As many regular readers would know, I recently finished my Strat build project. I was lucky enough to have Hantug Custom Guitars in Turkey make up a specially spec-ed custom bridge for this project. The temporary bridge was a Wilkinson vintage strat style tremolo, which was alright, but really was …
TC Electronic’s Tone Print series of pedals have been hugely popular with musicians all around the world. The Flashback Delay has been one of their top models, but as anyone who is a delay aficionado knows, one delay is never enough! TC Electronic were on the case and late last …
There have been a few new innovations in guitar strings over last several years. New long life coatings and new string alloys are just some of the new ideas manufacturers have come up with to sell their strings. Some have made a real difference to players, others haven’t. At the …
I’m always a bit wary of instrumental guitar albums. I quite often find them either a bit too self-indulgent, or constantly too quirky for my liking. Sure, I like a bit of shred or some crazy sounds, but it’s a turn-off when it comes at the expense of melody and …
One of the somewhat difficult decisions that needs to be made when playing live shows is how to store extra guitar picks within easy reach. There’s nothing more annoying than dropping a pick on stage and then having to try and find it on the ground. Sure, there are pick …