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Around the turn of the millennium, the Line 6 Pod (a.k.a., the “kidney bean”) revolutionized guitar effects. Whether you were

Maestro effect pedals were there from the very start. Though the innovation of the gritty sound circuit of the Maestro

There’s no denying it: offset guitars were once on the fringes but have come to center stage. Before these designs

They’re arguably one of the most creative and controversial gear innovations of the 1980s. The Floyd Rose tremolo system safe-guarded

Some overdrive pedals are almost standard issue. The DOD 250 is definitely on that list. Well before boutique builds were

Guitar headstocks are almost like a signature. You see one, and you instantly know the brand behind it. Headstock designs

There are many (in)famous Ibanez pedal series down through the decades. Some are remembered most for a single iconic effect,

In an age of boutique builds and tendency towards tube tones, it’s easy to overlook some of the brands that

Music has always been about human expression and hands-on creativity. Yet as technology impacts and improves almost every area of

Back in the late 1950s, if you walked into Sears and asked where you could pick up some lipstick, chances