Author: Maximus

Max is managing editor of Gear Gods.

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With bonus tips on cable management on-stage and in the studio!

Johan Hegg demonstrates how to properly order a beer at the Brooklyn institution.

We asked members of The Sword, Dillinger Escape Plan, Baptists, Exodus, and more, who would make the cut.

We run down guitar recording strategies with Kevin Antreassian of Backroom Studios and the Dillinger Escape Plan.

Guitarist R.J. Ober shows off some of the Japanese hardcore-inspired grooves from one of the band's new rippers.

Members of Exodus, the Sword, Gorguts, and more weigh in.

Legendary guitarist George Benson's signature Twin Reverb is a gorgeous creation.