Cage Match: Tubes vs. Solid State & Modeling
You had to know something like this was coming. This debate has gone on since solid state amps were marketed to unsuspecting guitarists in the 60’s. This article will consider the conventional wisdom...
View ArticleTalking Tone With Skeletonwitch
Scot Hedrick bringing the Metal live. Photo by Maurice Nunez. Skeletonwitch has been making a name for themselves on stages from Ozzfest to the Jägermeister Presents Tour and all points in between...
View ArticleReader’s Choice Metal Amps
When the question “What’s Your Favorite Classic Rock Amp” was posed to Seymour Duncan readers a while ago, some very clear choices arose. So it seemed the next logical extension would be to determine...
View ArticleTalking Tone With Novembers Doom’s Larry Roberts
Chicago death/doom pioneers Novembers Doom have been at it for over two decades now, and they’ve seen many imitators come and go. And yet in all that time they’ve never been content to merely sit back...
View ArticleThat’s Different: 10 Strangest Production Guitars
Tradition and the world of guitar are funny things. Innovation can breed new classics for future generations. Then we have the guitars on this list. Yes, this is certainly a case where tradition wins...
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