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Happy Saint Paddy’s Day!!! Celebrating Irish Rockers

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, guitarists, Guitars, irish rockers, Music, musicians on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Wow! Just got finished playing a little gig with me mates at the church for Saint Paddy’s Day. Lots of fun drinking Guinness, playing tunes, and watching my daughters do some jigs and reels (they’re Irish dancers via their Irish mama). So, I got to thinking, who were some influential Irish rockers through [...]

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Now THIS is what I think a Chorus should sound like!!!

Posted in Guitars, tagged boss ce-2, ce-2, chorus, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on March 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

If you’ve read this blog with any regularity, you’d know that I’ve lamented trading away my original BOSS CE-2 Chorus for a Multi-function DigiTech pedal. Hey! I didn’t know better at the time. The CE-2 was cheap when I got it new back in the early 80’s, and so I figured, what would be the [...]

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Just Mark It Up!

Posted in Guitars, tagged ChordPro, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, music notation, musicians, songwriting on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

…your lead sheets, that is…
I’ve been writing music for a very long time, and I’ve used a variety of methods to get my songs written down, from notating on staff sheets to using full-blown music notation software. The notation software I’ve used extensively in the past is called “Mozart,” and it provides a full range [...]

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Now for something totally weird… but cool… The Guitar Resonator

Posted in Guitars, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on March 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

No, I’m not talking about a resonator guitar. This is an effect. It essentially adds tons of sustain and feedback kind of like one of those Moog guitars, but in a pedal connected to a gooseneck stand that appears to have an optical scanning device attached to the end that “reads” your strings, then processes [...]

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When Inspiration Hits…

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, guitarists, Guitars, inspiration, Music, musicians, performance, performing, thoughts on March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »

…I gotta go with it! I just got home from playing a three hour solo acoustic gig. I’m physically tired from playing and singing, but I’m going to go out to my garage and play some more after I write this entry! I’m on a real high from getting a great evaluation back from my [...]

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Gear for a Cause: The Wampler Underdog

Man, I love it when gear manufacturers build stuff for a cause! Wampler has just re-released their limited run Underdog Overdrive (only 100 were originally made) to help out a friend who has breast cancer, as she can’t pay her doctor bills and apparently can’t get any insurance. All the profits from this re-release are [...]

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Studio Test: VOX Time Machine

Posted in Guitars, tagged delay pedals, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, pedals, vox time machine on March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Got a little ambitious tonight and recorded some clips of the VOX Time Machine this evening. All clips were recorded with my trusty Aracom VRX22 amp.
The first is a short song featuring my CV Tele in the rhythm and my Gibson Nighthawk 2009 doing the lead. This was close-miked to a 1 X 12.

With the [...]

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NTO: Never Too Old

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Late in the game, I’m tired as hell
Got a mortgage, three cars and a dog.
I ride a desk in the light
Then sling an axe at night
And I’ll rock through the dark to the dawn.
Laugh all you want, call names at my face
I refuse to come into your fold
But when it’s time to get down
you better [...]

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Gig Report: VOX Time Machine Delay Pedal

Posted in Guitars, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, pedals, vox time machine on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As many might know, one of the first places I test out new gear is at my weekly church gig. Church services are especially great for testing gear that you normally use clean or with just a little grit, and it proved to be a great venue for testing out the Time Machine.
All I can [...]

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Gear Review: VOX Time Machine Delay

Posted in Effects, GAS, Guitars, Music, buying gear, delay, delay pedals, effect pedals, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, musicians, pedals, tagged delay pedals, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, time machine delay, vox, vox time machine on March 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »

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VOX Time Machine Delay Pedal

Summary: If you’re looking for a super-quiet, dynamic and versatile delay that will cover a lot of territory, look no further. The Time Machine rocks!
Pros: Absolutely quiet, with no line noise at all. It is so easy to dial in great delay sounds [...]

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