2008 September « Guitar Gear

New Jam Track: Sunny

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists, jam track, musicians, soloing, tagged guitarists, Guitars, jam track, Music, musicians, songs on September 29, 2008 | 9 Comments »

I got so inspired by the Greg Howe video I posted here the other day, that I recorded a Jam Track to Sunny that I could jam to… I had A LOT of fun with this one… Check it out!
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=96867

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New Gear: Ibanez Jemini Distortion Pedal

Posted in Effects, GAS, Guitars, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, guitar gear, gear, guitarists, musicians, Effects, guitar effects on September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Does the guitar playing world need yet another distortion pedal? That’s almost like asking if your town needs another Starbucks. Hmmm… maybe that’s a bad analogy because while we could probably do without yet another coffee commodity, I for one don’t ever mind seeing another distortion pedal hit the market.
And just when I thought I’d [...]

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Share Your Rig at Tonepedia.com

Posted in Guitars, Music, Tone, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar rigs, guitarists, musicians, tagged guitar, Music, guitarists, musicians, Tone, guitar rigs, electric guitar on September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I don’t plug other web sites often, mainly because there are so many out there, it’s difficult to keep up. But a new site, called TonePedia is so interesting in its concept, I just had to share it! The basis of the site is for members to share the tone of their rigs through sound [...]

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Greg Howe: I’m Not Worthy!!!

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists, musicians, tagged greg howe, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on September 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »

The mags and rags of the guitar playing world seem to have forgotten about the absolutely amazing virtuosity of Greg Howe who, in my maybe not so humble opinion ranks among the best guitarists in the world, hands down. He’s as fast as Yngwie or Paul Gilbert, but in my opinion covers a lot broader [...]

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Stumbling Upon Technique

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists, improvisation, musicians, recording, soloing, tagged guitar, guitarists, Guitars, improvisation, Music, recording, soloing on September 23, 2008 | No Comments »

I was reading several interesting threads about technique and improv the other day. I have to admit that I was quietly embarassed by the fact that I don’t have a large library of techniques that I can tap into while I read the posts and articles. There are so many things to learn with respect [...]

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New Gear: Bob Kilgore’s Harmonic Capo

Posted in Guitars, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians, tagged guitar, Guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitarists, musicians, capo on September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Just got my latest issue of Guitar Player, and as usual, went to the gear section first to see if there were any new and interesting pieces of gear. Normally, the stuff there is pretty tame, but I got really intrigued by a short product review on the Harmonic Capo. Unlike a normal capo that [...]

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New Gear: Fishman SoloAmp

Posted in Guitars, Live Performance, Live Sound, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Okay, I admit it, I’m a sucker for gadgets. Aw hell! I wouldn’t be writing this blog if I wasn’t! So there I was earlier this evening, surfing the web in search of new gear, and lo and behold, I run across the Fishman SoloAmp, a 220W bi-amp for acoustic guitar and vocals. It’s an [...]

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Heading Into New Territory

Posted in Music, musicians, songs, songwriting, tagged Music, songwriting on September 19, 2008 | No Comments »

As part of my five-year-plan to be on the road touring, I entered three of my songs into the Song Door International Songwriters Competition. This is a big step for me as I’m crossing into completely new territory. It’s one thing to get acclaim from your friends, it’s an entirely different matter to have your [...]

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Review: VOX Satchurator

Posted in Effects, GAS, Guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians, pedals, tagged Effects, GAS, guitar, Guitars, pedal, Satchurator, stomp box, vox on September 11, 2008 | 13 Comments »

Summary: From grind to snarl, the Satchurator can deliver it. Built like a tank, with chicken head knobs, and a fire engine red paint job. Definitely gig-worthy! “More” switch is awesome!
Pros: Incredibly versatile, this box has the ability to deliver a wide variety of tones.
Cons: Just a nit: True character of this pedal doesn’t come [...]

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PRS DGT Field Test - c/o “Tweed Demon”

Posted in Guitars, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians, tagged gear, goldtop, guitar, guitar gear, musicians, PRS on September 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »

There’s nothing like someone sharing their personal experience with gear. This post comes courtesy of Paul Garvey, aka “Tweed Demon,” a Guitar Gear reader who shares our passion for gear. Read on!
BTW, the picture is of his personal gear - I love the Victoria amp!
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I’ve always loved goldtops from the first time I was 12 [...]

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