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Song: For Wrong Or For Right

Posted in Music, musicians, songs on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A few years ago, I was going through a very hard time: Couldn’t find a job, and financially, I was flat broke with six kids and a huge mortgage. I hocked practically everything I had to just stay afloat. But to make a long story short, at what was probably my lowest point, I suddenly [...]

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A Letter from the Future Me…

Posted in guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on October 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Ig wrote a great article last week, and challenged his readers to write letters to themselves that they’d read some time in the future; a lot like Marty did for Doc in “Back to the Future.” So I’m going to take a crack at this. Hey! Looks like you’ve come a long way. I know [...]

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Review: BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble

Posted in Effects, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, Guitars, pedals, Tone on October 27, 2007 | 9 Comments »

When it comes to chorus sounds, Roland/BOSS is pretty much the standard for the last twenty or so years. The CE-2 has especially been very sought-after used pedal 1) for its simplicity and; 2) for it’s analog design. I owned a CE-2 back in the 80′s, and have since kicked myself since I traded it [...]

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Don’t you just love it…

Posted in guitar, guitarists, Guitars on October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

…when you learn a new lick or technique? After a week-long hiatus from playing, I picked up my Strat and started playing some warm-up licks. Ooo did it feel good! After about half and hour, I put the guitar down, and went to YouTube.com to see if I could find any videos of John Frusciante. [...]

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Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Posted in Guitars on October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Every now and then, I have to set my guitar down, get my ass out of the city, and commune with nature. I spent this past weekend with one of my boys and his Boy Scout troop at Lewiston Lake in Northern California, in the Shasta-Trinity wilderness. Well, it wasn’t exactly wilderness, but this area [...]

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Review: Victoria Amplification Double Deluxe – More “Fender” than Fender?

Posted in amps, Amps/Amplification, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, Guitars on October 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Talk about getting a “clean” tone, and invariably, some Fender amp will be mentioned, especially the models from the 50′s like the Twin. By far, “Fender clean” is the clean tone that has been emulated for decades by amp manufacturers the world over. Unfortunately, if you want that clean tone from the 50′s, you’ll have [...]

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