Here you will find product reviews for different musical instruments for the guitar and bass. Things like amplifiers, effects pedals, guitars and basses.
The Electro Harmonix Cock Fight+ Plus is a Fuzz Wah combination pedal. When I first heard they released a Wah pedal version I was very excited. My mind went right to Jimi Hendrix lead guitar, and Boostsy Collins Bass lines, FUNKY! I have been using this pedal with guitar as Read more…
I crafted this Ambient guitar track to demonstrate my “Infinite Sustain” technique. The song features heavy use of the Particle Verb reverb effect from Line 6. For this track I’m using the Line 6 M9, but this effect can be found on various other Line 6 pedals such as the Read more…
The Gretsch G3161 is a rare guitar I thought would be nice to put up on the blog. This guitar features 2 Gretsch Bucker humbucker type pickups, a G cutout tail piece, and nice cats eye shaped cut outs. The Cats Eye shape instead of traditional F holes really sets Read more…
Gretsch G5220 Jet – Casino Gold Demo of the new Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet in Casino Gold. The look of this guitar is just stunning. I am a huge fan off all the Gretsch Jets. I personally liked the previous model of Electromatic Jet. But this new jet with mahogany Read more…
Review Player Series Stratocaster Today we are looking at the new “Player Series strat from Fender. I had a HSS plus top come into the shop for a set up. Keep in mind this is a brand new guitar, with the price tag of $600 plus, so it really shouldn’t Read more…
Bass Bridge Upgrade a Necessity? I was recently very impressed with the demos of the current line of Fender Squire basses. In particular the Squire Affinity with the P&J pickup configuration. After looking over the specs I decided it was an excellent platform to mod, with the body being alder Read more…
Funkalicious I recently got turned on to the the Funk Bass Bible, a book published by Hal Leonard. The first thing I noticed was it had a rich selection of songs, included some early R&B, funk and even 90’s gangsta rap songs. I am a 90’s guy, as I learned Read more…
Auxiliary BPM Synchronization Pedal The Time Traveler is a MUST Have for anyone who uses multiple delays, or time based effects on their pedal board. This nifty pedal Has the ability to to store BPM presets and comes with 2 or 3 output options. I have used, and even built, Read more…
Whammy V I have always loved Tom Morello’s style of playing. It was on the first Rage Against the Machine record that I first encountered the Whammy pedal sound. This Whammy V is the latest release of this iconic pedal. It does not disappoint. Classic or Chords mode This version Read more…
Hey everyone, I got in the new Pitch Fork Octave generator pedal yesterday. I have put together a few demo videos showing a very small amount of what this pedal can do. I literally only spent a few minutes with this pedal before shooting these demos. This pedal deserves alot Read more…
Whats the difference Hello internet. I have always wonder exactly what the tonally differences were between the CE and the Custom. As a man who scours the used market buying, trading and selling I often wondered why the bolt on CE PRS guitars often go for $1200-$800 while the Customs, Read more…
Part 2 Buying, selling and trading can be an inexpensive way to get the guitar and gear that you are looking for, as long as you realize from the start that it is not always the most direct way to do it. The simplest way to buy a guitar is Read more…
I’m told there is nothing as wonderful as the thrill of getting a new guitar. Opening the case, breathing in the new guitar smell, collecting the included “case-candy”. Knowing that you are the first person to ever own this guitar – that it is yours and it’s in perfect condition. Read more…
Here is a little performance inspired by “When you Walk into the room” from Bryan and Katie Torwalt. The drums are kind of cheesey in the G series but they do get the job done for simple drum loops. Also the functionality is a little quarky trying to do a Read more…
I have been using this latest generation of amp modeling from Zoom, the new G series and MS series, since it was first released in the G3 configuration. I recently picked up a Boss GT-100 and was blown away by the quality of the effects. So I figured I would Read more…
Hi guys I just got the Boss GT-100 and am really happy with it so far. The effects are definitely greatly improved over the much loved Boss GT-10. I did a quick video showing some of my ambient type tones I was getting. Hope you enjoy. I am using the Read more…
MS70CDR chorus delay & reverb Hello internet, if you have ever been on my site you can probably tell I like delay and reverb. Also not scared to use a product with the “Zoom” name attached to it. So naturally when I caught wind of the development of MS70CDR in Read more…
Sequence Filter Hello Internet. I recently was very inspired by the Sequence filter in the Zoom G3. I cant say enough good things about the Zoom G series. The G5 and G3x have the same core processor and effects as the G3 so all this applies to the entire G Read more…
The Comparison I Have heard some things concerning the new Walrus Audio Voyager pedal. Things like it is a Klon circuit, or an “improved” Klon circuit. So I decided to put it next to my Klon clone I built. My clone is a shameless, part for part clone of the Read more…
Zoom G3 version 2 is released in Japan. Go to the Japanese version of the Zoom site and download the version 2 firmware update. It gives all the amp models in the G5 G3x and allows for using 6 effect slots at the same time. Also seems the audio quality Read more…