One goal of the alternative rock guitarist is to avoid rock clichés. And one of rock’s biggest clichés is the guitar solo.

That anvil drop in Metallica’s 1985 heavy metal hit “For Whom The Bell Tolls” might be the most legendary part of the whole song. At the beginning of the track, the sound of a “bell” tolling ushers in ...

The one-man operation of Bowman Audio Endeavors. (Photo by Joe Leonard) If there was a Venn diagram for the topics of “punk rock” and “guitar pedals,” one would find James Bowman prominently displayed ...

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