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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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I think I found my next PA system (or at least it’s on my wishlist)…

Posted in Guitars, tagged amplification, amplifiers, amps, gear announcements, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, HK Audio, new gear on September 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »

If you look on my rig page, you’ll see that for my solo gigs, I use the very wonderful Fishman SoloAmp. This is a great, integrated PA that I’ve been using to great success for the past year or so. Very easy to set up, and it has a nice on-board mixer with decent reverb [...]

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New Gear: Rock Solid Guitar Stands

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, guitar gear, gear, musicians, GAS, new gear, gear announcements 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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New Gear and Gig Report: Jensen Jet Electric Lightning JC10-50 10″ Speaker

Posted in Guitars, tagged electric lightning, GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, jensen, jensen jet, jensen speakers, Music, musicians, new gear on July 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I know, I usually do a gig report AFTER I write a review of a product, but I used the speaker in a gig yesterday, and had to write about it. First though, let’s go over some general stuff… The Jet series from Jensen is a break from Jensen’s vintage roots to go after more [...]

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Gear Announcement: Pigtronix Class A Boost

Posted in Guitars, tagged boost, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, pedals on July 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I get lots of press releases, but there are some that compel me to share. This is one of them: Pigtronix announces release of the Class A Boost – Elegance In Tone Pigtronix Class A Boost is the final word in high performance guitar preamps. This pedal’s elegant exterior and single knob layout cloth an [...]

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There’s a Tele-bration Going On…

Posted in Guitars, tagged fender, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, telecaster on July 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Just got an e-mail from Fender today, announcing the 60th Anniversary of the Telecaster. They’re calling it their “Tele-bration.” Nice. The beauty above is called the “Modern Thinline” Tele, and it’s an absolutely gorgeous guitar! Fender calls it a chambered body. In any case, in honor of the 60th Anniversary, Fender is releasing special edition [...]

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The EWS Little Brute Drive – My Next Drive Pedal?

Posted in Guitars, tagged distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, overdrive, pedals on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

AH! HA-HA-HA HAHAHA! <manic laughter> I guess my love affair with overdrive pedals hasn’t waned one bit – even with getting my Timmy. Don’t get me wrong, my Timmy will NEVER leave my board, but this totally cool, ultra-compact “Little Brute Drive” from EWS Japan is nothing short of amazing to me. Lots of overdrive/distortion [...]

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Gibson Anniversay Flood Les Paul Studio

Posted in Guitars, tagged gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on May 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »

When I think of “Les Paul,” I think of classic burst or even solid finishes (not all). After all, at least for me, the venerable Les Paul is the standard in classic styling. It’s why I’ve never been attracted to the zany color schemes that occasionally appear on the market, like that Silver Burst (f-me, [...]

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New Gear and Gig Report: Gretsch Electromatic G5122DC Walnut Finish

Posted in gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar reviews, Guitars, new gear, tagged Electromatic, G5122DC, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gretsch, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on May 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »

It pays to be a good customer of a local, independent retailer. When I first saw the Electromatic at Gelb Music in Redwood City, I fell in love with it; unfortunately at the time, I didn’t get it. I came back a few days later wanting to by it, and Jordan (the guitar gear manager) [...]

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I Finally Found a Strat That I Like

Posted in Guitars, tagged GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on April 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »

I started out as a Strat guy. Then when I moved over to vintage Marshall-style amps, just couldn’t stand the reedy, thin sound of my Strat with my amps. It sounded fine clean, but the overdrive sound was horrid. Well I finally came across a Strat that has much more balls than my old one. [...]

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