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October 2010

Cool sites: Guitar Master Class.net

Guitar Master Class.net is a online guitar playing community, where subscribers can access a range of video guitar lessons covering many musical styles, and communicate with other subscribers and instructors. With a wide range of lessons from beginner level, through to insane, you can learn songs, scales and various techniques …

Cool new gear: Blackstar HT-1 amplifiers

I love low wattage valve amplifiers, and my Blackstar HT-5 head has been kicking my ass for a bit over a year now. When I saw the announcement of the Blackstar HT-1 1watt heads and combos I got very excited. Like the HT-5 series the HT-1 is a two channel …

New arrivals for review

I’ve had a whole bunch of new stuff arrive to review over the past week. A trio of Malekko pedals, thanks to Niche Music Supplies, and a Pirana KS-5C 5 watt valve combo thanks to Pirana Music. Pirana Music is a local store here in Canberra, and they have recently …

MI Effects Crunch Box Distortion – review

The MI Effects Crunch Box Distortion is MI Effects take on high gain hot-rod British amp distortion. It offers a strong mid-presence that is commonly associated with Marshall amplifiers, and a wide range of gain is on tap. It may be small, and seem like it has a fairly limited …