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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.

Blackmore's Smokin' Strat

Forty-plus years after "Smoke on the Water," meet Fender's Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Strat.

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Blues Power

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Title: Blues Power: An In-Depth Guide to the Amps and Effect Pedals in Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Arsenal

La Grunge: Blues-Approved Overdrive

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Title: La Grunge: The Top 10 Blues-Approved Overdrive/Distortion Pedals

Small Wonders: Five Hot 15-Watt Amps

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Title: Small Wonders: Five Essential 15-Watt Guitar Amps

Blackmore's Smokin' Strat

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Title: 40 Years After "Smoke On the Water," Fender Custom Shop Introduces Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Strat

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Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler

Posted 07/15/2009 at 12:09pm | by Chris Gill

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The Line 6 M13 eliminates the hassles of using a pedal board loaded with classic stomp boxes while providing the same great sounds and adding versatile new functions.

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Rocktron Banshee 2 Amplified Talk Box

Posted 07/15/2009 at 12:04pm | by Eric Kirkland

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Rocktron's Banshee 2 is a flexible and well-executed expansion of the classic talk box effect.

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25 Coolest Products of 2009: 9) Vox Amplification NT15H Night Train Amp

Posted 07/14/2009 at 9:45am | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Guitar World presents the 25 coolest new gear products for 2009.

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Taylor Guitars T3 & T3B Semi-Hollow Electrics Review

Posted 07/13/2009 at 3:05pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Terms like "elegant" and “sexy” make us think of Megan Fox. Add in “semihollow” and our thoughts immediately turn to Taylor’s new T3 model, yet another gorgeous creature with which we’d like more than a few hours of playtime.

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Zoom H4n Handheld Digital Recorder Review

Posted 07/10/2009 at 10:14am | by Guitar World Staff

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Handheld digital recorders are great for capturing music on the fly at CD quality. But when you need pro-level audio reproduction, a handheld usually can’t measure up. Zoom’s H4n is an exception, delivering 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution audio in Zoom’s most sophisticated handheld recorder to date.

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Recording King Century Studio Series Acoustics Review

Posted 07/09/2009 at 9:46am | by Guitar World Staff

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What is it about 12-fret acoustics that make purists salivate? Is it because these small-body instruments are deeply steeped in the classical and folk guitar tradition, or because Satan-obsessed bluesmen like Robert Johnson played them? Whatever it is, these guitars look timeless and sound big, despite their diminutive size.

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Native Instruments Guitar Rig Mobile Review

Posted 07/08/2009 at 12:20pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Is that a rig in your pocket? If it is, then it must be Guitar Rig Mobile, Native Instruments’ newest, smallest and most affordable incarnation of its ubiquitous Guitar Rig software/hardware package. No larger than a cigarette pack, Guitar Rig Mobile combines Guitar Rig LE software with a full-featured USB 2.0 audio interface to let you plug in and play anywhere you go.

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DigiTech TimeBender Delay Pedal Review

Posted 07/07/2009 at 10:41am | by Guitar World Staff

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Just when you thought all delay pedals were repeats of one another, DigiTech comes along with something really unique. The TimeBender takes delay in an entirely different direction with 10 effects that range from traditional to out of this world.

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PRS Guitars Angelus Cutaway and Tonare Grand Acoustic Guitars Review

Posted 07/06/2009 at 11:18am | by Guitar World Staff

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The Italian word tonare means “to thunder,” while angelus is Latin for, of course, “angelic.” Combine them, and you get a good idea what these new acoustics from PRS Guitars sound like.

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Peavey Custom Shop Amplifiers Review

Posted 07/02/2009 at 10:38am | by Guitar World Staff

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These are the coolest Peaveys you’ve ever seen. For 2009, the company’s Custom Shop is expanding with hand-built, custom-made amps based on three all-new, hand-wired models. Cosmetics and components can be customized from pre-selected options or specified on a per-project basis.

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