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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 […]

Harmony Guitar that Became a Martin

Harmony Guitar That Became A Martin Guest Post by Calvin Jones Originally appeared on the website https://calvinslifesong.com The very first guitar I ever owned was a Harmony Guitar. I was only 6 years old and very small when I received it. The guitar was old and big and made for quite a challenge to play […]

Hamer Studio

Once again I scored on craigslist. I found a Hamer Studio that was so cheap I’m not even going to tell you how much it was except to say I paid more for the new pickups than I did for the guitar. This isn’t a Hamer USA model , it’s Korean made. But the first […]

Blackberry Smoke & Gov’t Mule Touring

Looks like Blackberry Smoke and Gov’t Mule are hittin the road together, and it oughta be one helluva show. This will be a guitar lovers dream concert. With Warren Haynes of the “Mule” and Charley Starr and Paul Jackson of “Smoke” it’ll be a for real tone fest. I’m shit outa luck cause they won’t […]

Guitar Tone Woods

Guitar tone wood. Now that can spark a debate that can get ugly with a quickness. We have a big ol’ feud going on youtube at the moment with some pretty nasty comments going back and forth. I have my own ideas about the subject. In case you are unfamiliar with the subject let me […]

Dean Soltero

New Axe! Hell Yeah! Dean Soltero! Just like most things worth gettin’ I seem to find them when I’m NOT looking. Case in point: The Dean Soltero. I’ve wanted one forever it seems like but just never found a deal on one. I’ve been watching craigslist for one to pop up for 3 or 4 […]

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 […]

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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Dean Leslie West Signature Model

Tributes to Leslie West

New Laney Cub Super12 Combo Review

Harmony Guitar that Became a Martin

Hamer Studio

Blackberry Smoke & Gov’t Mule Touring

Guitar Tone Woods

Dean Soltero

Blackberry Smoke New Release

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII Overdrive

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