60 years ago, Maestro’s first stompbox – the FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone – was launched. Kickstarting a revolution in sound it was the progenitor of all fuzz pedals Employing three germanium transistors this ...
Gibson revives legendary Maestro pedals brand with five new stompboxes, including the Fuzz-Tone FZ-M
Rumours about Gibson reviving its Maestro pedals have been circulating for some time, but now it’s official. 60 years on from its birth, the Maestro brand is being revived. What‘s more Gibson is ...
AMES, Iowa — Keith Richards’ opening guitar riff to “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” has sent throngs of Rolling Stones crowds into screaming fits since the song debuted nearly 60 years ago. The riff ...
fBehringer has launched another super-affordable clone of a holy grail vintage stompbox, this time recreating the legendary Maestro BB-1 Bass Brassmaster for the princely sum of $69. And this repro, ...
Rock and roll music isn't supposed to be pretty. It has grit and grime; fuzz and feedback. It's dirty and imperfect. Much of that characteristic sound came from the accidental invention of the Maestro ...
The evolution of fuzz pedals: how the wildest drive of all conquered the radio – and our pedalboards
Most of us are aware of harmonic nodes. You get the strongest one at the 12th fret, which is exactly halfway along the string length. There’s one at the 5th, which is a quarter length and another at ...
Innovator: engineer Glenn Snoddy, left, and Owen Bradley in Bradley Studio control room (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum/Getty) Glenn Snoddy, who has died aged 96, was the Nashville studio ...
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