Author: Trey Xavier

Written by Trey Xavier

As Editor-in-Chief of Gear Gods, I've been feeding your sick instrument fetishism and trying unsuccessfully to hide my own since 2013. I studied music on both coasts (Berklee and SSU) and now I'm just trying to put my degree to some use. That's a music degree, not an English one. I'm sure you noticed.

Can You Hear The Difference Between Rosewood and Maple Fretboards?

Testing the age-old myth

by Trey Xavier

June 16

How the Sausage Is Made

Wanna See How A Royer Ribbon Mic Is Made?

Behind the scenes of the most popular ribbon on the market!

by Trey Xavier

June 16

Gear Review

GIZMOTRON 2.0 Review – The Gear Gods Review

It's like having 6 tiny violinists for your guitar!

by Trey Xavier

June 15

Trey's Theory Corner

Perfect Fourths – Trey’s Theory Corner, Episode 7

Go fourth and conquer!

by Trey Xavier

June 14

Gear News

PERIPHERY’s Adam “Nolly” Getgood and Matt Halpern Release Sample Pack With New Company GETGOOD DRUMS

Wanna get good drums? Get GetGood Drums to get good drums!

by Trey Xavier

June 14

Guitar Lessons

SLIPKNOT Guitarist Jim Root Shows You How To Play “Killpop” and “Negative One”

Slipknot's masked men tend to be pretty reclusive as a whole, but Fret12 has lured one of them out to do an exclusive lesson video series on how to play some of their songs. Want to learn how to play "Killpop" and "Negative One"? Now's

by Trey Xavier

June 14

Gear News