Gear History

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Britain's Golden Age of Mobile Studio Recording: 5 of the Best Albums Made on Wheels

6 Guitars That Tried to Predict the Future—and Failed

How to Get the "Nashville Sound" in Your Home Studio

The Origins of Fender Signature Guitars

5 Classic Amp Circuits and Their Modern Boutique Counterparts

Two Historic Travis Beans with Connections to Jerry Garcia Land on Reverb

EMS and the VCS-3: The First Portable Synthesizer

Guitar Brands That Came Back From the Dead

The History of Horror Movie Music: How Strings and Synth Scores Scare Us to Death

The Early Days and Second Act of Orange Amps: A Conversation with Founder Cliff Cooper

6 Synths in Need of a Reissue

The Mini-Humbucker: More Than Just a Miniature Humbucker

7 Amps in Need of a Reissue

Video: A Brief History of the Drum Machine

Fender Goes High-End: The Origins of the Jazzmaster

How the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Helped Pioneer Electronic Music

Eventide Releases the New SP2016 Reverb Plugin | Reverb Software Pick

The Tricky Rise and Quick Demise of Trixon Drums

When Did Guitarists First Use Fuzz, Wah, and Other Transistor-Based Effects? | First Effects

"I Feel I Was First With It": Ray Butts on the Creation of the Humbucker | Bacon's Archive

How Ibanez's AZ Series and New RG550s Honor the Company's '80s Legacy

From "The Grail" to "The Dean from Hell": The Stories Behind 7 Famous Metal Guitars

Roger McGuinn's Rickenbackers: Chasing the Byrds Frontman's Flock of Ricks

The Top 10 Vintage Snare Drums, According to a Vintage Drum Expert