The unstoppable eddies of surf rock permeated pop in the 1960s, and its reverb drenched, tremolo-picked sound all stemmed from one man. Dick Dale’s bewildering guitar work defines his, still jaw-dropping, debut LP.
Finally, Fender has brought its Acoustasonic tech to the relatively inexpensive Player series – but is this simplified acoustic/electric hybrid still packing all the tools you need?
At a time when the genre was increasingly commercial and homogenized, two of West Coast punk’s most influential songwriters reunited to show the kids how it was done.
The most famous analogue delay pedal of them all has gone Nano – time to find out if this shrunken Memory Man has inherited its daddy’s unique sonic DNA.
The nostalgia-driven purchase of a vintage Watkins guitar inspired designer Alan Entwistle to create a new version for modern players. But can the Rapier 33 cut it?
Ripping apart and re-moulding genres with an artistic zeal, Fear of Music was Talking Heads’ absurdist masterstroke. Fascinating too, is the guitar’s often jarring and impulsive role within its delirious turmoil.
Already got festive fatigue from hearing Slade, Wizard and Mariah Carey one time too many? Fear not, MC Taylor’s contemplative Christmas album is the perfect antidote.
Updating an original design from 2016, UK-based Fredric Effects has gifted the pedal world a new version of its highly sought-after germanium preamp/boost featuring some ingenious tweaks.
Boss has kitted out its latest top-of-the-line looper with six stereo tracks, 13 hours of storage and a full package of onboard effects. Is it time to sack the band?
Angry, messy and fraught with all sorts of complications, this is how Greg Ginn and his Ampeg Dan Armstrong made one of the defining records of the hardcore scene.
