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Good Signs: Essential Signature Gear

From Slash's pickups to Eddie's amp, here are five essential pieces of signature gear.

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Blues Power

An in-depth guide to the amps and effect pedals in Stevie Ray Vaughan’s arsenal.

La Grunge: Blues-Approved Overdrive

We look at the Top 10 blues-approved overdrive and distortion units around.

Small Wonders: Five Hot 15-Watt Amps

From Fender to Mesa Boogie to Vox, here are five essential 15-watt guitar amplifiers.

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La Grunge: Blues-Approved Overdrive

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Small Wonders: Five Hot 15-Watt Amps

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Whereas many earlier portable recorders were more of a convenient compromise, the H4n overcomes most of those drawbacks to offer truly professional sound quality and exceptional ease of use for a truly attractive price.

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Posted 10/20/2009 at 10:27am | by Chris Gill

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The Music Man 25th Anniversary is a fitting celebration of the quality and innovation that the company has nurtured over the years.

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Posted 10/19/2009 at 10:54am | by Chris Gill

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The Voice Box be more suitable for singers than guitar slingers, but it’s definitely a versatile unit for your guitar as well.

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Posted 10/13/2009 at 3:15pm | by Chris Gill

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The Stargazer-4 may seem like a well-thought out amalgamation of several popular bass features, but the sum is even greater than the individual parts.

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In the Wolfgang, custom-made parts and years of testing have combined to create something amazing.

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With all the picks to choose from, I’m no longer picky.

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Paul Reed Smith's Mira X has the flawless playability that Mira fans adore and a neo-vintage voice that we’ve never heard from a PRS guitar.

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If you love the look and feel of a more-than-slightly-used-guitar but feel squeamish about buying an instrument with a secret past life, the Road Worn Series is for you.

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