Why I’ll Never Go Back to Using Tube Amps Live

Stalwart tube-amp enthusiast Julian Ward experienced an irreversible paradigm shift after combining his Helix Rack with a Powercab 112 Plus.

Having trouble sounding like the guitarists on your favorite records? Tube amp guru Dan Boul explains why.

Barry Cleveland discusses the whats, whys, and hows of live-looping with the celebrated guitarist.

Joe Gore explores what happens when you disregard the conventional rules of analog signal flow in the digital modeling realm.

Michael Ross dishes the dirt on combining overdrive, fuzz, and other distortion pedals to open up whole new worlds of gain.

Chris Gill recounts that years before and after the Stones recorded “Satisfaction,” fuzz guitar was featured on dozens of country singles.