A great skill to have as a guitar player is to be able to do your own setup work. But tools can cost quite bit for quality tools, and can also take up quite a bit of space. Putting together a compact tool kit for gigs can also be of …
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 …
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 …
For many years my guitar strings have been GHS Boomers. I’ve always liked their strong tone, and relative longevity. When I saw the new Dunlop nickel plated string range in my local music store I thought I would ask the guys there what they thought of them. They believed that …
In the world of high gain modern rock and metal a noise gate/suppressor is essential. Playing with loads of distortion typically results in a lot of excess noise. You need something to remove this hissing and buzzing, and with some styles you want a complete cut that noise gates can …