the windings in Fullerton or Kalamazoo.
