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Maxon RTO700 Real Tube Overdrive: Insane Tube Tone in a Pedal!

Posted in Guitars, tagged gear, Maxon, overdrive, pedals, rto700 on May 22, 2012 | 8 Comments »

I’ve known about this pedal ever since it came out last year, and unlike many other overdrives out there, it uses a tube for distortion, and not a clipping diode. This pedal is like putting another gain stage in front of your amp. It comes with Master and Gain and the tone controls are all [...]

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Gear Review: Sebago Sound Dumble Steel String Singer Prototype

Posted in amps, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged amp, amplifiers, dumble, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Music, musicians, sebago sound, Soho, steel string singer on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Sebago Sound PrototypeSummary: I don’t know what an original Steel String Singer sounds like, but if Sebago’s take on that amp is any indication, we have a winner here! This is an incredibly versatile amp that can fit any genre of music. This is my next amp.Pros: Versatility is the key with this amp. The [...]

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Harry Potter and Choosing a Drive Pedal

Posted in Guitars, tagged choosing gear, drive pedals, gear, overdrive on April 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Watch this scene from Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone: I recently re-watched this wonderful movie, and when I heard the line: “The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter,” it struck me that it seemed as if the drive pedals I purchased sort of “chose me.” Like Harry Potter trying out magic wands, there were some [...]

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Gear Review: Aracom Amps VRX18 1 X 12 Tweed Combo

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged aracom, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, VRX18 on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Aracom Amps VRX18 Tweed ComboSummary: No… Surprisingly enough, I didn’t buy this one, as I already have the VRX18 head. But my good friend and bandmate just bought this, and I tested it out for him so he could listen while he was making his decision. Anyway, this is classic Marshall 18 Watt Plexi tone, [...]

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I Love My ’58 Champ!

Posted in Guitars, tagged 1958, amp, champ, fender, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music on November 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »

This morning, I was taking stock of gear that I hadn’t played in a awhile, and saw my little ’58 Fender Champ sitting on my workbench. I hadn’t played it for several months. So I hooked it up, and started playing. Now mind you, I’ve had some serious work done on it. I had to [...]

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Gear Review: The Rock Lock

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged alpha, barron wesley guitars, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitar reviews, guitarists, Music, musicians, rock lock on October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The Rock Lock Summary: After a year-long wait, the Rock Lock has finally hit the market! What started out as an ingenious idea to provide some gig security for your guitar is not finally a reality. Pros: Rubberized (or what appears to be rubberized) material around an obviously sturdy, metal locking “C” and attached to [...]

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New Gear: Gibson Firebird X “System”

Posted in Guitars, tagged firebird x, GAS, gear, gear announcements, gibson, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on September 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »

Okay, boys and girls… After announcing this guitar over a year ago, Gibson has finally released the Firebird X er… system. Not just a guitar, this baby packs built-in effects, completely on/off switchable and coil-tapped pickups. It also includes a piezo pickup for getting an acoustic sound. But wait! There’s more! The pickups can be [...]

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Gear Review: Awesome Guitars TCP-T2 Telecaster Control Plate

Posted in Guitars, tagged awesome guitars, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, TCP-T2 on September 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Awesome Guitars TCP-T2 Telecaster Control Plate Summary: Want to expand the tonal possibilities of your Tele? This solderless control plate assembly will give you six distinct tones.Pros: Undoubtedly, the pros here are that you’re going to get tones that you’ve never heard from your Tele. Cons: Not quite as easy to install as advertised – [...]

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New Gear: Rock Solid Guitar Stands

Posted in Guitars, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar gear, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on September 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The other day, I was at my good friend Jeff Aragaki’s (of Aracom Amps fame) home/workshop and noticed his ProLine multi-guitar stand where he always keeps five or six guitars. I was thinking to myself that I could use one of these in my home studio, as I have at least five guitars and a [...]

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More: If it sounds good, then it’s right…

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplifiers, amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, roland cube 60 on August 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »

At last night’s weekly gig at the restaurant I play at, I brought my trusty Roland Cube 60. I was in a rush, and just wanted a lightweight amp that I could easily set up. To be honest, I hadn’t played that amp for a long time, preferring to use my tube amp combos or [...]

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