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MXR DD25 Dookie Drive Pedal- review

Back in the early 1990s there was a major shift with the state of rock music in the mainstream. Grunge and alternative rock came into the forefront, and knocked hair and glam metal from the top of the rock food chain. Following on from grunge was punk rock. In some …

What a new gear day(s)!

Okay, so this is technically three new gear days rolled into one. It was my birthday late last month, and I was spoiled pretty rotten. I received a few really nice guitar related things. First up, was the Squier Deluxe Stratocaster, from my amazing girlfriend. It’s used, and needs a …

TC Electronic PolyTune 2 – review

TC Electronic announced the PolyTune at Winter NAMM 2011 to huge fan-fare. Its revolutionary polyphonic tuning, which allowed the user to check all strings tuning with the strum of the guitar really changed the market. Then the PolyTune iOS app was released, giving guitar players the same great tuner in …

MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D. – review

The humble green “overdrive pedal” that has been around for around thirty years would have to be one of the most popular pedals on the face of the planet. Almost every guitar player would have at some stage played one of those green models, or one of the multitudes of …