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How an old Silvertone 1484 became the foundation of this roots-guitar power player's sound. Roots-guitar badass Rev. Peyton plays with the intensity of a charging bison. That ferocity comes from his fast, hyper-accurate picking hand blended with dexterous fretting, and it gets juiced by dirty crushed-velvet tones from a variety of evocative guitars: custom Nationals and a mother-of-pearl covered Daddy Mojo, an original 1954 Supro Dual Tone prototype, a Kay Speed Demon, and more. But the foundation for his retro-modern sound is a workhorse from 1964: a Silvertone 1484 head, which drives his 2x...

Images 3 and 4: shiny new on the left, and on the right after using sandpaper or steel wool. If you compare it to the vintage tuners, I think we're very close to that, and it's not a crime to stop here if you like the look. If you want to continue, here we go. Image 5 — I hope you remembered your homework from the last relic'ing column, "DIY Relic'ing: Break the Shine," and you collected a nice mixture of nails, metal parts, broken glass, gravel, sand, little stones, basalt, etc. Put this mixture into a small box or a bucket with a lid, and put the tuners and the bushings inside (

Fig. 1 Bryan Clark shares pearls about deploying multiband compressors as sonic superglue—a sequel to last month's pointers for dynamic EQs. Welcome back, everyone. Last time, I shed some light on using a dynamic EQ rather than a multiband compressor. There are many similarities on the surface, but people use them interchangeably with brazen ignorance of what they're designed to do. If you ever have to replace a bolt (say, from your amp chassis or a rackmounted piece of gear), you measure the diameter and length of the bolt, head down to your local hardware store, buy a replacement, and ...

April 18, 2021 Leo Fender's study in perfection: a 1957 Stratocaster, leaning on a 1955 Bandmaster. To hear the definitive voice of this model-year Strat, listen to Buddy Guy's debut solo album, 1968's A Man and the Blues. Although the model debuted in 1954, Leo Fender didn't consider his second guitar design complete until '57. Meet that year's serial number 19129. The Fender Stratocaster was developed with input from players dissatisfied with Leo Fender's first electric guitar, the Telecaster. Their ideas, which included a more comfortable body shape, an adjustable bridge allowing ...

April 16, 2021 Why do sad songs, like Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind," have the ability to break our hearts yet soothe the soul at the same time? Why do we like sad music so much? Sad songs make me happy, like drinking makes me thirsty. It's an odd paradox, but sitting in my car, staring dead-eyed into space and sobbing like my dog just died, while listening to heart-crushing music remains one of my favorite activities. Strange, perhaps, but not uncommon.In real life, I go to great lengths to avoid hardship. When I greet someone, I rarely ask, "How are you doing?" for fear that the...