Posted in Guitars, Music, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists on June 29, 2008 | 11 Comments »
It just occurred to me that I haven’t gotten any new gear lately. Okay, I just got a new PRS SE Soapbar II guitar a couple of weeks ago. But the thing that struck me was that I wasn’t really even in the market for a guitar when I got it - I wasn’t even [...]
Posted in Guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians on June 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, I received the following comment on my rating system page:
Hey , I just purchased a SAINT GUITAR COMPANY “bechmark” model From MESA/Boogie Hollywood. It is by far the nicest custom instument I’ve ever Played . Y’all should check them out. The only reveiws I’ve seen for these is on harmony central.Any who . . [...]
Posted in Guitars, Music, buying gear, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians on June 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Lots of people ask me if there’s a process I go through when I want some gear, if I have any tips for buying gear, so I thought I’d share some ideas. Before I dive into details, let me advise that you should first evaluate your need. I came up with a great way to [...]
Posted in Guitars, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians on June 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In my humble (or not so humble ) opinion, there’s no better way to evaluate gear than to gig with it. It’s one thing to play with a piece of gear in a controlled environment; it’s an entirely different matter when you use it to perform your music. Gigs can be a chaotic affair, [...]
Posted in Guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists on June 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
PRS Soapbar SE II
Summary: Made in Korea? Who the hell cares! Workmanship is incredible, the paint job is impeccable, and with the two P-90’s, this dog’s got bite! But roll off the volume, and it becomes a sweet, cuddly puppy.
Pros: Real simple controls: Two knobs and a 3-position pickup toggle. Very versatile tones from nice, [...]
Posted in Guitars, gear, geocaching, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
This past weekend, I discovered a new hobby: GeoCaching. From geocaching.com:
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What is Geocaching?
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability [...]
Posted in amps, gear, gear reviews, guitar gear on May 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The big drawback of being a gear freak is that it can be an expensive hobby. But at the same time, it’s a hell of a lot of fun discovering new gear, or discovering little-known vintage gear. I was in a local use gear store the other day, and happened upon this amp. What a [...]
Posted in Effects, Guitars, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
BOSS CS-3 Compression/Sustainer
Summary: If you’re looking to really squeeze your signal, this box’ll do it.
Pros: 4 knobs provide great flexibility to shape your compression. For the money, it’s a pretty good deal.
Cons: Has probably some of the most severe compression I’ve ever experienced, which results in a loss of tone. Sounds okay with solid state [...]
Posted in Guitars, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you’re like me, you dread calling up any company’s customer service center. Nowadays you never know if the person on the other end of the line is even in the same country as you. But when customer service is good; that is, the rep listens attentively to your problem, and can offer a solution, [...]
Posted in Guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear on April 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
Summary: Looking for that vibey sound? Look no further. The Micro Vibe serves up a range of vibe tone from chimey chorus to thick, soupy psychedelic in nice compact stomp box.
Pros: Incredibly versatile vibe that has multiple personalities depending upon where you set the knobs.
Cons: A little tricky to set up [...]
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