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Some Rig Combinations Never Get OId

Posted in amps, aracom amps, guitar, guitar gear, PLX18 BB, tagged amp, aracom, gibson, guitar, les paul, PLX18BB on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

One of the guitarists in my church band recently got a Carr Mercury, which is a great little amp. In addition to sporting vintage styling, it has some great power scaling from 8 Watts down to 1/10 Watt, a three-position boost to vary the drive to the single EL34 power tube, and a very nice [...]

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Gig Gear: MONO Cases and Bags

Posted in guitar, gear, GAS, gear find, accessories, tagged gig bags, guitar, guitar gear, Mono on November 13, 2011 | 5 Comments »

As an actively gigging musician, I’m always looking for the most efficient and safe ways to transport my gear. But I do have to admit that I value efficiency a bit more than safety. My thought behind this is that treating my gear with care is a given, so I want to make as few [...]

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Gear Review: The Rock Lock

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged alpha, barron wesley guitars, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitar reviews, guitarists, Music, musicians, rock lock on October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The Rock Lock Summary: After a year-long wait, the Rock Lock has finally hit the market! What started out as an ingenious idea to provide some gig security for your guitar is not finally a reality. Pros: Rubberized (or what appears to be rubberized) material around an obviously sturdy, metal locking “C” and attached to [...]

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Gear Review: Jensen Jet Electric Lightning JC10-50EL 10″ Speaker

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitar reviews, guitarists, jc10-50EL, Jensen jet electric lightning, Music, musicians on August 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jensen Jet Electric Lightning JC10-50EL 10″ SpeakerSummary: A single 10″ speaker is NOT supposed to sound this big! Sure, Jensen may be marketing as a real “rocker” but this speaker will absolutely KILL with any style.Pros: Big, ferrite magnet produces a fat, bottom end that is absolutely to die for! No loss of definition, no [...]

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Gear Review: Barron Wesley Guitars Alpha #7

Barron Wesley Guitars Alpha #7 Summary: Similar to the Alpha that I recently reviewed, this guitar sports Honduran mahogany, and the tonal difference is HUGE. I really liked the last edition (#5), but this rendition of the Alpha has it all going on. Ringing clean tones and lots of muscle. Nice. Pros: Again, all hand-made, [...]

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Gear Review: Source Audio Soundblox Guitar Envelope Filter

Posted in amps, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged amp, amplifiers, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar envelope filter, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Music, musicians, source audio on July 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Source Audio Soundblox Guitar Envelope Filter Summary: Nice, moderate vowel-tone envelope filter box for guitar. You can get downright funky with this pedal. While it may not get as “vowelly” as competitive products, it certainly has a lot of tone on tap. Pros: Great features and tone, and the pedal’s super quite when active. [...]

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Gear Review: Barron Wesley Guitars “Alpha”

Barron Wesley Guitars Alpha Summary: From new luthier Russell comes an amazingly affordable custom guitar that’s a joy to play, and has a unique sound without losing that classic tone that you’d expect from a PAF-equipped guitar. Pros: All hand-made. I’ll estimate its weight to be around 8 lbs, so it’s easy on the shoulder. [...]

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Gear Review: EWS Little Brute Drive

Posted in distortion, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged amp, amplifiers, distortion pedal, ews little brute drive, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Music, musicians, Soho on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

EWS Little Brute Drive Summary: Proving the old adage that “big things come in small packages,” the EWS Little Brute Drive is an absolute distortion machine, capable of mild crunch to face melting distortion. Don’t let the “drive” in the name fool you. This ain’t an overdrive – but who cares? Pros: Though it has [...]

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Gear Review: Original SWR California Blonde

Posted in amps, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged 65 Amps, amp, amplifiers, california blonde, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Music, musicians, Soho, swr on June 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »

SWR California Blonde I Summary: This amp is a classic and loved the world over for its great sound. Pros: Great acoustic sound, but it’s versatile enough to use as a clean amp for solid-body guitars. Cons: This is a nit: It’s heavy at 50lbs. Features: 120 Watts Speakers: 200 Watt 12″ and a 25 [...]

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New Gear and Gig Report: Gretsch Electromatic G5122DC Walnut Finish

Posted in gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar reviews, Guitars, new gear, tagged Electromatic, G5122DC, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gretsch, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on May 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »

It pays to be a good customer of a local, independent retailer. When I first saw the Electromatic at Gelb Music in Redwood City, I fell in love with it; unfortunately at the time, I didn’t get it. I came back a few days later wanting to by it, and Jordan (the guitar gear manager) [...]

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