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The "inside" story of spiders, T-bridges, biscuits, and cones—and how the instruments that incorporate them became the sound of the American dream.

Obsessive Progressive: John Petrucci

Progressive metal's most influential guitarist combines immaculate picking technique with aggressive tones to create the most technically demanding licks around.

Hartke HD500 Review

For a 35-pound lightweight, Hartke's new 2x10 combo can throw some air—with 500 watts under the hood and a smart command central.


First Look: Stacks FX Thsee Anomaly Watch John Bohlinger use his lap steel and dual P-90 singlecut to warp sounds, bend time, and enter new tonal dimensions with this delay.
Ask Amp Man: A Fond Farewell Our beloved Amp Man signs off after 13 years of answering readers' questions from under the hood.
Tone Tips: Learning to Fly Solo With his second solo effort soon to be released, our career gun-for-hire columnist waxes poetic on the creative benefits of going it alone.

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