Gear History

The Most Powerful Tube Amp of All Time: Behind the Fender 400 PS

A Timeline of High–Gain Amplifiers in Heavy Music

Selmer and Maccaferri Guitars: The Instruments That Defined Jazz Manouche

The Many Phasers of Electro-Harmonix

Noam Pikelny on His Gibson Style 7 Banjo and 4–String Resonator

The World's Most Coveted Cymbals: Remembering Roberto Spizzichino

Is the Vintage Synth Market Headed for a Downturn?

Video: Marty Stuart on Clarence White's Original StringBender Tele

How the MP3 Accidentally Destroyed the Music Industry

Video: Hear 4 Classic Electric Pianos in Action

FM Synthesis: Is the Frustration Justified?

The History of Weissenborn Hawaiian Style Guitars

On Reverb: The Vanilla Fudge Kit That Inspired John Bonham

Why Are These 5 Reverb Listings So Expensive?

1908 Style U Harp Guitar: The Cleanest Antique Gibson We've Ever Seen

Trainwreck Amps: A History of Ken Fischer and His Mythic Circuitry

Muscle Shoals, RCA, Sun: The Revival of 3 Legendary Studios

The Continuing Story of the Leslie Rotating Speaker Cabinet

Headless Guitars: Who Makes Them and Why

It's Not All Teisco: A Look at Lesser-Known '60s Japanese Guitar Makers

How Defunct and Vintage Brands Get a Second Life

Repeat That? A Brief History of Tape Echo

A Look at 5 Musicians and Their Massive Modular Rigs

A Look at 4 Personal Studios of Industry Hitmakers