Watch Richard Barbieri talking about keyboards he used on the new Porcupine Tree album Closure / Continuation . He uses a lot of old sc...

Watch Gavin Harrison talking about the drum kit he used on the new Porcupine Tree album Closure / Continuation . He is obviously very h...

Watch Steven Wilson talking about the gear he used on the new Porcupine Tree album Closure / Continuation , including a cheap Mexica...

Guitarist Trey Anastasio explains the effects, amps and what-not he used during the Phish Summer tour. He did one in 2012 , shown durin...

Audio engineer and producr Justin Douglas , owner of King Electric Recording Co in Austin, TX, wrote an insightful piece for TapeOp . He ...

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Larry Crane looks back on the humble beginnings of Tape Op Magazine : The first issue of Tape Op came out in April of 1996. I already ...

Dick Denney created the Vox AC30 amp, one of the best amplifiers ever. The BBC aired a concise documentary about the rise (and fall) of...

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One of the world's most annoying mainstream songs ever is turned into an art installation . Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf loa...

Tape Op sat down with engineer, mixer and producer Bob Clearmountain for their podcast series. He was interviewed by John Baccigaluppi ...

Watch Todd Tundgeren discussing his guitars for a rig rundowwn for Premier Guitar . His band mates Jesse Gress (guitar) and Kasim Sulto...

Coming in December: Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book Of Bass , a lavishly illustrated book by the Rush bassist about the history of the ins...

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Brian Brown , the guitar tech who has been taking care of Trey Anastasio 's gear for more than 20 years, calls it quits later this yea...

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Justin Johnson was interviewed by Dockyard Guitar and explains how to play the shovel guitar. The instrument was built for him by Missi...