Chris Buck
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Slash was so impressed by this UK blues guitarist he personally paid to bring him to the US
By Janelle Borg published
Slash discusses the future of blues and how young guitarists are helping the genre thrive

“You may just want to leave it on all the time”: ThorpyFX Electric Lightning review
By Trevor Curwen published
Thorpy creates a tube-powered drive and boost pedal for Welsh powerhouse Chris Buck

ThorpyFX’s Electric Lightning is a tube-driven overdrive/boost pedal built in collaboration with Chris Buck
By Phil Weller published
The Cardinal Black guitarist's signature dual pedal offers amp-like sweetness and “faultless” ruggedness

Line 6 at Guitar Showcase 2023: How to sound like Chris Buck
By Guitar World Staff published
Chris Buck shows you how to achieve his sound with Line 6 Helix

Chris Buck: “We were shooting for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon meets Ray LaMontagne”
By David Mead published
The Cardinal Black guitarist details the gear behind the gourmet tones on the band's crowdfunded debut album, January Came Close

Watch Chris Buck join Martin Miller, and bring his soloing A-game, for a spell-binding live rendition of Prince’s Purple Rain
By Matt Owen published
The two guitar titans shared the stage at the 2022 Guitar Summit earlier this year, and delivered a pair of show-stopping solos

Are ThorpyFX pedals actually bombproof? Watch an explosives team put it to the test
By Sam Roche published
A selection of stompboxes meet a sizzling demise in this radical R&D experiment

Chris Buck on his greatest gear finds, buyer's regret and advice on finding the right guitar
By David Mead published
In a career spent chasing after the perfect guitar, the Cardinal Black six-stringer explains why he just can't let any of them go
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