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April 2022

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19 articles

April 29
- Here’s Why Chet Atkins was a Humbucking Pickup Pioneer
- How to EBow Like a Pro
- Watch Carlos Santana Bringing Mesa/Boogie Amps and Yamaha Guitars to the Masses
April 27
- “The Best Plan Was to Make a Guitar I Would Enjoy Playing”: Dave Rusan Reveals the Magic Behind Prince’s Iconic Solidbody
April 26
- b3 Guitars Delivers the Best of the Big F’s Top Two Timeless Models with the Telstar
April 19
- How the Fender Twin-Amp Became a Worthy Weapon of Choice for Clapton, Richards, Gilmour and Bonamassa
April 14
- Putting the Macca in Maccaferri – this $5 Toy Guitar from the 1960s is Now Priced in the Thousands!
- The Extraordinary Les Paul Lineage of Peter Green, Gary Moore and Kirk Hammett
April 13
- “Our First Original Solidbody Electric Design is Coming in Time for Summer NAMM”: the Inside Scoop on How Eastman Keeps Hitting the Mark
- How Alvino Rey Introduced the Guitar World to Effects in the 1930s by Making His Instrument Talk
April 12
- Fender Stratocaster Vs Telecaster: Which Of These Timeless Guitars Is Right For You?
April 11
- “It Promises to Revolutionize the World of Music”: Watch this Rare Vintage News Report on the Gizmotron
April 8
- Best Acoustic Guitar Strings: Our Top Picks From Budget To Boutique
- “The Biggest Thrill Was When I Got Two Warranty Cards from Jeff Beck”: Watch Guitar Innovator Tom Scholz’s Intriguing Mini-Doc
April 7
- Here’s Why Jerry Garcia Was an Electric Guitar Innovator
- “I Have a Problem. I’ve Got to Make My Guitar Louder”: Les Paul on His Eureka Moment
- Gibson’s Murphy Lab Pays Tribute to Johnny Winter’s Well-Traveled 1964 Firebird V
April 1
- “I Always Look at Playing Guitar as an Attack. It Has to Be a Fight”: How Jack White Made Cheap Guitars Cool (and Expensive!)
- “I Was Really Excited By the Prospect of Playing Hip-Hop Music Within the Context of a Punk Rock Band”: How Tom Morello Became the Whammy Pedal Wizard