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Guitarist Mike Sullivan chronicles the essential guitars, amps, and noisemakers he needs to construct the band's instrumental post-rock sonic mayhem.

A thinking player's "budget boutique" guitar.

Ice-T's guitar tag-team raps about the cold-steel riffs and slamming grooves on the controversial outfit's brutal new LP.


Quick Hit: GFI Specular Reverb V2 Small but powerful (and deceptively simple-looking), this boutique Indonesian stomp takes some definite detours from modern reverb convention.
Minus the Bear: Dave Knudson & Jake Snider's "Stabby" Ear Candy Inspired by new producer Sam Bell (Bloc Party, Wombats), MTB's guitar duo explores new sounds and techniques on the band's tap- and loop-heavy new album, VOIDS.
Mod Garage: Build a Pickup Phase Tester, Part 1 Do you like to try out different pickups in your guitars? This handy, inexpensive device will spare you a lot of potential grief.

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