What Does Hendrix, Townsend, and Springsteen Have In Common? Meet the Epiphone Wilshire
Whether inspired by core designs of Gibson or hailed their own spinoffs, there’s no denying Epiphone has an established roster
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The Sunday Papers
The Sunday Papers is a weekly offering by Riff City Guitar. Our single goal with this feature is to provide a good morning read over coffee, each and every Sunday. What you won’t find in The Sunday Papers is a sales pitch or product recommendations. We’ve asked Andy Perrin—one of the industry’s best writers on guitar gear and culture—to pen short weekly editorials that tell the tales of how we got to where are in the music industry and the players and builders that helped us along the way. In short, The Sunday Papers are about conversations, stories, histories, and experiences with the guitar.
The Time Kurt Russell Smashed a 145-Year Old Martin Antique Acoustic Guitar
On the surface, it seems like an odd juxtaposition: some of the most creative musical forces on stage have gone
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When Pearl Drums Made Pedals and Misspelled “Effect” in the Process
As a guitarist, I’m far from a drum aficionado. Yet I’m the first guy to meander out of the guitar
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The Gravitas of the 1959 Gibson Les Paul
In the guitar pantheon there are a small group of elite designs that set the course for the style and
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Building a Rare Gear Guyatone Rig
Let’s say you want to grab some attention at a gig. You’re perched on stage and want all eyes to
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Fender Series that Blur the Boundaries of Traditional and Modern
While the designs of Fender’s traditional lineup make up the bulk of modern guitar typologies, every now and then the
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Lost and Found: The Return of Three Famous Guitars to Rock Icons
One common theme through many artist and band interviews is, sadly, they’ve all had that moment in their career where
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Five Reasons Why the Line 6 ToneCore Series was Ahead of Its Time
Around the turn of the millennium, the Line 6 Pod (a.k.a., the “kidney bean”) revolutionized guitar effects. Whether you were
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Three (In)Famous Maestro Effects
Maestro effect pedals were there from the very start. Though the innovation of the gritty sound circuit of the Maestro
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Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo’s Evolving Fender Jazzblasters
There’s no denying it: offset guitars were once on the fringes but have come to center stage. Before these designs
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