Back in college I scored an incredible deal on an old Roland JC-120 and gigged that amp for nearly five years.  I loved the clean sounds I got out of the amp, but was having trouble finding a stomp box to pair with it for overdrive tones (this was before the flood of small makers and the prolif... [More]

Saul "Slash" Hudson of Guns N' Roses and Velet Revolver fame was born on July 23rd, 1965.

Carlos Santana was born July 20th, 1947. [youtube:q3XSXvas7wY]

AmpliTube Fender® 1.1 has been released, and is available now for free to registered users of the AmpliTube Fender® full version. Addressing the requests of end users, the following updates have been included: New Gear: Stomp Boxes- Fender® Compressor Stomp Fender&re...; [More]

What makes a distortion pedal a Marshall-in-a-Box,? Different manufacturers would answer the question differently. Some would insist that it's the sound that counts, and that a pedal is a Marshall-in-a-Box if it can make your amp sound like a Marshall. Some would say it has to be flexible, so that y... [More]

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was born July 12th, 1959.

Steve Vai and Andy Timmons paying tribute to Michael Jackson with a ripping version of Beat It at the Meinl Guitar Festival in Germany on June 27th. [youtube:53b4ArjE5tI]