Loading ...Amps just aren’t made like they used to be…wait am I really starting off a new amp review with that line? Yes I am! That’s because the Little Smasher or sometimes called the Lil’ Smasher amp by Diago is great life or gig-saving option to carry around with you for that just in case moment. No bigger than a standard [...]
Recently Ernie Ball developed the first Cobalt string on the market. Why Cobalt? Cobalt offers a larger frequency response and a louder output than any nickel or stainless steel string set out there. And seriously if you read my blog, do I ever pass up a chance to check out a new set of bass strings? Never! Ernie Ball sent [...]
Ever go to a concert to see a guitarist with 2 dozen picks on their mic stand and wonder “For 90 minutes of music does this joker really need that many picks?” Besides the looking cool factor when he or she carelessly throws half of them into the crowd, grip is a major factor. Hot lights, 20% more people than [...]
Shubb has been perfecting the capo for over 37 years now and their latest contribution is the L1 series of lightweight capos. The company was formed by two banjo players. What sets the Shubb apart from other capos is the unique design which allows you to adjust the tension of the capo to your preference. Is a lightweight capo for [...]
A little over a year ago Elixir said, “We’re gonna make the best bass string ever!” Please note this is not a direct quote. Seriously though, Elixir hit the streets, sent out surveys along with prototypes of strings to truly learn what bass players wanted in a bass string. The result was their new Stainless Steel set in the Nanoweb [...]
A wedding reception doesn’t truly become a party until that one guy maybe hit the open bar a bit too hard, loosens the rental tuxedo up a bit and starts getting loud on the dance floor. That’s exactly what the Class A Boost by Pigtronix is. Its sole purpose is to make your signal louder and more exciting without coloring [...]
As guitar players we’ve all been stung by the joke “How do you get a guitar player to shut up? Put some sheet music in front of him!” So when it comes time to sit down and learn or perform a piece of music written out in the form with all the lines and tiny dots, we need all the [...]
The age old argument is does mass equal sustain? I’ve read fantastic reasoning for both sides. Why don’t I just fill my acoustic with cement and find out? Wow that would make a fun blog! In the meantime, I will take a more logical step and review the new Fatfinger by Fender. The Fatfinger is a weighted clamp that you [...]
I could start this review off writing how no one has free time, but you don’t have the time to read it! Most of us don’t have the luxury of locking ourselves in a room for 4 hours at a time to practice, so we grab 5, 10, 15 minutes here and there to learn new tunes and keep our [...]
Ask 10 guitarists their favorite set of strings and you could hear 11 or 12 different answers! The beauty of DR is the handmade string maker from Emerson, NJ doesn’t stop to bank on their classics like the Hi-Beam, Sunbeam, Low-Riders or Black Beauty sets, rather they keep churning out new ideas to keep up with what musicians are after. [...]
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