Latest articles by Richard Bienstock
Exit light! Enter some of the biggest names in popular music, whose interpretations of their favorite Black Album tracks helped celebrate its 30th anniversary
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The guitar and pickup, designed in conjunction with virtuoso picker Tommy Emmanuel, offers “stunning” tones and ease of playing
The Skid Row six-stringer unpacks the design choices behind his serpentine signature Kramer Baretta
The LA Guns guitarist walks through the design of his super-shreddable signature Kramer Gunstar Voyager
How shorter, simpler songs and a bold vision helped the thrash pioneers make the biggest metal album of all time
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Here’s a hint – it starts with his Elixir Strings
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The company’s newest edition of their Clarett range combines two mic/line/instrument combi inputs with ADAT expandability, four line outputs and much more
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New pedal boasts BBD-style chorusing alongside Eventide’s Micropitch detuning for insane swirls, shimmers, warbles and beyond
The Peruvian shred whiz discusses the shreddable design of his signature Kramer Nite-V Plus
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Guitarist Molly Miller shows off her “period perfect” shell pink Kyser capo in this new demo video
You've got to build a ramp. And a rollercoaster. Then you've got to stick the landing... Easier said than done
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A korina body, roasted maple neck and trio of Fishman Fluence pickups combine to create a modern classic
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Impressively-spec’d guitar boasts Grand Symphony body, ES-2 electronics and innovative soundport cutaway
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Top-selling string brand features ultra-thin coating for long life and excellent tone
The top dogs at the new (and improved?) Kramer Guitars are looking back to their hairspray heyday while simultaneously concocting ultra-modern axes for today’s shred royalty
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Impressively spec’d guitars come pre-loaded with titanium tremolos, brass blocks, custom humbuckers and much, much more
How the prog-metalcore stalwarts dialed in the power for new album Wallflowers
Burton and Queseda are looking to the future with album number two, where a Mobb Deep track may have as much influence as a Stax classic
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New model uses all Australian tonewoods for superior sound and style
The band’s eighth studio album, Kin, is out October 29
In this exclusive interview, the blues-rock superstar unpacks the '80s influences behind new album, Sob Rock, and celebrates chorus pedals, pink guitars and Journeyman-era Clapton
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The flagship processor, which continues to operate on the bleeding edge both sonically and functionally, recently received a major firmware update to version 3.0
The company has also introduced new charity initiatives –including Epiphone Empowered, Kramer Kares and Mesa Mission
COVID-19 may have kept the American jam band off the road, but their new effort, composed entirely from live-set intro soundbites, was recorded specifically with the stage in mind
