Owning 450 lbs of gear and rig for “Live” gigs is one thing. Roadies do the heavy lift. BUT when your kit is 30-50yrs old AND it’s no longer in business… replacement, repair and backup stores become a ...

While some people debate endlessly whether amp sims sound just like the “real thing" or not, others are forging ahead and creating new sounds with these new tools. Reality check: If you want the exact ...

I bought my first tube amp last year, after playing guitar for about 25 years. Before then I’d been completely reliant on solid-state amps and digital models. It was a revelation. And then a few weeks ...

I'm nowhere near being good enough on the drums to be gigging any time soon, but I think for most city dwellers Not Being Evicted also trumps the ego boost and adrenaline rush of playing through an ...