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Adventures in Groovin’ on my Strat

Posted in amplifiers, aracom amps, booster, Creation Audio Labs, GarageBand, GAS, gear, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Hardwire, inspiration, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, new song, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, effect pedals, Effects, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, pedals, Red Bear Picks, V-Picks on July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I’m normally very methodical in my approach to writing music. But sometimes, I just get carried away with playing that I’ll just create a riff, and jam over it again and again until my fingertips are numb. Writing my latest instrumental was exactly that experience. I came up with a riff, added some bass and [...]

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Low-wattage fun with the Fender Champ 600

Posted in 6V6, amplifiers, amps, effect pedals, Effects, fender, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Hardwire, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, champ 600, effect pedals, Effects, fender, fender champ, fender champ 600, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on June 4, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I forgot how much fun this little 5 watter is to play! I just put in new tubes to make it have more headroom, as this is an incredibly pedal-friendly amp. The tubes I got were as follows: NOS JAN-Philips 12AT7 and a JJ 6V6. The idea behind this is that the 12AT7 has about [...]

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Gear Review: DigiTech Hardwire RV-7 Stereo Reverb

Posted in buying gear, DigiTech, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Hardwire, pedals, RV-7, Tone, tagged DigiTech, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Hardwire, Hardwire RV-7 Stereo Reverb, Music, musicians, reverb, RV-7 on December 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Back in September of this year, DigiTech released a line of high-end pedals under the “Hardwire” brand. These are high-quality, true-bypass pedals, and I have to say that I’m very impressed. Traditionally, DigiTech hasn’t been known for really high-end pedals. They’re typically priced at the mid- to low-end, and have always had reasonable quality. Nothing [...]

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