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Soldano SLO Mini 30 Watt Killer Amp

I have never gotten excited about ANY solid state amp. Ever. Until now. The new SLO Mini 30. It’s a solid state 30 watt unit that actually replicates the sound of the iconic Soldano SLO-100 tube amp which is arguably one of the most well known and sought after amps ever created. Unfortunately for most […]

Leslie West Mountain of Tone Pickup

When it comes to electric guitars, it’s common knowledge that the single most impactful change you can make is the pickups. There are other changes you can make as well that can change the flavor of your tone, but pickups will produce the most drastic change. This post is focused on humbucker pickups. For years […]

the BEST Guitar Tuners Ever

Over the past 20 yrs. it’s safe to say I’ve used every brand of guitar tuners made. Grover, Schaller, Sperzel, Gotoh, Planet Waves, Musiclily etc. And to be honest most of them are really good tuners. But when I tried Sperzel it was my first time using locking tuners. I loved them so much that […]

Dean Leslie West Signature Model

Leslie West gained fame the world over during his 30-plus year career as one of the most innovative and influential musicians in the history of rock music. He is most noted for his role as leader of the explosive hard rock trio, Mountain, which was named by VH-1 as one of the Top 100 Hard […]

Tributes to Leslie West

I’ve been playing guitar since 1973 and Leslie West was my lifelong guitar hero. The first time I heard “Mississippi Queen” I knew at that moment I had to learn to play guitar. And my obsession with guitars has been with me my whole life. I’ve followed Leslie’s career non stop. From Mountain, […]

New Laney Cub Super12 Combo Review

So after several years Laney Amplification has released a new version of the Cub 12R all tube amp called the Cub Super12. They’ve made a few changes which I will cover here. First a disclaimer: This is a review of the changes in the new model as compared to the previous version. I have not […]

Laney Hot Transformer Updated

Now that I’ve been using the transformer cooling fan mod to control the transformer heat issue, and I know I’m keeping it, I figured I may as well go ahead and make the install a better and quieter one. So I ordered a couple of special PC case fans. Noise Blocker XM-1 Black Silent fans. […]

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Seismic Speaker Cab Becomes Cab For Laney Tube Combo

Laney Cub 12R gets a new home Ever since I found out the Laney was basically made of cardboard (read about it here) it’s been buggin the shit out of me. So I fixed it. It would take too long to build a custom amp cab from scratch so I decided to convert an existing […]

First Time DIY Modding Tips

So you want to get into diy modding your own gear You’ve probably seen the forum conversations of dudes talking about modding their own gear or even building some themselves (like stomp boxes) and you think you’d like to get into some of that diy modding stuff too but don’t know how to get started. […]

Cub 12R Gets a Celestion V Type

Heard some demo clips of the Celestion V Type 8Ω speaker and really like what I heard. In the demos it sounded like a good cross section of a Vintage 30 and a Greenback and maybe something else as well. So at the price they are going for on Amazon I grabbed one. $97.00 and […]

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Soldano SLO Mini 30 Watt Killer Amp

Leslie West Mountain of Tone Pickup

the BEST Guitar Tuners Ever

Dean Leslie West Signature Model

Tributes to Leslie West

New Laney Cub Super12 Combo Review

Laney Hot Transformer Updated

Seismic Speaker Cab Becomes Cab For Laney Tube Combo

First Time DIY Modding Tips

Cub 12R Gets a Celestion V Type

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