Gear History

Elvin Jones and the Pharaoh’s Tomb of Drum History

A Brief History of How Musicians Get Paid

Pedal Lines that Failed Miserably

A Brief History of Ibanez Guitars: From Importer to Industry Leader

Elliott Smith’s Le Domino Guitar Sells for $35,000

Buyer’s Guide: Your First Digital Piano

6 Guitars with an Identity Crisis

The Gear of The Smashing Pumpkins

(Back to) Back to the Future: Marty McFly’s Other Guitar

The 10 Most Important Saxophone Models and Their Players

The True Story of the Time Traveling Gibson in Back to the Future

Take a Photo Tour of the 1904 Harmony Instrument Factory

Past is Present: Amp Modeling and the Contemporary Player

Player Profile: The Hard Swinging Barney Kessel

The Story of Amos: Joe Bonamassa’s ‘58 Korina Flying V

Fred Gretsch: A Legacy of Music Education and Innovation

It’s All Relative: 5 Great Out-of-Tune Recordings

Supro Shootout: Vintage Tremo-Verb vs. New Tremo-Verb 1622RT

History of the Record Player Part II: The Rise and Fall

Wild Things: Why the Ibanez Tone-Lok Pedals were Gone too Soon

The Skinny: Fully-Hollow Thinline Electric Guitars

History of the Record Player Part I: The Early Years

Why Are Jazzmasters Still So Popular?

Infographic: Types of Guitar Pedals and the Classics That Represent Them