Gear Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock A brief history of artists’ affection for Boss and Roland’s industry-leading chorus effects Pioneering Chorus: How the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp and Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble Pedal Set Industry Standards As the Roland JC-120 celebrates 50 years, we explore all the gear this clean machine gave the guitar world Even Stranger Than This B-2 Bomber Guitar’s Shape Is Its 42-Inch Wingspan But it all makes sense when you discover it was made by a 7-foot-tall, ex-U.S. Navy, goth-metal bombshell Grid List Latest gear Famously Played by the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones in the ‘60s, Vox’s Teardrop Guitars Remain as Distinctive as Ever By Dave Hunter published 27 January 23 These quirky cousins of the familiar AC30 and AC15 combos established an iconic look Here’s Why the Mid-’60s Marshall 4x12 Speaker Cabinet Is an Essential Part of the Rock Equation By Dave Hunter published 25 January 23 This formidable beast of tone helped the sound of the electric guitar evolve This 1964 Greenburst “Jetstar” M.I.J. Mongrel Mash-up Is Loud and Ready to Rock By Terry Carleton published 16 January 23 The pitbull nature of its look makes you want to smack it around like Jack White or Dan Auerbach might Gretsch’s First Solidbody Electric Guitar Brings Vintage Bling to Those on a Budget By Dave Hunter published 11 January 23 This 1964 Gretsch Corvette model 6135 is a B-list beauty Designed for Players With Refined Tastes, the EKO Florentine 2 Is a Unique Under-the-Radar Vintage Guitar By Terry Carleton published 6 January 23 Located in Recanti, Italy, and still operating today, the EKO Company was the largest exporter of electric guitars in all of Europe Before the 100-Watt Marshall Stack There Was the Mighty Fender Showman By Dave Hunter published 6 January 23 Developed in collaboration with surf guitar legend Dick Dale, this monster amp is a fearsome experience The Cold War Era BPAMI Formanta Solo Two Has a Vibe Unfamiliar to Most Westerners By Terry Carleton published 3 January 23 Weighing 13 pounds and sporting a fuzz circuit, this Soviet-made electric guitar is heavy in feel and sound Best wireless guitar systems 2023: cut the cord with these stellar wireless systems for guitarists and bass players By Daryl Robertson published 3 January 23 Ditch the cables with our pick of wireless systems from Boss, Line 6, AKG, Behringer, Sennheiser, NUX and more From Scotty Moore to Johnny Marr and Beyond, the Gibson ES-295 is a True Golden Era Classic By Rod Brakes published 23 December 22 The hollowbody equivalent of the original Les Paul Goldtop, this rare electric archtop helped start the rock and roll revolution Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22 “Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault 123456789Archives The Pick Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to The Pick. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1"I Just Don't See Any Need for Pedals”: Walter Trout Shows Us How He Gets All the Tones He Needs From His Vintage Mesa/Boogie Mark IV Amp2Pioneering Chorus: How the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp and Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble Pedal Set Industry Standards3Jimmy Page Explains Why He Switched to a Les Paul for 'Led Zeppelin II'4"I've Tried to Get a Modern, Less High-Gain Version of that Natural Sound that Clapton Had in the ’60s": Gary Moore Details His Latter-Day Guitar Rig5Listen to the Limitless Guitar Playing Talent of Lenny Breau
Famously Played by the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones in the ‘60s, Vox’s Teardrop Guitars Remain as Distinctive as Ever By Dave Hunter published 27 January 23 These quirky cousins of the familiar AC30 and AC15 combos established an iconic look
Here’s Why the Mid-’60s Marshall 4x12 Speaker Cabinet Is an Essential Part of the Rock Equation By Dave Hunter published 25 January 23 This formidable beast of tone helped the sound of the electric guitar evolve
This 1964 Greenburst “Jetstar” M.I.J. Mongrel Mash-up Is Loud and Ready to Rock By Terry Carleton published 16 January 23 The pitbull nature of its look makes you want to smack it around like Jack White or Dan Auerbach might
Gretsch’s First Solidbody Electric Guitar Brings Vintage Bling to Those on a Budget By Dave Hunter published 11 January 23 This 1964 Gretsch Corvette model 6135 is a B-list beauty
Designed for Players With Refined Tastes, the EKO Florentine 2 Is a Unique Under-the-Radar Vintage Guitar By Terry Carleton published 6 January 23 Located in Recanti, Italy, and still operating today, the EKO Company was the largest exporter of electric guitars in all of Europe
Before the 100-Watt Marshall Stack There Was the Mighty Fender Showman By Dave Hunter published 6 January 23 Developed in collaboration with surf guitar legend Dick Dale, this monster amp is a fearsome experience
The Cold War Era BPAMI Formanta Solo Two Has a Vibe Unfamiliar to Most Westerners By Terry Carleton published 3 January 23 Weighing 13 pounds and sporting a fuzz circuit, this Soviet-made electric guitar is heavy in feel and sound
Best wireless guitar systems 2023: cut the cord with these stellar wireless systems for guitarists and bass players By Daryl Robertson published 3 January 23 Ditch the cables with our pick of wireless systems from Boss, Line 6, AKG, Behringer, Sennheiser, NUX and more
From Scotty Moore to Johnny Marr and Beyond, the Gibson ES-295 is a True Golden Era Classic By Rod Brakes published 23 December 22 The hollowbody equivalent of the original Les Paul Goldtop, this rare electric archtop helped start the rock and roll revolution
Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22 “Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault
