Adam Jazairi
Speaker Quest, Part 4: The Rising Stars
Adam Jazairi walks us through the wondrous world of vintage electric guitar speakers to talk shop about tone, pricing, quality, and anything else he wants.
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Speaker Quest, Part 3: Fender Bender
Interested in American amps? Check here for Adam Jazairi's write-up on the history, style, and uses for everything American in the guitar amp department.
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Speaker Quest, Part 2: The British Are Strumming
Adam Jazairi discusses two kinds of voicing for speakers: British and American. The Speaker Quest continues as we look at some British-voiced speakers.
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Speaker Quest, Part 1: How Not To Blow Up Your Amp
Adam Jazairi returns to speak up about speakers and the tender love and care that goes into maintaining them in this part 1 of a speaker series.
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Is Someone Messing With Me? How to Develop and Maintain a Consistent Guitar Tone
Ever find a great tone, and then later - you're unable to reproduce it? Can't find that perfect tone in the first place? Here are a few tips on how to discover and hang on to the tone you’ve been looking for.
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Review: Strymon blueSky Reverberator
For a taste of Strymon’s pedal perfection, look no further than the blueSky Reverberator. This unique stompbox, coveted by surf-rockers and shoegazers everywhere, delivers studio-quality reverb with an unparalleled array of features.
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Review: Pigtronix FAT Drive
The Pigtronix FAT Drive, unveiled earlier this year at NAMM, is the latest pedal in the company’s increasingly impressive arsenal.
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Review: Empress Tremolo Pedal
Review: Empress Tremolo The perfect tremolo stompbox is an elusive beast. Analog tremolo pedals sound great, but lack features. Digital ...
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Review: Hagstrom Viking Deluxe
Hagstrom Viking Deluxe: Class Plus Flair The spacious tone, endless sustain and elegant looks of a Gibson ES-335. We all want it, but few of us can afford it. Some Epiphones come close, but erratic quality control is an issue, and off-brand clones are even more of a crapshoot. So, how do you satisfy your [...]
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Album Review: Alcest – Les Voyages de l’Âme
In Les Voyages de l’Âme, Alcest marries these two approaches, alternating between dark and light in a way that befits his seemingly contradictory musical influences.
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