Hard rockers, retro-geeks, and shred-heads rejoice! A new super-group has formed!
 
I know, we all thought the days of the super-group had long since died and withered, much like the big-hair and ripped jeans that were so prevalent, as they say, back in the day.
 
This new musical juggernaut, is made up of some of the most […]

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If the link between a light bulb and a raging Marshall stack doesn’t seem obvious, take a glance at those vacuum tubes glowing inside your amp. And then pay your respects to Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park, New Jersey.
 
Edison produced an incandescent light bulb in the late 1870s by feeding an electric current […]

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Gear-Monkey.com is giving away a free Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive pedal.  The administrator is paying the delivery fees for the winner as well.  Gear-Monkey has been giving away free stuff from time to time to help boost awareness across the music world.  If you’d like to know more about the free Bad Monkey giveaway, read […]

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Metallica’s founder and drummer Lars Ulrich has been reporting lately that their new CD, “Dynamic” is close to being a completed product. According to Ulrich, the band is “pretty much finished the music now”, and is beginning to take album development to the next level.
 
Metallica members have already begun to meet with graphic designers, […]

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I’m entirely retubing my 5150 head. What tubes do you suggest, and what other suggestions can you make for choosing good tubes and getting good sounds
 
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You’ve got some choices here, James. Three come to mind—namely, China, Russia, and in the U.S. These are among the few countries that still produce tubes. Your 5150 uses […]

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“When I wear my mask,” says Slipknot lead guitarist 7 (a.k.a Mick Thomson), “I’m nothing, I’m anonymous. So on stage I can do anything.” And “anything” is exactly what you get when the nine members of Slipknot take the stage. With their matching coveralls, numerical identification system and homemade horror masks, the group seems more […]

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Boosey & Hawkes have re-released the Hofner “Beatle” bass in tow models: the 500/1 Vintage ’63 and the 5000/. The 500/1 is a violin-shaped, semi-hollow body design with traditional Staple top pickups and the classic setup of two volume controls, two on/off switches and on rhythm/solo switch. The bass features a carved spruce top with […]

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I’ve always wondered about the string action of my guitar. You’ve worked with some of the greats. What types of setups do they prefer: high, medium, or low? And how high is high? In inches? Do a lot of guys like low action and a straight neck? Do tell!
 
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Hey, Shawn! Interesting questions. No two […]

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Before Megadeth’s Vic Rattle-Head, Motley Crue’s Allister Fiend and Anthrax’ NOT Man, there was Eddie. A standout in the field of heavy metal mascots, with a face as recognizable as the president’s to a generation of disenchanted youth, Eddie is the perennial yardstick by which all future metal mascots will, must, be measured.
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To understand what made Stevie tick, to get the whole story of the man behind the music, we have to turn to his closest confidants, the people who knew him best and miss him most. Given the opportunity to tell Stevie’s tale and open up, revealing things they’d never revealed before.
 
At a young age, […]

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