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In my opinion, the Stratocaster is a timeless guitar whose design and sonic strengths will never get old.
Under the Hood #12: The Timeless Value of the Stratocaster
Janne Eraker | Photo: Sander Schuurman
All Eyes on Norway with Janne Eraker: The Best Thing for Most Norwegians Would Be More Otherness
A side shot of the Prophet-5 | Photo: Creative Commons
The Gear That Made Us #9: The Prophet-5
"The pandemic was a useful reset. We could stop and be normal people again," says Ben Bruce. | Foto: Danny Worsnop
Ben Bruce (Asking Alexandria): As I Get Older, I Play More Solos
The Beta Lead solid-state amplifier was favoured by Buzz Osbourne of Melvins, and through him his childhood friend Kurt Cobain got his hands on it. | Photo: UT Connewitz Photo Crew
10 Famous Guitarists Who Played Solid-State Amps
Rama | Photo: CC 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Milestones in Music History #9: QOTSA and Desert Rock
BRONCHO | Photo: Pooneh Ghana
Ryan Lindsey's BRONCHO: "My Plan Is Always Kind of No Plan"
In the early 1980s, Fender bought back several of their own models from the golden era in order to learn how to make high-quality guitars again.
Under the Hood #11: The History of Fender in Tony Bacon's Interviews
A close up of the Technics SL-1200MK2 | Photo: Creative Commons
The Gear That Made Us #8: The Technics SL-1200
In rock history, you'll be hard-pressed to find another personality this capricious and insufferable. | Photo: Dena Flows
6 Reasons Why Playing With Axl Is Painful
The Temple Bar, Dublin | Photo: Creative Commons
All Eyes on Ireland: Dublin Club Scene Trekker with DJ Dean Sherry
Thom Yorke, frontman of Radiohead | Photo: Wikimedia Commons, anyonlinyr, cc-by-sa-2.0
Milestones in Music History #8: Kid A and the Birth of Contemporary Music
The truss rod is not visible, yet it is an essential part of any guitar.
Under the Hood #10: Truss Rod on Fender Guitars
A classic Moog Minimoog
The Gear That Made Us #7: The Moog Minimoog
I try to turn my strange ideas into something more digestible, says Aparde. | Photo: Maximilian König
Aparde: Sometimes I Just Sit Frustrated in the Studio and Feel Nothing
Frank Zappa | Photo: Heinrich Klaffs, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Milestones in Music History #7: Frank Zappa’s (In)famous Interviews. A Glance at the Modern Music Industry