Feb 27, 2018 | DIY Guitar, Guitar accessories, Guitar Pedals
About the BK Butler Real Tube Overdrive guitar pedal The “Real Tube Overdrive” is a BK Butler guitar pedal manufactured by “Tube Works” back in the 70’s and 80’s. The image above shows my recently purchased Real Tube pedal case...
Jan 17, 2018 | FAQ, Guitar accessories, Guitar player gift ideas
I never thought that something as simple as a pick could control your playing style as much it does…until I started experimenting with different guitar picks. For YEARS I’ve used the exact same Fender medium picks (celluloid) – and ALWAYS the...
Dec 11, 2017 | FAQ, Guitar accessories
Over the years the argument has come up time and time again – does the coiled guitar cable make any difference? The first guitar I ever had was a Squier Bullet for $99. The first amp I had I bought from the neighbor. It had a homemade 4×12 bottom that was...
Dec 4, 2017 | Guitar accessories, Guitar player gift ideas
If you’re looking for a cheap and affordable gift for a guitar player for Christmas or other occasion, a pick wallet can be a really cool thing to give. Sometimes as a musician you don’t know you need something until you see somebody else use it, or until...
Feb 17, 2016 | FAQ, Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Guitar Reviews
I wanted to write this page of Guitar Player gifts – because people often ask me what to get a guitarist for Christmas. Not just for me, but people I know as well! I got the Guitar Center catalog the other day, and a lot of times I don’t see much, but they...
Jan 29, 2016 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Practice guitar
To practice guitar quietly you need a “headphone guitar amp”. In the privacy of your own bedroom or basement you can have an entire Marshall stack between your ears! There are bunches of headphone guitar amps on the market right now, and many are just,...
Jan 14, 2016 | FAQ, Guitar accessories, Guitar Pedals, Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughan
How to Get or Build a Zendrive Clone pedal As long as I can remember I have wanted a Zendrive pedal. I don’t know why I never purchased one, it seems like guitars, amps, and other things have always taken precedence. For those of you that don’t know, the...
May 18, 2012 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Reviews, Van Halen
It’s hard for me to say this (because I’m 48), but remember the (now) “vintage” 84 Kramer Baretta guitar? The Kramer Baretta was the famed hockey stick neck one pickup, one volume pot Floyd Rose masterpiece played by Eddie Van Halen. Remember...
Apr 7, 2012 | Guitar accessories, Guitar pickups, Guitar Reviews
If you’re been reading any of the guitar magazines over the last few years, odds are you’ve seen that ad with the shirtless gentleman with a handlebar mustache about to bare knuckle fist fight. It’s a great logo, and “Bare Knuckle...
Feb 27, 2011 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar Pedals
If you are a guitar player and you use effects there are traditional analog and digital pedals, and then there are digital modeling effects. This can be very confusing if you don’t know much about either one. This article is an attempt to give you a brief...
