Gear
Seymour Duncan ’59/Custom Hybrid Pickup
I just wanted to welcome our newest sponsor, Seymour Duncan. The pickup they are advertising, the ’59/Custom Hybrid, is pretty interesting. It was actually developed by member of the the Seymour Duncan forums, BachToRock. The pickup takes one coil from a Seymour Duncan ’59 pickup and one from a SD Custom. As you can hear [...]
Introducing the New Marshall…Fridge?
Well, it’s not April 1st, so I think this is actually real. They even got a website and everything for it, so it must be. It’s kind of silly, but would be ‘cool’ in a practice room or recording studio. Especially if it was filled with something a bit more drinkable then Bud. Only $299 [...]
Behind the Notes with Roger Sadowsky
Interesting interview with Luthier Roger Sadowsky. It’s always fascinating to hear thoughts and ideas about guitars from someone regarded as a master craftsman. A large portion of the video, starting around the 20 minute mark deals with properly setting up a guitar. Roger goes through every part of the guitar explaining it’s effect on tone and playability. [...]
Ibanez TS9 tubescreamer vs Joyo Vintage Overdrive
Strangely, I have never played through an actual Tubescreamer, so I’ve been looking at correcting that recently. While poking arount the net I heard some buzz about the Joyo Vintage Overdrive being a perfect clone for an Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer. Apparently the infamous GearManDude had also heard this and did a shootout between the two.For [...]
Acoustic Addicts
Here’s one for all the tone nerds. These guys are attempting to show the difference between woods in acoustic guitars. However, each guitar is built so differently, that it’s not a good comparison. Still, if your into the finer points of what makes your guitars sound the way they do, it’s an interesting video. Supposedly [...]