Control voltages

Charlie Wilkins delves into the world of power attenuators, revealing how to push valve amps to their edge without the punishing volume

AFTER SPENDING 60 years as a go-to name for wah thrills, Vox now has a triple-threat — a pedal that combines an envelope generator, envelope follower and manual control. Versatility seems to be key. T

WHEN BILL FINNEGAN first offered the Klon Centaur to the general public in the mid-Nineties, the price was $239 (which was considered expensive back when most high-end and boutique pedals sold for $10

If you want to sound great on stage and off, there are a few tricks you should know

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WHEN I AM composing and arranging music, I like to think as an orchestrator. As the guitarist, I try to represent just about everything that’s in the arrangement — the drum syncopations, horn parts, k