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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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The Next Evolution: Justin Norvell on Fender’s American Professional Series

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There’s something pretty special about getting your hands on a bunch of new Fender guitars before the rest of the world gets to see them.

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