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Dunlop Hetfield Black Fang 1.14mm pick – review

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Sharp as a snake's fang.

James Hetfield is known for his sharp and bone crushing rhythm guitar work in Metalllica. He has also played a few memorable solos in his time. Everything about is playing is very sharp and precise, and it’s no surprise that he would prefer a sharp tipped pick for his playing style.

When Jim Dunlop announced the new range of Hetfield Black Fang picks I was very excited about the style of pick designed for Hetfield.

I’m a big fan of thick, sharp tipped picks, and have been playing black Jazz IIIs and Jazz III XLs for some time now. I have found them to give me the perfect tone and attack both for my rhythm and lead playing. I’m a very heavy hitter of the strings, and I have found the Jazz IIIs to take some time to wear out for me. (more…)

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Christmas Giveaway – winners announced!

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

eMedia Guitar Collection

Thanks to all of you who entered my Christmas giveaway. It was great to see so many entries from all over the place.

I’ve gone through all the entries, and the winners are as follows:

Congratulations Katherine Ryan, you are the the winner of the eMedia Guitar Collection, 5 Hetfield Black Fang picks, and 1 set of Dunlop Heavy Core strings.

Also congratulations to Harry, and Loku. You will be receiving a set of Heavy Core strings and 3 Hetfield Black Fang picks.

I have emailed you all, and I hope to hear from you soon so I can arrange to send out your prizes.

Merry Christmas all! :)

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Christmas Giveaway: eMedia Guitar Collection

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

eMedia Guitar Collection

Today I’m announcing my second giveaway, which I am making a special Christmas one. Thanks to Shelley at eMedia Music I will be giving away the eMedia Guitar Collection 4 CD-ROM set as a grand prize. Here are the details on this great prize:

eMedia Guitar Collection is a complete course for the aspiring guitar player and includes eMedia Guitar Method and Intermediate Guitar Method to get you playing quickly with the addition of eMedia Blues Guitar Legends and eMedia Guitar Songs to master over 30 additional songs. eMedia Blues Guitar Legends includes 10 monumental blues songs and original recordings by artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King, and Muddy Waters. eMedia Guitar Songs includes 21 classic guitar songs from Eric Clapton, The Who, Santana and more.

This great package is valued at USD$149.95, and is a great learning tool for the guitar players, and people just wanting to start out playing guitar. (more…)

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Ernie Ball Wah Pedal – review

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Fantastic sounding wah in a rock solid package.

The Wah effect is fairly ubiquitous in the rock guitar world. Many people have literally rocked this effect over the years. I’ve never been a huge fan of playing with wah pedals myself, although I have liked many players work with one.

I was however extremely lucky to win myself an Ernie Ball Wah Pedal over at Jemsite.com for my review work. Playing Ernie Ball’s interpretation of the wah effect has really impressed me, and now I quite like rocking the wah from time to time.

The Ernie Ball Wah Pedal is like any other regular wah pedal. It is very simple to use; step on the rocking pedal, push down with your toe to activate the wah, and rock your foot back and forth to sweep through the wah’s range. (more…)

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Muzicosphere Christmas giveaway

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

My friend Semi over at French guitar blog Muzicosphere is having a Christmas giveway of his own. He is giving away a Line 6 Pod HD500 to one lucky person, and the giveaway is open to all world-wide!

To enter you need to do the following:

I want to know which guitar you will plug into that Pod HD500 once you win it? Or what gear will be replaced by this Pod HD500?

 

But there is a condition, I want you to tell me this with a picture of the instrument or the gear! I want a personal picture not a picture from a website or corporate site! I won’t validate your entry with a generic picture! You can do one of the following: (more…)

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