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Blues from Guitarist Robben Ford
I love the blues, and guitarist Robben Ford is one of my favorite blues guitar players. If you've ever read a guitar magazine, you've likely heard of him - but outside the blues and guitar communities he's not well known. Then again outside of those communities not...
Caline CP-14 English Man
Caline makes a guitar pedal called the CP-14 English Man. There is an earlier version that was a lime green, and there is a newer version that looks like the British flag. This is a clone of the drive channel of the Carl Martin dual channel PlexiTone guitar pedal. The...
Laney GC60 Review
The Laney GC-60 (sometimes called the GC 60 C) is a solid state guitar amp made in the 80's and 90's. It's made in England and most commonly comes in a 2x10 combo. There is also a more powerful model called the GC120C as well which is double the power in a 2x12 combo....
The Secrets of Johnny Cash
I now feel like I know a lot of secrets about the life of Johnny Cash. I always feel like this after I read the biography of a famous person. Well, rather - listen to a biography of them. I have nearly always commuted to work anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour or...
Guitar Pedal Toppers – What Are They?
I had recently noticed an explosion of guitar pedal toppers on pedal boards recently. With the advent of social media and Facebook groups, many of us (53,000 as of last) subscribe to "Pedalboards of Doom. I suspect at first that group started out as a death metal...
Eric Gales Unbelievable Little Wing Cover
Here's a name that you might not have heard for a few years - Eric Gales. If you go back in time to the late Eighties there were tons of new guitar heroes coming out each and every day. Because of the influence of mainly EVH and SRV (and all the hair metal heroes),...
Robin Medley Guitar
Robin guitars have been around since the early 80's and were manufactured until 2010. I remember seeing ads for Robin guitars in both Guitar Player and Guitar World in the 80's, but hadn't remembered them until recently when I saw one for sale on Craigslist. I decided...
The Chess Box : Muddy Waters Review
If you want to get schooled on Muddy Waters, aka McKinley Morganfield - The Chess Box collection is the way to get started. For a man that made blues music from 1941 to 1982 you're certainly not going to capture it all in this three disc set, but you can get a good...
Epiphone Korina Flying V (1958)
The image shown is that of the Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Flying V (1958). Everyone who's read my blog knows of my distaste for Epiphone guitars. Back in the 90's and 2000's the quality was so bad that you had to set them up one you bought one and tighten everything down...
Jimi Hendrix on Fire Video
Here's a really cool video of Jimi Hendrix on Fire. The dude created a portait of Hendrix using matchsticks, which looks really, really cool - but then he lit them of fire, and the whole thing goes up in flames. Found on YouTube, it's really cool to watch - plus it...
The Genius of Steve Lukather
I want to tell you about the genius that is Steve Lukather. He doesn't think he's a genius, and he doesn't even really thing he compares with what most of us would consider a "guitar hero". He's a pretty sensitive guy, although if you see tidbits of interviews here...
Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino Vintage Sunburst
There's not much more classic than an Epiphone Casino Guitar. You'll probably immediately think of the Beatles. You'll love the light weight and comfortable neck of the Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino. The Elite series are instruments that approach custom shop...
Ovation UK II 1291
Have you ever heard of Ovation UKII electric guitars from the late 70's or early 80's? You have probably only ever thought of Ovation as an acoustic guitar manufacturer. But there was a time when they made electric guitars too. And the electric guitars they made were...
Genz Benz Black Pearl Amp Head Black/Silver
The Genz-Benz Black Pearl 30 Guitar Amp head is a classic, all-tube, EL 84, Class A design combined with the upgrades, enhancements and tone you would expect from Genz-Benz. This amplifier is built for those that know tone and feel are inseparable. This is a great...
Jimmy Page plays Danelectro ’59 Earls Court 1975
In the Led Zeppelin Earls Court performance in 1975 video you'll see that Jimmy Page plays a 1959 Danelectro on the song "In My Time of Dying". This is kind of rare because Page is known for his love of Gibson guitars and particularly the Les Paul. But this song has...
Top 3 Problems with 1 Spot and Daisy Chain Power Supplies for Pedals
Here is the much used, much talked about 1 Spot for pedalboard power. Many use the Godlyke PA-9B (which is basically the same). This is a simple wall plug (wall wart as they call it) that supposedly can power up to 20 pedals with its 1700ma of power. It covers nearly...
DiPinto Belvedere Guitar Review
You may not have heard of DiPinto guitars before, but the Belevdere is a throwback to old school guitars of the 60's with lots of pizazz and flair. Talk about sparkle and plastic! Think about the days of the old Airline guitars, but with a Les Paul shape and quality...
How Much Are Guitar Pedals?
How much are guitar pedals? How much do they cost? The answer is pretty simple - somewhere between $25 and $500 (for the most part). That's a pretty wide range, so let me narrow it down. Most budget and clone pedals are under $100. Most mainstream pedals by the big...
Caline CP-13 Super Chorus
Let's get right to it. The Boss Super Chorus is $109 and the Caline Super Chorus is $22. About the only additional thing the Boss version has are EQ and EQ level controls (and a stereo jack). If you want a great chorus pedal and don't want to spend much (but still...
Dude Playing Largest Flying V Guitar I’ve Ever Seen
Holy crap - this guy is playing the hugest flying V guitar I've ever seen! I don't think he's really gonna be shredding on this thing. You'd think that it would be hard enough to make chords! Watch this guy try to play lead - it almost looks painful....you'll notice...
Billy Gibbons: Guitar Player of the Week
I love Billy Gibbons! I've always liked ZZ Top, and to those of you that think this band is just "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Legs" - you have no clue! ZZ Top has a catalogue of blistering blues songs like "Just Got Paid", "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers", "La Grange",...
Caline CP-12 Pure Sky Overdrive
Behold - the Caline CP-12 Pure Sky Overdrive, which is a clone of the Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal. In the last 5 years it has become one of the most sought after boutique pedals on the market. They are made one at a time by Paul Cochrane himself, and this is the only...
Caline CP-11 Puffer Fuzz Pedal
The Caline Puffer Fuzz distortion pedal is a clone of the Dunlop Silicon fuzz face pedal. This is one of the first pedals they made about 8 years ago, model CP-11. The Dunlop version was a copy of the Jimi Hendrix Dallas Arbiter fuzz face (the round one). The main...
Real Tube Overdrive
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 (disassembled), because in the video...
Gibson ES-339 Custom Shop Review
Gibson released ES-339 custom in 2007. They released the ES-335 in 1958, and everyone knows that distinctive semi-hollow body guitar for it's fat resonant tone. That's a very versatile guitar that can work equally as well for jazz, rock, country, or anything in...