Tonal Recall

Beck’s 1975 jazz-rock fusion breakthough album, Blow by Blow, is a tour de force of his playing, but how did he get that overdriven Strat magic on Freeway Jam?

How an unpopular solid-state Fender amp gave the 1971 prog classic the grit and clarity it needed

How Cobain changed popular music forever with a modded Strat, a Mesa/Boogie and a couple of everyday stompboxes

Returning from a long studio hiatus, Eddie's "whomping" 50-watt EVH 5150III heads brought the crunch

We investigate a bona-fide classic of '80s twang, with a modded Deluxe assuming a starring role

This highlight from the Boston new wave heroes' 1980 album Panorama is all about the magic in the midrange

Everything was on 10 for EVH on this feelgood hit from Women and Children First

Guy's comeback was the sound of a blues master making the most of a minimalist rig

The Killing Joke guitarist found his sound in a Gibson ES-295 and an ear for lush yet haunting tone

Here's how the legendary hard-rocker achieved his sound on one of the band's most iconic hits