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June 2017 Features

John 5: Wired & Inspired
In our candid interview, the insane shredder offers practice tips, explains his tone and technique, and jaws about his ripping new album, Season of the Witch.

Bass OD/DI/Preamp Pedal Roundup
We test four versatile and feature-laden bass stomps from Gallien-Krueger, Providence, Two Notes, and Tech 21.

Robyn Hitchcock's Manifesto
For his eponymous new LP, the famed British songwriter enlists producer Brendan Benson to make a spirited rock record with angular guitars and a thoughtful kind of rage.

Expression Pedal Basics: Take Control!
Get on the good foot and command a whole new sonic universe. Here are the how-tos and hacks you need to get started.

Pallbearer: Devin Holt and Brett Campbell Exit the Comfort Zone
On the band's third album, Heartless, the Arkansas rockers use smartly layered and effects-tweaked tones, new axes, big melodies, and tighter songwriting to cut through doom's sonic fog.

Microtonal Madmen: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's Stu Mackenzie and Joey Walker
The Aussie guitarists reveal their strategies for keeping things weird with oddball guitars, twisted meters, and eccentric recording methods.