Gainful Deployment – Stacking Overdrives
Michael Ross dishes the dirt on combining overdrive, fuzz, and other distortion pedals to open up whole new worlds of gain.
Nashville’s Dirty Secret – Country Music’s Founding Forefathers of Fuzz
Chris Gill recounts that years before and after the Stones recorded “Satisfaction,” fuzz guitar was featured on dozens of country singles.
Video: Tom Salta on Scoring Games With Helix Native
Award-winning composer Tom Salta demonstrates how he uses the Line 6 Helix Native guitar and effects plug-in to create monumental sounds when scoring major video games.
The Secret Power of Helix Snapshots
Snapshots is one of the most powerful, yet underutilized, features in Helix. Joe Gore unveils its secrets, step-by-step, with images, sound clips, and downloadable examples.
Crossing the Digital Divide – You Don’t Have to Choose
Boutique amp builder Dan Boul loves tube amps, yet he’s also a huge proponent of amp modeling. Find out why he’s certain it’s okay to have it both ways.
A Young Person’s Guide to Speaker Cabinet IRs
Speaker cabinet impulse responses are all the rage—but what are they and how can you use them when crafting great guitar tones with your modeler?