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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 →

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 →

Gibson SG CME/Andertons Exclusive

Last week was my 40th birthday, I spent a great week with my wife, my kids (I didn’t have kids when I started this blog) we did all sorts of things, but every year I buy something for myself… like... 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 →

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 →

Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp

Mesa is one of those brands that we look up to... but sometimes we don’t really know why, it’s high end... but it’s mainly used by shredders, so.... I don’t know I just never really considered them however they always... 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 →

Emulated what?

This may be irrelevant to loads of people, but it is something I have recently "discovered" on one of my amps. It's called "Emulated Output", I've seen this for ages in loads of amps, but it's a little different on... Continue Reading →

Marshall Class 5

The little beast. I've always wanted one of these boutique looking Marshalls, I've had JCM 900, JTM30, etc. you name it. But this one just looks awesome. Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only a 5 watt amp,... Continue Reading →

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