Tag: features
Friedman IR-X Dual Channel Preamp
Most guitar-electronics companies make a direct-recording preamp, many promising to provide ultimate distortion and overdrive via impulse responses (IR) or cabinet simulations. Dave Friedman,...
Guild’s F-40 Standard
Bigger may not always be better, but sometimes having a little extra juice can make all the difference. Born in the USA, the jumbo...
Bad Cat Jet Black Combo
Guitar players around the globe praised Bad Cat’s Black Cat amp for its tone, but wanted more punch. Its ear twisted, the company delivered...
EarthQuaker Devices Ledges
Billed as a Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine, the Earthquaker Ledges boasts a user-friendly interface with no menus or deep MIDI commands to figure out.
Its controls...
PRS Swamp Ash Special SE
Known historically for its set-neck guitars, PRS has produced a number of killer bolt-ons, like the CE and Silver Sky. A new version of...
EHX Spruce Goose OD
Known and loved for its smooth breakup and sensitivity, Marshall’s Bluesbreaker circuit is a legend unto itself. The Spruce Goose Overdrive is the Electro-Harmonix...
Gibson SG Les Paul
In 1961, Gibson replaced its Les Paul series with a new line of lightweight, ultrathin, all mahogany, double-cutaway solidbodies the SG (for solid guitar)....
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Howie Statland
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Howie Statland
Season 01 Episode 10
In Episode 10 of VG’s “Buy That Guitar” podcast, host Ram Tuli is...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s Dirt On My Diamonds Volume One finds the Strat-wielding blues-rocker blending the best elements of pop country, Southern rock, and the...
Tony Gilkyson
Whether nature or nurture, it seems inevitable that Tony Gilkyson would become a musician. His father, Terry, was a folk singer who wrote hits...