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Prince, Dinosaur Jr, and the Leo Fender of today. [View this email in your browser] [Reverb.com] This year, we've published more than 750 articles on Reverb, highlighting news, interviews, and how-tos from the world of music gear. Today, we're highlighting some of our favourites -- some of these were big hits, while others were overlooked, but every one of them is worth a read, especially if you missed them the first time. [Welcome to Nerdville: Inside Joe Bonamassa's Home Collection] Welcome to Nerdville: Inside Joe Bonamassa's Home Collection _____ One of our most in-depth pieces this year, we had the opportunity to visit Joe Bonamassa's incredible museum of vintage guitars and amps. Whether you're a Bonamassa fanatic or you're not familiar, this video (and interactive experience) is an amazing opportunity to see some pieces of gear history, and meet the real Joe Bonamassa. [Read More ››] [J Mascis and Lou Barlow Explain the Dinosaur Jr Sound ] J Mascis and Lou Barlow Explain the Dinosaur Jr Sound ____ For a generation of musicians (including many of us here at the office), Dinosaur Jr's approach to fuzz and melody is nothing short of iconic. It was a huge privilege to have J Mascis and Lou Barlow in to share some of their tone secrets. [Read More ››] [Spotlight on: Synth Pioneer Suzanne Ciani] Spotlight On: Synth Pioneer Suzanne Ciani _____ Suzanne Ciani's music and influence is all around us -- both her pioneering synth work outside the traditional 12-note scale and her creation of "audio logos" for companies like AT&T, Coca-Cola, and ABC. Our March interview with her is worth revisiting. [Read More ››] [Who Is the Leo Fender of Today?] Who Is the Leo Fender of Today? _____ Every generation of music instrument makers has had visionaries -- people whose pioneering work changed the way people make music, and with that, the course of music history. With more music being made today than ever before, who's leading the charge? [Read More ››] [Mythical Gear: Sly Stone’s Flickinger N32 Matrix Console at Key Club Recording Co.] Mythical Gear: Sly Stone’s Flickinger N32 Matrix Console at Key Club Recording Co. _____ "The house was destroyed. There were armed guards with machetes, guns... and then there's Sly's pit bull roaming the grounds. There was an attack baboon, and there were two peacocks that lived there that would attack people as well." [Read More ››] [Roots of Rock and the Chitlin Circuit] Roots of Rock and the Chitlin Circuit ____ In an era when African Americans sat at the back of the bus and were banned from “Whites Only” establishments, the so-called Chitlin Circuit flourished and nurtured the careers of Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, the Isley Brothers and many more. It also gave birth to rock ‘n’ roll. [Read More ››] [What was it like recording with Prince?] What Was It Like Recording with Prince? ____ "He always had a mic on a boom stand over the console for vocals. Every vocal you've ever heard on every Prince record was cut sitting in a chair at the console. It was just part of his workflow." — Chuck Zwicky, Paisley Park Engineer 1987-89 [Read More ››] Copyright © 2016 Reverb.com, LLC, All rights reserved. 3345 N Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60657 | (888) 726-2728 [reverb.com] [unsubscribe from this list] [update subscription preferences]