Chord Electronics has offered a first ‘glimpse’ of two forthcoming flagship products: the Quartet digital upscaler and the ULTIMA PHONOSTAGE. Neither has received a formal launch date or pricing, but ...

Being a great guitar player has meant something different in almost every decade. Guitarists have had to adapt over the years to meet listeners’ needs. In the ’50s, you needed to match the genius of ...

Legendary rock band Styx, with “special guest” Cheap Trick, will perform twice in Arkansas in May: • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in The Theater @ Simmons Bank Arena, the North Little Rock venue’s ...

It’s an incredible time to be a guitarist who doesn’t want to own a bunch of $2,000 amps and an expensive pedalboard of gear. Amp and pedal simulators, which have been around for decades, have in the ...

The Tesuque Pueblo’s Camel Rock may or may not have inspired the look of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. character, as the story goes. But the mushroom-shaped rock formation in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, ...

Five apple peelers enter the test bench, but only a few make it out without broken parts. This comparison focuses on real performance, not marketing claims or fancy packaging. You’ll see exactly how ...

Nobody does fun like the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. How about for Christmas? This year, they’re transforming the grounds outside the guitar hotel into a winter wonderland. It’s all ...

Who knew a single guitar, albeit a very large one, could carry so much symbolism? Making its debut Friday outside the soon-to-open Hard Rock Casino Tejon, the six-story Gibson instantly became a ...

In this episode of Version History: the story of one of the best video game ideas, ever. In this episode of Version History: the story of one of the best video game ideas, ever. is editor-at-large and ...

For the best listening experience possible, you should familiarize yourself with the sound settings on your audio products. In particular, the equalizer (aka the EQ). Understanding how to operate this ...