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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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…

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 […]

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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Blackberry Smoke New Release

Speaker Cranker Overdrive

The Pretty Reckless Going to Hell

Orange OR15 Amp Full Review

EHX Soul Food Overdrive Pedal

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII Overdrive

Slick DIY Pedalboard Mod

Classic Ampeg tone in a Compact 5 watt package

Rebuilding Epiphone SG Jr

Blackberry Smoke Just Might Save Rock & Roll

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