Author: Chris Alfano

Written by Chris Alfano

Chris Alfano has written about music and toured in bands since print magazines and mp3.com were popular. Once in high-school he hacked a friend's QBasic stick figure fighting game to add a chiptune metal soundtrack. Random attractive people still give him high-fives about that.

Are You Recording Your Guitars the Wrong Way? Glenn Fricker Shows How to Get it Done

What the hell is going on with the angled SM57?

by Chris Alfano

September 24

Gear News

Delay Pedals Are too Big: the MBS Mr. Smith Delay Handles Bypass and Tap with One Button

The sacrifices we make in search of a pedalboard smaller than a child's bed.

by Chris Alfano

September 23

Gear News, Video

Peter Iwers’ Ibanez Endorsement Has Not Gone Down In Flames: Shows off His New PIB3 Bass

And talks about his first (sort of) nice bass that he ever owned, in the process.

by Chris Alfano

September 23

Video

Abysmal Dawn Prove Themselves to Be Genetically Engineered Super Shredders in this Recording Footage

I seriously did not realize these were two guitarists in this video.

by Chris Alfano

September 23

Playthrough, Video

Instrumental Fretburner Nili Brosh Is in-Studio at EMG, Burning Frets as She Is Wont to Do

The solo/Seven the Hardway/Tony MacAlpine guitarist may use the same pickups as most of the other featured EMG artists these days, but who cares as long as the playing is rad?

by Chris Alfano

September 22

Tutorials, Video