Telecaster Master Jim Campilongo Talks Tone, Technique and Celestion

Jim Campilongo has been called “an American treasure” by Billboard and the “sultan of twang” in The New Yorker. In 2013, Fender honoured him by releasing the Jim Campilongo Signature Telecaster, a 50-unit reproduction of the 1959 Tele from which he’s been inseparable throughout a lifelong career that has presented opportunities to play with Charlie […]

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Pro Audio Legends: An interview with Ralph Heinz of Renkus-Heinz

The success of Renkus-Heinz is a family affair, with three generations of the Heinz family, as well as a number of veteran employees of more than 20 years working together at the company’s headquarters in Foothill Ranch, CA, where the majority of the company’s products are still designed and manufactured in-house. Ralph Heinz joined the […]

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Metal and Mettle: The Rise and Rise of Mark Lewis

In just over 15 years, producer and guitarist Mark Lewis has run up one of the most enviable — and loudest — discographies in rock. He has tracked, mixed, produced, and/or mastered records for a spectrum of metal’s heaviest bands, including Trivium, Bury Your Dead, Whitechapel, Chimaira, Battlecross, Cannibal Corpse, Megadeth, The Black Dahlia Murder, […]

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Gordon Kennedy on the Calling of Music and the Sound of Celestion

Songwriter and guitarist Gordon Kennedy has brought his family’s musical legacy to bear on an enviable and influential Nashville career. His father Jerry Kennedy was a legend in his own right, playing guitar and Dobro with superstars such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roger Miller. Gordon has won two Grammys, the first being […]

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Stevie Young – AC/DC

Stevie Young loads up with Celestion guitar speakers for rhythm guitar duties on the latest AC/DC arena tour…

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Carlos Santana Rig Rundown

On April 23, 2014, Premier Guitar Magazine met with Carlos Santana’s guitar tech, Ed Adair, before a show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Adair showed them Santana’s collection of custom PRS guitars and a collection of holy grail amps.

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