Chris Buck
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When Chris Buck played a museum-grade Martin from 1928, a high-profile Hollywood guitar scandal played heavy on his mind
By Matt Owen published
The blues rock ace demoed a five-figure Martin 0-42 in the new issue of Guitarist, and couldn't help but think of that infamous Hateful Eight guitar smash
![ThorpyFX Electric Lightning](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDBitdfuMU8yJrKmo7jMrJ-320-80.jpg)
Adrian Thorpe on how he made Chris Buck’s awesome, tube-equipped signature pedal, Electric Lightning
By Jamie Dickson published
Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX remembers the flight path – and turbulence – behind Chris Buck’s Electric Lightning overdrive/boost, named after a fighter jet and packing a bona fide valve
![Chris Buck playing Bernie Marsden's 1959 Beast Gibson Les Paul Standard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HduH6g63i6YkTh25twasAb-320-80.jpg)
Chris Buck plays Bernie Marsden’s $1 million Beast Les Paul at all-star event in honor of the Whitesnake guitarist
By Matt Owen published
The Cardinal Black ace was invited to play the legendary LP at a recent festival that paid tribute to Marsden's memory
![Chris Buck sitting on the hood of car, playing a Yamaha Revstar, next to a ThorpyFX Electric Lightning pedal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L3W2XVACmL5AKpKJF9NZDn-320-80.jpg)
“My pedalboard should be called ‘50 Shades of Gain’!” Chris Buck on how a fetish for dirt led to his new signature pedal from ThorpyFX
By Amit Sharma published
The tube-driven Electric Lightning is a boost/drive twofer like no other, and it is the result of many nerdy discussions between the Cardinal Black guitarist and UK pedal guru Adrian Thorpe
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Slash was so impressed by this UK blues guitarist he personally paid to bring him to the US
By Janelle Borg published
Slash discusses the future of blues and how young guitarists are helping the genre thrive
![ThorpyFX Electric Lightning Chris Buck signature overdrive](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WmdPFNxdtCZwCg8D7ocvWM-320-80.jpg)
“You may just want to leave it on all the time”: ThorpyFX Electric Lightning review
By Trevor Curwen published
Thorpy creates a tube-powered drive and boost pedal for Welsh powerhouse Chris Buck
![Chris Buck performs onstage (left), the ThorpyFX Electric Lightning pedal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oJeNTNqa8fUXJMHZHhXQib-320-80.png)
ThorpyFX’s Electric Lightning is a tube-driven overdrive/boost pedal built in collaboration with Chris Buck
By Phil Weller published
The Cardinal Black guitarist's signature dual pedal offers amp-like sweetness and “faultless” ruggedness
![Chris Buck with a Yamaha Revstar electric guitar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GVNNJQCUmVyKza4BUgjGQ7-320-80.jpg)
Line 6 at Guitar Showcase 2023: How to sound like Chris Buck
By Guitar World Staff published
Chris Buck shows you how to achieve his sound with Line 6 Helix
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