Kirk Hammett talks about his Gear and Sound for Death Magnetic
When Kirk Hammett, the lead guitarist of Metallica, was asked about his gear and tone for their new Death Magnetic album, this is what he had to say. Read the story »
Bugera 6260 - 412H-BK Half Stack
Behringer is known for its wide range of amazingly affordable and primarily solid-state music equipment. The Behringer crew decided it is time to enter into the heavyweight tube-amp arena, and they didn’t come quietly, they came in blazing with a new brand to grace upon us. Meet the budget blaster … the Bugera tube amp! Read the story »
Metallica To Emphasize ‘Magnetic’ On Tour
Lars Ulrich of Metallica promises that fans will hear “a lot of new songs” from “Death Magnetic” on the band’s upcoming tour, which begins production rehearsals this coming Monday in San Francisco and kicks off October 21 in Glendale, Ariz. Read the story »
Fishman Rare Earth Acoustic Guitar Pickups
For years; acoustic guitars have been trying to perfect a system of amplifying their “unplugged” styling without the use of a microphone. Though many guitars these days come with built-in piezo electric transducers Read the story »
Kerry King’s B.C. Rich Mockingbird & Jeff Hanneman’s Gibson Les Paul Standard
Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman’s paint-splattered Gibson Les Paul Standard and BC Rich Mockingbird have much to answer for. After all, they’re the axes that helped launch Slayer’s now infamous legacy of brutality. Read the story »
Gear Reviews
Twin Tube Mayhem Death in a Box
I’m always excited when new pedals are released. One of the more recent releases was Seymour...
PRS McCarty Korina – a Sound to Remember
White Korina wood, also known as African limba, provides a thick solid tone much like mahogany....
Fortin Bones Tube Amp
The BONES amplifier is a stripped down “bare bones”, single channel, all valve, electric...
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Gibson’s Robot Guitar Wins Award
Hail the Gibson Robot Guitar! The Gibson Robot Guitar was awarded with the prestigious “Best...
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Marc Bolan 1947 – 1977
On September 16, 1977, just after five in the morning, an Austin Mini carrying English rocker Mark...
Gear-Blurbs
LightWave Bass Pickup System See The LightFirst there were magnetic pickups, hex pickups for guitar synth, and piezos for that acoustic guitar sound. Now there’s LightWave...
Harmony Central Message Board Is DownHarmony Central Message Board Is Down We’ve noticed that Harmony-Central music message forum is down due to having database error...
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Guitar Chord Finder Online Virtual ToolHey Gear-Vault readers, here is a rockin’ resource for all you guitar players out there. Not sure what chord you are playing?...
John Lennon AnthologyCapitol’s John Lennon Anthology Box Set sheds some fascinating light on rock’s first intellectual. The set’s four disc contain...
