THE RAMPANT QUEST for suitable amplifiers and speakers to reproduce all that DSP-generated guitar tone as sound waves has yet to produce a clear winner. Powered cabs by Kemper, Atomic, Line 6, and Friedman have won over some fans, while others have conscripted powered monitor wedges. But the gasp of relief heard round the world when Fender introduced its first full-range, flat-response (FRFR) powered cabs, the Tone Master FR-10 and FR-12, suggests that this sector is still very much up for grabs. We tested a pair of FR-10s to tap the full stereoscopic depths of the Tone Master Pro modeler featured in the main review.
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UAFX
Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor
LINE 6
POD Express
MAN OF STEEL
He brought the Dobro to centerstage with his dazzling talent. As he drops his first album in seven years, Jerry Douglas reflects on his gear, career and induction in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
HIGH TIME
The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. The band members have all passed on, but the celebration is just beginning.
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As Guitar Player moves full-time to its online home, we look back at some of its greatest stories in print.
DRAGON TALES
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CLOSER TO HOME
Rehearsal space, studio, vessel and abode Diego Garcia's boat is the home base for his new album, as well as his musical life as the seafaring Spanish guitarist Twanguero.
Funk Noir
With The Black Album, Prince made his greatest-and most infamousmusical statement.
Medium Cool
Striking the middle ground between its Thinline brethren, Gibson's ES-345TD remains a versatile, if underrated, gem.
