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Gear Review: Pointless Picks

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, plectrum, tagged GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum on September 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Pointless Picks Summary: Really out-of-the-box approach to picks. They’re perfectly round with a raised bevel in the center so you don’t drop ‘em. Pros: Really easy to hold, and strumming with these picks creates a nice ringing tone – not nearly as fat as I thought, but that’s okay! Works great as rhythm guitar pickup [...]

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Gear Find: Pointless Picks

Posted in GAS, gear, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, new gear, picks, plectrum, tagged GAS, gear, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, plectrum, pointless picks on September 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I got a Twitter notification today of someone now following GuitarGear, so I checked Twitter to see who it was, and was intrigued by their website URL: http://www.pointlesspicks.com. Curious, I clicked on their link and was taken to their site. Sure enough, it was a product site dedicated to picks that were – as the [...]

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It’s a Great Time to Be a Guitarist!

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, buying gear, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, pedals on September 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Right now, it is an absolutely AWESOME time to be a guitarist! There is so much great gear out there nowadays, that it’s hard to choose what to get. But the great thing is that there is SO MUCH to choose from! For example, look at all the great overdrive pedals that are out there [...]

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Gettin’ In the Vibe…

Posted in 6V6, amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Trading, V-Picks, VRX22, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, aracom, aracom amps, guitar, guitar amps, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, recording, Red Bear Picks, V-Picks, VRX22 on July 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I was noodling around the other day, and came up with a riff. The riff turned into a jam track, then the jam track turned into a full song. I’m still working on the song, but thought I’d post it for folks to give it a listen. Here it is: Here’s what I used: Rhythm [...]

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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: V-Picks Psycho

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, picks, plectrum, V-Picks, tagged GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, plectrum, V-Picks, v-picks psycho on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

V-Picks Psycho Summary: It’s big. It’s fat. It’s humongoid! And it has TONS of tone! Pros: Just a joy to play with! You can get big fat tones out of this, but its slightly pointy tip and sharp edges produce subtle harmonics that make notes ring. Cons: None Price: $20 (but it’s $10 right now [...]

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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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Quick Review: Red Bear Trading Style C Super Thick Gypsy Jazz Pick

Posted in buying gear, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar picks, guitar reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Trading, Tone, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitar tone, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, Red Bear Picks, Tone on April 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Imagine a pick shaped like the one to the left, but at 4 mm thick! That’s the Super Thick Gypsy Jazz Pick! A couple of weeks ago, I was having a conversation with Dave Skowron, maker of Red Bear Trading picks, and said, “You know Dave, I just dig this Gypsy Jazz thick pick that [...]

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Gear Review: Red Bear Trading Tuff-Tone Picks

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Trading, Tuff-Tone Picks, tagged GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Red Bear Picks, red bear tuff-tone picks, Tone, Tuff-Tone, Tuff-Tone Picks on April 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Red Bear Trading Tuff-Tone Picks Summary:Made from an entirely new pick material, Tuff-Tone picks provide the same, high-quality sound you expect from Red Bear picks, but are much more durable than standard Tortis picks. Pros: Get ‘em wet, put ‘em in your pocket with all your keys and change, put ‘em in the washer and [...]

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Vinni Smith of V-Picks Tells You Why You Should Play a V-Picks Pick!

Posted in buying gear, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, picks, plectrum, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, V-Picks, tagged GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, plectrum, saint guitars, V-Picks on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Vinni Smith is such a great guitarist. He just released a new video entitled, “Why should you play V-Picks?” Yeah, it’s to hawk his picks, but everything he says is true. Having played V-Picks for a few months on my electrics, I just gotta say that these picks are the absolute bomb! I use only [...]

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