Hey folks….just wanted to share a little project I had on my bench yesterday in my 300guitars Shop. A great local player, Anthony Rufo, brought me his Ibanez Strat to have a Creation Audio Labs “Redeemer” buffer installed. According to their website it was designed to “eliminate tone loss caused by the interaction of instrument… Read More »
Demeter has released the Compulator Pro pedal. Same sound as the original Compulator but it has added features. There are controls for Attack and Release which determines how quickly (or slowly) the compressor turns on and off. If you set the controls set at their fastest setting you have the same setting as the original… Read More »
There is a new interview with John Tomaszewicz of Tomaszewicz Amplifiers on the Articles page. Before we go any further it’s pronounced “Tomasevich”. John is somewhat of a soft spoken man and lets his amps do the talking…and talking they do!! I met John at the Austin Amp Show back on March 6th, 2010. I… Read More »
Hot off the Frankfurt Musikmesse presses! VOX Amplification introduced thenew Ice 9 Overdrive which is the 4th pedal in their collaboration with Joe Satriani. The new Ice 9 has two overdrive modes, flexible tone-shaping and the ever-popular “More” switch. It also delivers a wide range of tones while being easy to use. The pedal is… Read More »
So I headed out on Valentine’s Day to the Brookdale Guitar Show. This is my second year in a row attending. There was lots to look at and some decent traffic. I do think however that there were more dealers and more traffic last year. Could this be due to the economy (which I think… Read More »
Anyone can learn to play the guitar. The first step is to actually purchase a guitar. This article will help you with some tips that will help you with buying a guitar. The first things to consider are your budget and preferred style of music. There are basically two types of guitars to choose from; electric or acoustic… Read More »
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
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