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JHS Pedals’ Notadümblë has been discontinued after two weeks
By Phil Weller published
The DIY pedal was accidentally fitted with an alternative Dumble-style circuit – but a ‘fixed’ version is already in production
![John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead and Company both play a D'Angelico archtop. Mayer picks the strings, Weird frets a chord.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmecdqmr22NfM7cfthq32d.jpg)
John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig
By Phil Weller published
Don Was has revealed how he helped connect the dots between John Mayer and Bob Weir

Sue Foley shares some blues you can use with 6 essential licks that all blues fans should know
By Sue Foley published
Sue Foley's inaugural GW column kicks off with a bang! Blues you can use, people. This part one of a two-parter introduces essential walk-up licks to build your soloing vocabulary

Bend it like B.B.: What you can learn from these 6 blues and jazz guitar greats
By Alex Farran published
Bends, embellishments, arpeggios and more – from Charlie Christian to BB King and George Benson, how to unlock the genius of the jazz and blues icons

Marcus King follows in Craig Ross’ footsteps to wield Jeff Beck’s iconic Yardbirds-era Les Paul on stage
By Janelle Borg published
KALEO's JJ Julius Son and Marcus King Band's Drew Smithers also played the legendary LP, which fetched over $490,000 at auction earlier this year

Gary Clark Jr. on the time he bumped into Eric Clapton at a show
By Phil Weller published
Joe Satriani has commented on the bluesman’s Instagram post to offer his own interpretation of the exchange

Sinners composer Ludwig Göransson used vintage Dobros to write the movie’s music – and he scoured the globe to find them
By Phil Weller published
Sinners – which stars Michael B. Jordan and Buddy Guy – boasts a compelling score that pays tribute to the blues, with a little help from three hard-to-find guitars...

Joe Bonamassa swears by this easy string-saving hack – which was inspired by Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa’s go-to stringing method for his Les Pauls improves durability – and helps achieve a slinkier feel

Seymour Duncan has recreated Philip Sayce's blues rock tones with new signature single-coil set
By Phil Weller published
Sayce’s sound blends a 1963 Strat with pickups from 1958, which have been faithfully reverse-engineered by Seymour Duncan’s in-house tone experts

JHS has unveiled its latest DIY pedal kit – and it's a $119 Dumble-style overdrive
By Phil Weller published
With easy instructions and no soldering required, the Notadümblë adds to the firm's ‘build your own pedal’ family – and offers two tonal flavors from one of the world’s most sought-after amp brands
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