StewMac Launches Guitar Pedal Line With Four Hot ModelsBuilding on the foundation of the company’s acclaimed pedalkits, StewMac has introduced a line of ready-to-play, fully finished guitar effects pedals.The newly launched models include StewMac’s four most popular pedal designs: the Sun Fuzz; Lightcycle Phasor II optical phaser; Two Kings Boost dual overdrive; and Ghost Drive transparent overdrive. Each pedal delivers classic tone at an incredible price.Vox V863-CA ReviewA 3-in-1 wah, envelope follower, and envelope controller that opens up a huge range of filtering possibilities.As an avid—perhaps rabid—musical psychedelicist, I’ve had a lot of wah in my life. Maybe too much. In recent years, I seem to have had my own personal version of the rock world’s 1968 epiphany, where everyone ditched their wah and fuzz, moved to the country, and put Music from Big Pink on constant replay. Red Light FrightIn the 1999 cult classic Mystery Men, Invisible Boy has a superpower that’s as hilarious as it is relatable: He’s invisible, but only when no one’s looking. The moment eyes are on him, he’s just a kid in a cape, exposed and ordinary. Musicians, doesn’t that hit home? When it’s just you and your guitar, the music flows like a river—raw, unfiltered, alive. But flip on the studio’s red light or face a sea of cell phones at a gig, and that river can dry up fast. It’s the red light paradox: The act of capturing inspiration often chokes it.Question of the Month: The Pedals of Our DreamsQuestion: What pedal doesn't exist now that you hope gets built in the next year?Rig Rundown Best Of: Legendary Gibson ES-335 Stories and SetupsFrom Tom Bukovac’s first-year ’58 to Larry Carlton’s iconic ’69 and Molly Miller’s well-worn ’78, this PG best-of Rig Rundown celebrates the artists who made the ES-335 their own. Hear Charlie Worsham’s Vince Gill gift story, Tim Pierce’s player-grade philosophy, and Sturgill Simpson’s stage-shaking tones—plus why so many pros trust this semi-hollow classic.Stompin’ to the Top: Meet Three of the Most Successful Independent Pedal CompaniesWe’ve been basking in the golden age of guitar-effects pedals for some time now, but somehow things just seem to keep getting better and better. Holy-grail tones have been decoded and transcribed into pedal form, even as radical new stompbox inventions give musicians the ability to create new ones. And guitarists’ pedalboards are no longer governed by the biggest names in pedal manufacturing. These days, you’re just as likely to see a Boss DS-1 on someone’s board as you are a one-off build from a friend of a friend.A Psychedelic Swirl S-style Honors a Lucky Black CatReader: Cary CummingsHometown: Seattle, WAGuitar: Catocaster“The problem with cats is they get the exact same look whether they see a moth or an axe murderer.” —Edgar Allen PoeLeroy had the courage to live on this earth for 19 1/2 years.Latest NewsPRS Guitars Brings Back the Mira as an S2 594MayFly Audio releases the Terrain Deluxe Harmonic Optical TremoloNow Available: UAD Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A and Maag EQ4 MS Plug‑InsSteve Gunn Announces Daylight Daylight; Shares “Nearly There”Tame Impala Releases New Single “Loser”
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