COVER STORY
DR. Z SRZ-65 RC
Z.Vex Fuzz
reverb combo
Factory pedal
Parker Fly guitar
Roland VG-8 system
1993 1994 1995 1996 Line 6 AxSys 212 Digital Modeling Amp It’s not their best-known product, nor their most successful, but the release of this digital modeling amp in 1996 presaged the influential POD, POD HD, and even the Helix to come, and brought the digital revolution squarely to the guitar-playing masses. Instant access to several clas-
Peavey introduces the 5150 amplifier (in
Elixir intro-
sic amp models, built-in effects, and highly program-
1996 it rolls out the
duces coated
mable presets all seem like standard stuff today, but
EVH Wolfgang guitar)
guitar strings
just two decades ago this was wildly adventurous. Teuffel Birdfish
Klon Centaur pedal
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