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 …
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 …
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 …
I’ve had the MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D. in my arsenal for a while now, and thought it was finally time to get on to reviewing this brilliant noise maker. This pedal is based of a famous green overdrive pedal, albeit with a few bells and whistles added. I’ve aimed …
When buying music equipment I typically buy based on what the piece of gear can do for me. Looks don’t normally play a part in a potential acquisition, it’s the specifications, tone, playability, versatility, etc, that interest me. In saying that, for the first time in probably a very long …