The secrets behind Jan Akkerman's guitar tone on Hocus Pocus by Focus By Chris Gill 03 May 2021 How an unpopular solid-state Fender amp gave the 1971 prog classic the grit and clarity it needed
The secrets behind Kurt Cobain‘s guitar tone on Nirvana‘s Smells Like Teen Spirit By Chris Gill 16 April 2021 How Cobain changed popular music forever with a modded Strat, a Mesa/Boogie and a couple of everyday stompboxes
The secrets behind Eddie Van Halen's guitar tone on Tattoo By Chris Gill 17 March 2021 Returning from a long studio hiatus, Eddie's "whomping" 50-watt EVH 5150III heads brought the crunch
The secrets behind Pete Anderson's tone on Dwight Yoakam's Guitars, Cadillacs By Chris Gill 08 January 2021 We investigate a bona-fide classic of '80s twang, with a modded Deluxe assuming a starring role
The secrets behind Elliot Easton's tone on The Cars' Touch and Go By Chris Gill 07 December 2020 This highlight from the Boston new wave heroes' 1980 album Panorama is all about the magic in the midrange
The secrets behind Eddie Van Halen's guitar tone on Everybody Wants Some!! By Chris Gill 09 November 2020 Everything was on 10 for EVH on this feelgood hit from Women and Children First
The secrets behind Buddy Guy's tone on Damn Right, I've Got the Blues By Chris Gill 16 October 2020 Guy's comeback was the sound of a blues master making the most of a minimalist rig
The secrets behind Geordie Walker's guitar tone on Killing Joke's Eighties By Chris Gill 03 August 2020 The Killing Joke guitarist found his sound in a Gibson ES-295 and an ear for lush yet haunting tone
The secrets behind Slash's guitar tone on Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle By Chris Gill 21 July 2020 Here's how the legendary hard-rocker achieved his sound on one of the band's most iconic hits
The secrets behind Jack White's guitar tone on the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army By Chris Gill 09 July 2020 How White got the sound of one of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time - and how you can nail the tone for cheap
The secrets behind Ronnie Wood's crunchy tone on the Faces' Stay with Me By Chris Gill 01 June 2020 Ronnie Wood’s rhythm track on the Faces’ classic Stay with Me is one of the raunchiest guitar tones of all time. Learn how he got it
The secrets behind Al di Meola's tone on Race with Devil on Spanish Highway By Chris Gill 02 January 2020 How to capture the sonic magic of this breakneck proto-shred masterpiece
The secrets behind Gary Moore's tone on Still Got the Blues By Chris Gill 13 November 2019 How the legendary guitarist got his powerful, high-gain tone on this career-reinventing track
The secrets behind Eric Johnson's tone on Cliffs of Dover By Chris Gill 23 September 2019 Learn how to get the instrumental icon's legendary guitar sound
The secrets behind Chris Cornell's tone on Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun By Chris Gill 13 August 2019 Learn the inner workings of one of the great rock songs of the late 20th century
The secrets behind James Hetfield's guitar sound on Metallica's Sad But True By Chris Gill 12 August 2019 Learn how James Hetfield got his monstrous rhythm guitar tone on this classic Metallica track
The secrets behind Pete Townshend's tone on The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again By Chris Gill 08 July 2019 Learn how the legendary guitarist got his "sound from paradise” on this classic track
The Secrets Behind the Distinctive Guitar Tone on The Fixx's "One Thing Leads to Another" By Chris Gill 14 May 2019 "One Thing Leads to Another" still sounds as infectious and cool today as it did back in 1983. Learn more about its distinctive guitar tone.
The Secrets Behind Joe Perry's Guitar Tone on Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" By Chris Gill 11 April 2019 Aerosmith’s mid-Seventies albums are virtual encyclopedias of awesome hard rock guitar tones. Learn how Joe Perry got his on their iconic hit, "Walk This Way."
The Secrets Behind Ty Tabor's Guitar Tone on "Out of the Silent Planet" by King's X By Chris Gill 05 March 2019 Learn how Ty Tabor created his highly coveted tone on a King's X classic.
