Distorted guitars were a big part of the rock revolution last century; we try to forget about the roll. As a youth, [David Hilowitz] couldn’t afford a loud aggressive amp, a distortion pedal, or even ...

Is mainstream America primed and ready for some bone-shaking electric guitar? Are the pop charts eager for some seriously distorted rock riffs, double-tracked and mainlined into each one of your ear ...

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The Aerosmith guitarist is a self-confessed gear obsessive and makes the case that, historically, the speaker is the most ...

Guitarists and bassists, get ready to unleash some serious fuzz! This is the Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi pedal, and ...

"Japanese people are able to accept the distorted sound of a guitar at any age" believes the former Megadeth guitarist When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Combining distorted guitar riffs with folkloric melodies, tossing hints of Led Zeppelin over a wall of Latin percussion, singing or rapping with the urgency of lookouts on the front lines of a war ...

Just how much distortion -- and the favored type of distortion, analog or digital -- varies from listener to listener, and that's where the story gets complicated. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...