Posted in GAS, Guitars, Music, Tone, buying gear, gear, gear reviews, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians, tagged Amber Burst, AmberBurst, Comanche, G & L, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, Tribute, Z-Coil on January 7, 2009 | No Comments »
G & L Tribute Series Comanche
Summary: Super-affordable, production version of the venerable Comanche. Has the same swamp ash body and rock maple neck with Fender Avenue parts. Comes with either maple or rosewood fretboard.
Pros: This guitar is a great value! My eyes almost popped out of their sockets when I saw the price! Plays just [...]
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Posted in Amps/Amplification, Guitars, SM25, Tone, amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, buying gear, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar lifestyle, guitar rigs, guitarists, reason amps, speakers, tagged guitar, Music, amps, guitar gear, gear, guitarists, musicians, Tone, reason amps, amplifiers, aracom amps, amp speakers, guitar speakers, alnico, ceramic, driver, speaker driver on December 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My good friend Phil of Phil ‘N The Blanks has been bugging me to write about speakers for the last couple of weeks. I’d talk about this speaker or that in some amp or cab, and he’d say, “There’s your next article, dude. You gotta write about speakers.” Admittedly, I’ve been a bit reticent about [...]
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Posted in Guitars, Music, Red Bear Trading, Tone, buying gear, gear, gear reviews, guitar lifestyle, guitar picks, guitarists, interview, musicians, picks, plectrum, style, tagged dave skowron, dweezil zappa, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, interview, Music, musicians, plectrum, Red Bear Picks, red bear trading company, tortoise shell, zappa on December 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Running a blog like mine is always rewarding; not just because of all the gear I get to play with but because of the incredible people I get to meet. Among them is Dave Skowron, maker of Red Bear picks and co-owner (with his wife) of Red Bear Trading company. If you read the previous [...]
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Posted in GAS, Guitars, Music, Tone, buying gear, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar lifestyle, guitar picks, guitarists, inspiration, musicians, picks, plectrum, style, tagged gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Picks, Red Bear Trading on December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Does a pick really make a difference? For years, I’ve read about guitarists using custom picks made from tortoise shell or other special materials, seen all the ads from handmade pick manufacturers, and eschewed even the thought of getting one of them because I just couldn’t justify spending up to $40 for a freakin’ guitar [...]
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Posted in Creation Audio Labs, Effects, GAS, Guitars, Holy Fire, Music, Tone, boost, booster, buying gear, distortion, effect pedals, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar rigs, guitarists, overdrive, pedals, recording, tubes, tagged guitar, Music, guitar gear, gear reviews, guitarists, musicians, guitar effects, guitar pedals, effect pedals, overdrive, guitar gear reviews, Creation Audio Labs, Holy Fire, distortion on December 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire Overdrive/Distortion
Summary: Overdrive and Distortion and tons of gain in one box that will not alter your tone. Has built-in wave shaping that responds to attack and input gain that simulates overdriving the front end of an amp.
Pros: Possible to achieve all sorts of clipping from swampy grind to searing distortion [...]
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Posted in Amps/Amplification, Blogs and Resources, GAS, Guitars, Tone, amplifiers, amps, buying gear, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar rigs, guitar tech, guitarists, tubes, tagged amplification, amps, attenuator, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Music, musicians, Tone on December 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
What? Less gear? I must be speaking blasphemy, especially considering I’m such a gear freak - especially with my proclivity for pedals. But there’s also a practical side to this, as I am also a gigging musician. And especially when I do solo gigs, having less gear means less trips to the car. So as [...]
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Posted in 18 Watt, Guitars, Music, Tone, amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, buying gear, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar rigs, guitarists, musicians, recording, tubes, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, amps, guitar gear, gear reviews, musicians, aracom, 18 Watt, 18 Watt Amps, RoxBox, guitar amps on December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Aracom Amps RoxBox 18 Watt Combo
Summary: The RoxBox is an ideal small to medium size venue amp. Don’t let it’s diminutive size fool you. This amp is LOUD, and packs a real punch. Oodles of clean headroom in Channel 1 and capable of super-sinister drive in Channel 2 due to the “hidden” extra gain stage. [...]
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Posted in Effects, GAS, Guitars, Music, Tone, buying gear, effect pedals, fuzz, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, musicians, pedals, tagged algal bloom, effect pedals, Effects, FH(fx), fuzz, fuzz face, fuzzhugger, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, Guitars, pedals on December 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Fuzz pedal? Me? GoofyDawg? I know, I know… I’m an overdrive and overdrive/distortion pedal kind of guy. I usually prefer soft clipping pedals that throw just a hint of clipping and lot of input gain at an amp to make the amp’s tubes saturate and overdrive. And up until this point, I haven’t even discussed [...]
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Posted in 18 Watt, Amps/Amplification, Guitars, Music, SM25, Saint Guitar Company, Tone, amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, buying gear, custom guitars, gear, gear reviews, guitar gear, guitar rigs, guitarists, musicians, performing, playing live, reason amps, tubes, tagged guitar, Guitars, guitar gear, gear, gear reviews, Tone, saint guitars, amp, aracom amps, aracom, 18 Watt, 18 Watt Amps, RoxBox, messenger, saint, buying gear, baritone, baritone guitar 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 days, [...]
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Posted in 18 Watt, Amps/Amplification, Effects, GAS, Guitars, Tone, amplifiers, amps, buying gear, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians, tubes, tagged 18 Watt, 18 Watt Amps, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Music, musicians, RoxBox, Tone on December 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I love writing this blog. Not only do I get to share my passion for guitar and guitar gear, in the couple of years since I started this blog, I’ve met and encountered some really great folks who also share the same passion. After all, it’s why you visit, and I thank you for all [...]
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