The Gibson ES 335 was the world’s first commercial thinline archtop semi-acoustic electric guitar. It was released by Gibson in 1958 as part of their Electric Spanish series, which was…
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Introduced to the world in 1959 as a big brother to the AC15, the VOX AC30 is widely lauded for its jangly, chiming high end. Sixty years later, the diamond…
“We [were] sick of people feeling they know who we are and what we’re capable of” – guitarist/vocalist of Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein. The seventh album from Sleater-Kinney, The Woods is…
The Fender Jazzmaster was, of course, marketed to be the go-to guitar for the jazz genre. The original had some faults in terms of playability and bridge design, so the…
We can’t all afford the nicest guitars on the market. But sometimes we want top-shelf sound without the exorbitant price tag. And while you can do this with your pedal…
Double tracking makes your track bigger and imparts a colour unachievable with a single voice. It can be used to create a thicker sound to deliver extra sheen to a…
Natural reverb is the sound of reflections in a given space. The differences in size lend character to the reverberated sound, and devices both mechanical and algorithm-based have been employed…
For a lot of artists, improvisation is an integral part of the composition process and plays a big role in the final product. Conversely, you may be the type who…
As guitars become more and more ubiquitous, performers and collectors are constantly striving for individuality in both sound and aesthetic. With growing interest in Japanese vintage models and replicas, the…
As much as we enjoy our labours of love, the editing process can seem to drag on forever. Searching for that extra brightness on the vocal or the finding a…
