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My top picks for Winter NAMM 2013

Now that Winter NAMM 2013 is over I thought I might post about the new products that really excited me. I don’t have much time to cover Winter NAMM these days on account of my wife and youngest son having their birthdays at the same time, but I do keep …

My top picks for Winter NAMM 2012

Like many other musicians I look forward to seeing what new products are announced when Winter NAMM comes around each year. Last year I spent some time posting quite a few new products that caught my eye. This year I didn’t really have the time to post about them as …

Cool new gear: Marshall Class 5 combo and head

The Marshall Class 5 combo was released back in 2009, and provided excellent classic Marshall class A tone in a small footprint, and low wattage. Now in 2011 Marshall has released a new version of the Class 5 in both head and combo models. The updated Class 5 still retains …

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 …