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Getting ready for a gig

I won't go into practice or warmup methods... but more so... preparing for comfort. Even though I am not a prepared person... like... I don't plan ahead much and I'm not an OCD type either, but preparing your bag and... Continue Reading →

To Fuzz or no Fuzz – Solodalas Orbiter!

I'm not an expert on the fuzz world, but I always wanted one... when you watch those late 70s AC/DC videos, Angus guitar sounds like if he had a fuzz... barely turned on. We all know that Angus never used... Continue Reading →

Gibson SG Special faded

2nd special SG in my collection, the first one was the ebony board one and this one.. was an accident. I tend to place bids and then forget about them, 99% of the times I usually lose the bid… but... Continue Reading →

Are Mods worth it?

Debatable! Of course… probably the most debatable subject on guitars, us musicians are weird people, we love one thing today and hate the same thing tomorrow and we start tweaking things until we go “oh man.. I loved how this... Continue Reading →

Pushing 2 Amps with one guitar

So… when you see AC/DC live… you see tons of guitar cabs, and you have to wonder… how are these people pushing all these cabs?? Well… That I don’t know… however… you can do this at home pretty easily, given... Continue Reading →

Orange OR15

Spent last Sunday at the Birmingham Guitar Show here in the UK, it was a great day, the place was buzzing and there were loads of stands. ATB had their display of vintage guitars including two 1960 Les Pauls at... Continue Reading →

Malcolm Young tribute

Yes… another Gretsch, and this makes 3, why? Because I wanted to replicate both of the beasts versions of Malcolm, the one with the badass bridge and the one with the Burns vibrola. In this case I bought another 5222... Continue Reading →

The mini mighty Marshall SV20H

These are cute, aren’t they? Like little monsters before they get angry and start roaring! The SV20H is part of the new series of Marshall, attempting to deliver classic rock sounds at friendly volume levels, they also have a re-vamp... Continue Reading →

The Fender Telecaster Elite

I've never been a Fender fan.... I love many players that play fender... but I never got used to the scale Fender uses compared to a Gibson, it always took me too long to get used to it when switching... Continue Reading →

Marshall 1987x

We are in constant search for our sound... and I don't think it's a one way journey... it's got many many curves, loops and we sometimes go back to places we've been, it's definitely something that characterizes us musicians, there... Continue Reading →

The 61 Reissue, best SG out there?

Why is it always that guitar manufacturers do reissues of the first year they released a design? 61 Reissue for SGs, 52 for Telecasters, 54 for Stratocasters, Les Paul is probably the exception... Whatever the reason is, it works. I've always... Continue Reading →

Going custom

"Custom"... that is such a sexy word for guitar players, for some of us getting a custom is just reaching the top! -of guitar shopping that is- So 2 years ago I decided to give myself a birthday present... and this... Continue Reading →

Marshall Code

So, a few weeks ago Marshall posted on their official Facebook account that on the 21st of January they where going to "change the world" again or something like that, when I saw that I got really anxious and I honestly... Continue Reading →

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