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Riff Rundown: Killswitch Engage's "Self Revolution"

Joel Stroetzel provides the tips on how to properly nail the main part to a ripping song off of Alive or Just Breathing.

A Plane Shame: Traveling on Airlines with Guitars

The ins—and especially the outs—of carrying a guitar on commercial flights, with tips and horror stories from Dave Davies, Kaki King, Tortoise's Jeff Parker, and others.

How to Use Triads

These three-note chords are the most underrated tools in your guitar-playing kit. Here's why.


First Look: Origin Effects RevivalDrive PG's John Bohlinger uses single-coils, P-90s, and humbuckers to properly work out the company's first amp-style overdrive.
On Bass: Deconstructing a Perfect Bass Line: "The Image" Victor Brodén extols the virtues of bassist Randy Jackson's "pick" and ghost-note techniques, and explains how copping Jackson's approach can serve a player well.
Darkglass Electronics Alpha·Omicron Review Double the pleasure and double the fun, with two separate bass-distortion engines in a stealthy, workhorse pedal.
State of the Stomp: Breathing Room The search for time and space—to create.

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