Latest articles by Michael Ross
The country guitar maverick is forging a career as a studio player, producer and solo artist by combining the “weird” with traditional technique.
When a six-figure amp just doesn’t cut it.
The slide master reveals how he found his unique sound and style.
The prolific musical savant takes guitar tone to new extremes.
A quick and easy guide to the conventional wisdom on pedal order.
On 'Headway,' the Canadian guitar genius makes the instrument a tool for ideas.
VIDEO The Spanish-born guitar prodigy could be one of the greatest players you’ve never heard of.
Workman reflects on finding his own sound after over three decades as a sideman, session player, and film music composer.
Simo's new self-titled LP is a showcase for his expanding pedalboard and a triumph of his imagination.
Prog-rock’s perennial superpower makes a feel-good album for hard-luck times.
A cult classic from the Epiphone archives is brought in from the cold.
Donato talks social media strategies, chasing tones, channeling Jerry Garcia, and recording with Robben Ford.
Chorus and vibrato are often combined in one unit but it's rare to hear the combo done as well as this.
Wait, a fuzzstortion stompbox you pour drinks into to make it work? This you've got to try.
Ignoring genre, Felder draws freely from blues-rock and jazz for two discs of expressive, inventive guitar playing.
Eilon Paz traveled the globe to assemble these definitive collections of stompbox photos and stories.
The fusion whiz talks technique, tip jars and continuing down his last record’s path.
Lots of dials, lots of features, but this boutique 'verb makes creative ambience a cakewalk.
Cline explains how an expanded Nels Cline Singers lineup inspired him in the search for fresh sounds.
Long known as a soloist and sideman, David Torn solidifies his union with Sonar on the new 'Tranceportation, Vol. 1.'
Suhr takes a trip down memory lane with a combo packed with vintage Deluxe tones.
Pigtronix doubles down on its groundbreaking design with a powerful loop station that's ideal for songwriters.
With his full embrace of computer composition, Wayne Krantz’s new music moves from his mind to the score.
