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Some Rig Combinations Never Get OId

Posted in amps, aracom amps, guitar, guitar gear, PLX18 BB, tagged amp, aracom, gibson, guitar, les paul, PLX18BB on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

One of the guitarists in my church band recently got a Carr Mercury, which is a great little amp. In addition to sporting vintage styling, it has some great power scaling from 8 Watts down to 1/10 Watt, a three-position boost to vary the drive to the single EL34 power tube, and a very nice [...]

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Sometimes It’s Best to Keep Things Simple

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplifiers, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on March 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

I have a LOTS of pedals, but sometimes I forgo the use of them in order to just keep things simple. For instance, while I was in my studio this evening working on a new song, I got a little sidetracked and started jamming to a little chord progression that I quickly came up with [...]

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A History of Vintage Marshall Amps 1962-1973

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Marshall amps, Music, musicians, vintage marshall amps on January 31, 2011 | 5 Comments »

In my previous article, I cited the Marshall Shoppers Guide as the definitive resource to help you make a decision in purchasing a Marshall amp, both vintage and modern. In that article, I mentioned that my very good friend, Jeff Aragaki of Aracom Amps was especially helpful in guiding me towards the type of Marshall [...]

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Have You REALLY Heard Your Amp Full-Out?

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, attenuator, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on January 11, 2011 | 14 Comments »

For a long time I was – and pretty much still to this day – an overdrive pedal lover. I have several, and am waiting for my new Paul Cochrane Timmy to be completed and delivered in the next few weeks. I’ve been wanting one of these for awhile now, and finally bit the bullet [...]

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Another Aracom PRX150 Attenuator Demo – AWESOME!!!

Posted in Guitars, tagged aracom, aracom amps, Aracom PRX150-DAG, attenuator, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on December 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I swear by my Aracom attenuator as do many others, and it’s great to see people demonstrating it. This demo comes from a guy in Italy who can cop Angus Young like no other. This dude rocks the house and has several vintage amps and guitars. He’s not just a collector, he’s a bonafide player!

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Aracom Is So Much More Than An Attenuator Builder!

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

My good buddy Jeff Aragaki of Aracom Amps (http://www.aracom-amps.com) is in a bit of a quandry. His attenuators have been incredibly successful and very well-received by both amateur and pro guitarists. He actually built the attenuator in the hopes that it would raise awareness of his wonderful amps, of which I own three with a [...]

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On the Aracom PRX150-Pro Attenuator

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, attenuator, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, PRX150-Pro on November 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Yeah, I mention it a lot, but I thought I talk about it once again, because it truly has had a HUGE impact on how I approach amps. To me, there’s simply no attenuator on the market that can touch the quality of its sound; well, it doesn’t produce sound of course, but it lets [...]

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What is it about the tone of a Plexi or Plexi-style amp?

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on November 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »

I did a “What is it about…” regarding the tone of a 100-Watt amplifier recently, and while I’m now hooked on higher-wattage amps, and will probably sell off a few of my low wattage amps, I’ve got some other lower-wattage amps – namely, my Aracom amps – that I will never part with because of [...]

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Amazing what an overhaul can do…

Posted in Guitars, tagged 1958 fender champ, amp, amplifiers, amps, aracom, GAS, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I was so excited to finally get one of these several months ago! I played it A LOT until the original caps finally wore out and started to leak both fluid and the amp started leaking electricity (i.e. I could feel current when I touched the amp – not good! So I had my good [...]

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What’s Your “Go-To” Tone?

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Tone on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Like any gear freak, I’ve got tons of gear. Just check out the “My Rig” page, and you’ll see what I mean. I use it all. Now while I rotate my usage of guitars, I use all my amps in the studio. But when playing out, I almost invariably go with a specific type of [...]

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