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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Strings, the soul of our guitar

The title of this post is not an understatement... Strings are very important just as important as tyres are for cars, surely you can drive with worn tyres, but you'll probably slip at some point! Every time I change my strings... Continue Reading →

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