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Gig Report: Reason Amps Bambino

Posted in 6AQ5, amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, performing, playing live, reason amps, reason bambino, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, Bambino, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, reason amps, reason bambino on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Did my weekly church gig this evening and took the Reason Bambino along. Didn’t bring a pedalboard; just a 1 X 12 cabinet and a couple of cables. I wanted to test out the amp in its pristine state, with no added accoutrements. I also wanted to test the balanced line out to see how [...]

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Gear Announcement: Applied Microphone Technology Wi5G Wireless Guitar System

Posted in GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, playing live, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, wireless on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been in the market for a wireless system for awhile, and there are lots of options out there. But one thing that has kept me from going completely wireless is that most wireless systems out there require the use of a beltpack. The AKG WMS40 is an exception to the rule, and from what [...]

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Gettin’ In the Zone

Posted in amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, improvisation, inspiration, Music, musicians, performing, playing live, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, guitar, guitar gear, guitar life, guitarists, improvisation, inspiration, Music, musicians, playing in the zone on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Ahhh… the venerable SRV in a classic guitarists pose. I used to think that was just something rock stars did for publicity shots, and that the poses were contrived. But then as I’ve delved more and more deeply into improvisation, I’ve realized it’s not contrived at all. That kind of pose or expression is all [...]

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Caveat Emptor: Don’t Fall Prey to Pedigree

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, buying gear, GAS, gear, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, performing, playing live, prestige guitars, Strat, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, buying gear, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, prestige guitars, Tone, V-Picks on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I admit it: I’m an incurable GEAR SLUT! I jones for vintage and vintage style gear, as the music I play leans toward the blues and classic rock. And to satisfy that never-ending craving, I pore over the Internet and various magazines in search of all sorts of gear; hence, the existence of GuitarGear.org where [...]

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Gig Report: Red Bear Trading Tuff-Tone Tri-Tip Pick

Posted in gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, picks, playing live, plectrum, Red Bear Trading, Tuff-Tone, Tuff-Tone Picks, tagged gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Picks, Tone, Tuff-Tone on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Just got home from my weekly gig at the restaurant where I was really able to put the Tuff-Tone Tri-Tip through its paces. I’ve never played with a Tri-Tip shaped pick, let alone gigged with a Tuff-Tone, so it promised to be interesting – especially if I didn’t like the pick – because like a [...]

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Gig Report: Aracom Amps VRX22

Posted in 6V6, amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, playing live, Strat, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, ara, aracom, aracom amps, Aracom Vintage Rox, Aracom VRX22, buying gear, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gig, gig report, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Tone, VRX22 on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Yeah, yeah, I know… My last few posts have pretty much centered around this amp, but hey! I just can’t contain my excitement about how good it sounds! This afternoon, I brought it to my weekly church gig to try it out in a live situation. I already loved it in my little home studio, [...]

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I am a…

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, buying gear, custom guitars, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar lifestyle, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, inspiration, Music, musicians, pedals, performing, picks, playing live, plectrum, Tone, tagged amplifiers, amps, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar life, guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, lifestyle, Music, musicians, pedals, picks, plectrum, Tone on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Gear-aholic. Tone Freak. Gear Maniac. At least that is what I have been called. I like to think of myself as a “Tone Crusader.” I comb the ethers in search of implements to try to catch the unicorn called “Tone.” And since tone has so many faces, I need different kinds tools to help me [...]

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Songwriting: Stuck in a Rut…

Posted in guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, musicians, performing, playing live, songwriting, style, Worship Music, tagged church, guitar, guitar performance, guitarists, Music, musicians, performance, Worship Music on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

…but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel… At least I hope so. For the past few weeks, I’ve been in kind of a rut with writing music. I’ve got eight songs for my new record, which I recorded pretty regularly over the course of about three months. And it wasn’t just eight [...]

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Move over OCD, the Holy Fire is where it’s at for me now…

Posted in booster, buying gear, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, inspiration, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, playing live, reason amps, SM25, Strat, Tone, tagged clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effect pedals, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, OCD, overdrive, pedals, Strat, Stratocaster, tube screamer on January 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

What do you do when you have two kick-ass overdrive/distortion pedals and don’t know which one to choose because both pedals bring so much to the table? The obvious answer is to use both. But my problem in choosing is exacerbated by limited pedal real estate, so I have to make a choice. Actually, the [...]

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First Impressions: Saint Guitars Messenger Baritone and Aracom Amps RoxBox 18 Watt Amp

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, buying gear, custom guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, performing, playing live, reason amps, Saint Guitar Company, SM25, Tone, tubes, tagged 18 Watt, 18 Watt Amps, amp, aracom, aracom amps, baritone, baritone guitar, buying gear, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, Guitars, messenger, RoxBox, saint, saint guitars, Tone on December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Saint Guitars Messenger Baritone Just wanted to share some initial sound bites that I created with a couple of new pieces of gear. The first is a Saint Guitars Messenger Baritone. Before now, I had never played a baritone, and really didn’t know what to expect. But after playing around with it for a few [...]

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