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Fender ’57 Champ Reissue: Are You Nuts?

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, fender, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, rants, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, Champ Reissue, fender, Fender '57 Champ Reissue, fender rant, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, rant, rants, reason amps on July 4, 2009 | 25 Comments »

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Fender over the years. When I’ve loved Fender, I’ve really loved them, and when I’ve hated them, I’ve really hated them. Right now, I’m really hating them. I’m just aghast at the prices they’re charging for their new gear! This Champ ’57 Reissue from the Fender Custom Shop lists [...]

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Sorry… I’m just not sold on the Ultimate Attenuator

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, rants, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, attenuators, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, rants, ultimate attenuator on May 25, 2009 | 13 Comments »

I can just imagine the heat from the flames I’d get on the forums if I said this, but this is something I just can’t hold back any longer after reading so many threads on the Ultimate Attenuator. I’ve spent a lot of time studying how different attenuators work, and I’ve come to the conclusion [...]

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Fender Price Hike!!! OMG!

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, fender, gear, guitar, guitar gear, rants, tagged amplification, amplifiers, amps, deluxe, fender, fender price hike, guitar, guitar amps, guitar gear, hot rod, Hot Rod Deluxe, rant, rants on February 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

If you’ve had your ear to the ground about the oncoming Fender price hike well, it’s real, and it’s here. I was in a shop today, and a brand new Fender Hot Rod Deluxe – the exact same amp I own that I got for $599, for a whopping $839, with a list of $1200! [...]

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Grab a Guitar, Learn Some Power Chords, Learn Vomit Screaming ~ Get a Recording Contract

Posted in guitar, Guitars, Music, rants, recording on July 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »

After a few years of listening to my boys blast their death metal, new punk and “alternative” rock, I’ve finally hit a breaking point. I just can’t stand that shit! Kudos to those artists who’ve been able to get recording contracts, but I’m sorry, it’s just not for me; especially that vomit screaming bullshit that [...]

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