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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.
Meet the 1967 Domino Californian – a Vox Phantom Doppelgänger at a Quarter of the Price By Terry Carleton A bona-fide oddity with a groovy set of dials and switches, garage rockers will fall hard for this Domino.
Rick Nielsen Reveals the Story Behind His 1981 Hamer Five-Neck By Rick Nielsen How a stage act paved the way for the one of the wildest guitars of all time.
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.
Go Inside Ritchie Blackmore's Guitar Collection By Christopher Scapelliti The Deep Purple legend shows off a number of his favorite guitars in this fascinating video.
Classic Gear: Silvertone 1482 By Dave Hunter Silvertone’s mid-’60s tube combo is crude, rude, and full of attitude.
Ultimate Pedal Porn: Inside Eilon Paz's Definitive Book on Classic and Cult Guitar Effects By Michael Ross Eilon Paz traveled the globe to assemble these definitive collections of stompbox photos and stories.
Carlos Santana's Magical 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom By Alan di Perna This holy grail of Santana guitars defined the supernatural sound on ‘Abraxas’ and beyond.
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.
