When Link Wray recorded “Rumble” in early 1958, most rock-and-roll guitarists were doing everything they could to avoid distortion. Wray did the opposite, unabashedly leaning into it and, in the ...

Key Takeaways Modern guitar synth pedals no longer require special pickups and work with standard guitar inputs, making ...

Ferrari's first-ever electric car is almost ready to enter production. While many purists might still be upset about the development, the house of Maranello is ensuring that the electric car gets ...

It’s one of the big philosophical questions: what should an electric Ferrari sound like? Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour or Jimmy Page, according to Antonio Palermo. He’s the guy responsible for sound and ...

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

Inside a wooden cabin of a building nestled on the outer edge of Silver Lake, Reuben Cox started messing around with a guitar and accidentally created a new chapter in the history of rock and roll. It ...

If your guitar needs more distortion, lower audio fidelity, or another musical effect, you can always shell out some money to get a dedicated piece of hardware. For a less conventional route, though, ...

After spending decades trying to emulate the guitar, it might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play it… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Despite being each other’s competition in the early 1990s rock scene, the Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana had a lot in common: musical innovation, devoted fans, producer Butch Vig, and, according to ...

Creating a project/project setup When you first launch GarageBand, you’ll need to create a project. Then, choose what type of project you want, from recording a guitar to recording vocals or drummer.

A little over 10 years ago, a Phoenix-based startup treated acoustic pickers to a bunch of effects directly through the sound hole courtesy of the smartphone-sized ToneWoodAmp. Now the much-improved ...