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Monty’s Guitars Montypresso

I’m not one that buys into hype when it comes to guitar care products, after over 20 years of playing I sort of know what my instrument needs. But a friend of mine had sent me a cup of this... Continue Reading →

Gretsch G5222

Ah yes, Malcolm Young, the oil that made the AC/DC engine run. Ever since Gretsch launched their tribute to Malcolm… I’ve been annoyed with them, I felt 10 grand was way too much and not targeted to the real fans... Continue Reading →

Mesa Simul 295

Continuing with the Rack units... but... I’m not getting a rack... I’ll just use them as heads... Man is this thing powerful or what?!? So... specs are: weighs around 22 kgs it has 2 output transformers capable of delivering 2x... Continue Reading →

Gibson SG 1964 Reissue Custom Shop

The late part of 1963 was an important year for the SG, this is when the SG earned its own identity, they stopped calling it “les paul” and it also lost the “les paul” branded truss rod cover. Some say... Continue Reading →

New AC/DC album Power Up!

I don’t really do album reviews and I’m not really a critic but... I’ve been waiting for an AC/DC album for 6 years! So I think I’ll try to express what this album sounds like, spoil alert... I love it!... Continue Reading →

Gibson SG 61 Standard Custom Shop

Yes... another SG, this one took me a while to get, and I sold a few to get it, I found my self having 9 SGs and only using 3 or 4, it seemed wrong and I wasn’t comfortable with... Continue Reading →

Truly Matchless

Big year this one, I finally managed to acquire a Matchless amplifier, something I’ve been wanting for a looooong time. Being totally honest... I loved the way the look, that was the main reason I wanted them, something that looks... 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 →

Guitar volume pots are important!

This next experience is related to a few gibson SGs and humbucker pickups. Do you know what's inside your guitar? It's safe to say that we all know more than before... you can find anything on the internet about your... Continue Reading →

Playing with tone

Don’t be a knob snob, that is my advice and second advice is... follow suggestions to prove them wrong or right. I don’t have much patience when it comes to trying things out, usually I just try to plug in... Continue Reading →

Reading material

It's pretty obvious that I'm a Gibson SG fan, and as soon as I saw this book coming out I had to have it. The best thing about it it's that it's new... so you'll find up to date info  and... Continue Reading →

MXR Dyna Comp

Review of a classic... this pedal has been around for ages, more precisely it was released in the 70s and according to Wikipedia it instantly became a "Nashville Standard" I've only had this pedal for 6 months or so, so... Continue Reading →

Ohhhh the pick!

I'm not trying to be "picky"  but... plectrums are important. They are the ones responsible of translating our amazing right hand ability to our strings, and we can never have enough of them. I've decided a few weeks ago to... Continue Reading →

My guitar bleeds?? [treble]

Modding... I don't like that word, mainly because it's been associated with atrocious modifications to anything... from cars to guitars you name it, however we are always thinking that our guitar can sound a bit (or a lot) better with... Continue Reading →

Headphones for practice??

Touching on the "guitar practice" issues again, sometimes having an amp is not even possible, because someone in the household might have a problem with us shredding away... and sometimes like in my case... it cuts your inspiration. I'm a... Continue Reading →

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