Blackberry Smoke New Release
The new Blackberry Smoke album titled “Holding All the Roses” is out. They’ve been releasing a few songs on line in advance of the full release and they generated a lot of interest because sound better than ever. You can check out one of the videos below. It’s ailable on CD and they also have […]
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Speaker Cranker Overdrive
Earthquaker Devices Speaker Cranker Ever since I got the Orange OR15 I haven’t used dirt pedals much. It really doesn’t need one unless you want to set the amp clean then drive it with a pedal so you can don’t have to fiddle with the amps controls to get the grit and grind when you […]
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The Pretty Reckless Going to Hell
The Pretty Reckless: Taylor Momsen (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ben Phillips (lead guitar, backing vocals), Mark Damon (bass) and Jamie Perkins (drums). Here’s a band that I was actually aware of for some time but only recently listened to and I was completely blown away. The reason I didn’t pay attention before was because the […]
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Orange OR15 Amp Full Review
FYI: there were originally 3 posts on the Orange, but I just put them all together in this one post to consolidate. So if you get the impression that I’m a nut-job, I’m not. Not so you would notice much anyway. It’s just how the 3 posts sound being written on different dates then thrown […]
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EHX Soul Food Overdrive Pedal
I know what you’re gonna say before you even say it. You’re gonna say “holy crap! this dude bought ANOTHER dirt pedal!” And my reply to that would be “yep I did”. But in my own defense I was talking about one of these for a long time and G.C. finally got some in. So […]
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Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII Overdrive
I couldn’t help it. It was one of those days, I was watching demo videos when I hit on one that got the gas (gear acquisition syndrome) goin’ strong! It was Andy at Pro Guitar Shops and a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret overdrive. I really dig Andy’s demos. You really get a feel for the […]
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Slick DIY Pedalboard Mod
Perforated metal pedalboard makes a rock solid mounting system I thought I had a kick-ass original idea, but turns out it’s already being done commercially, and they”re getting a lot of money for these. Perforated metal pedalboards. The catch is the prices are upwards of $200, so I went ahead and modded my Pedaltrain and […]
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Classic Ampeg tone in a Compact 5 watt package
don’t know if I really needed it, but I finally talked myself into pulling the trigger on an Ampeg GVT series tube amp. I wasn’t looking to replace my Jet City JCA20H, that will never happen. I just wanted a really low wattage tube amp so I could really push it anytime I want day or night…
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Rebuilding Epiphone SG Jr
Out of the blue I decided I just had to have a p-90 equipped axe, but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. So I hit the trail and located a 97′ model Epiphone SG Jr. It was a little rough but it was intact, and the price was right ($85.oo) I bought […]
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Blackberry Smoke Just Might Save Rock & Roll
Blackberry Smoke I just recently stumbled on these guys on youtube and was completely blown away! Some people say “rock is dead” but that simply ain’t true. I admit it was starting to look bleak, but Blackberry Smoke could be the ones to save it! They are one of the best new bands I’ve heard […]
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