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Gibson SG Goddess

Like the SG isn't the god of all guitars already! The SG Goddess is another SG that's just a little bit different released around the period where GOW were released too... it looks like Gibson was experimenting with different models,... Continue Reading →

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 GT

Yes.. another SG! I haven't bought an SG for a few years I think... and I stumbled across the GT version, which I knew nothing about apart from the fact that existed. So... for the official info.. you can go... Continue Reading →

Plexi? But… not Marshall plexi… plexi screens :)

You probably have seen Bonamassa do this... and probably many others. The idea is to use them to control volume and the speaker beam. So... I am extremely conscious of the audience sound experience, I also hate tilting amps.. it... Continue Reading →

Bad Cat! Black Cat!

So... I've regretted selling my matchless for a couple of years already. I was browsing guitar sites (as you do) and I noticed that one of my "local" places having a bunch of bad cats. Apparently Bad Cat has hired... 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 →

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 →

Gibson SG Special 100th Anniversary

So I didn’t know this was a thing… but it turns out that Gibson turned 100 in 1994, as a result… all guitars built in 1994 have a different serial number pattern, they all start with 94. This is a... 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 →

2020 Gibson SG 61 Custom Shop

Yes, another custom shop added to the collection. Is this different to my other 61 Custom Shop? Yes… For starters.. the colour is different, 61 CS Standards used to have this very light cherry colour with a fine nitro finish,... Continue Reading →

Recording guitars at home

I've read so many forums about recording at home... there is loads of info out there.. but as always... I can't find someone normal with a normal budget who is not a purist and is just trying to get some... Continue Reading →

A day in NYC…(support the locals!!)

So I recently went on holiday to the Big City, did the typical touristy stuff but I wanted to do something special with the music stores... of course we can go to Guitar Center and fool around with pretty much... 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 →

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