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Guitarist/singer Marissa Paternoster and bassist "King" Mike Abbate worry little about instrument investments and instead focus on producing raw, energy-fueled, loud-as-hell jams.

PureSalem Mendiola Review

A graceful and thoughtfully executed mashup of Fender, Gibson, and Eko elements adds up to a lean, clean, and mean performance 6-string.

Masters of ADD: Umphrey's McGee's Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger

The secret prog-rock band's guitar duo doubles down on their radical sounds and makes a fearless, recombinant new album, it's not us.


Matthews Effects The Chemist Review Clever switching options and multiple modulation and octave textures make this compact pedal a sound laboratory.
The Recording Guitarist: Maximizing Your Mix Loud and proud? Or phony and flat?
Tools for the Task: Clean Boosts Simple, yes, but a clean-boost pedal like the 10 here can do a lot more than a simple bump in dBs.

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