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James Tyler Guitar finishes
So you want a high end guitar with an amazingly funky finish? Get your self to James Tyler guitars. I’ve know about Tyler guitars for years. They have always stood out for having different finishes so I thought I would share some with you....
Fidelity Guitars British Handcrafted Electric Guitars
I recently visited Fidelity guitars in Cambridge. They make very cool retro inspired electric guitars each one hand crafted to your own specification. I spent an enjoyable afternoon with the owner and Luthier Matt trying out all of his current stock of guitars. I...
New Ibanez TM1803M Talman
Could this be the coolest Ibanez guitar ever? This is the new Talman with the catchy name TM1803M. It’s looks like the freaky love child of a tele with a strat with a Jaguar and I think it look Uber cool. It’s made in Japan with all high spec...
Gibson’s most Expensive Les Paul
Want the most expensive Les Paul in the 2017 line? then you'll have to stump up $11'499 for the Mike McCready (from Pearl Jam) 1959 Les Paul Standard Signed. This is a recreation of a 1959 les Paul done to the most ridiculous level. If you want a beaten up old les...
Music Man Valentine ivory white
Have a look at this beauty from Music Man. It's a Valentine model in ivory white with gold hardware. I'm always looking at guitar website and this guitar really stood out. It reminds me of the Gretch white falcon obviously because of the colour scheme although it's...
Dream Guitar #3 Private Stock Custom 24 Retro
I have long been a fan of PRS guitars. I can still remember when i was studying at the Guitar institute in London back in th 90's going to Chadlers Guitars and trying out a beautiful PRS mcarty model. It blew me away. It was by far the best guitar i had ever played to...
Dream Guitar #2 Kenai Spalt by Knaggs
How about this for a good looking guitar. It's called the Kenai which is the shape and it is by Knaggs guitars. This one features an amazing spalt top that looks amazing gold hardware and morningstar dots. You can specify loads of different options and they offer...
Dream Guitar #1
I'm always looking through loads of guitar company websites and today i found this little beauty. It a drop top classic by Tom Anderson. It looks absolutely stunning in Natural Mocha. I'll put it on my wish list, well i say wish list it's much more a dream list. One...
Fender Artisan Thinline Strat
FENDER CUSTOM SHOP CONTINUES 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH LIMITED EDITION 2017 MID-YEAR COLLECTION Artisan Thinline Strat – KOA – £4,039 A hollowbody Strat that brings a new level of tone, resonance and beauty, the Artisan Thinline Strat Koa is crafted from...
Beginners Guide to Valve Amps
My students are often asking me what type of amp they should buy and i alwasy suggest getting a valve amp. This little video explains what a valve amp does.
Marshall Mini Jubilee Combo
2525C MINI JUBILEE The JCM25/50 Silver Jubilee Series was produced in 1987 to celebrate 25 years of Marshall Amplification and 50 years of Jim Marshall being in the music business. Inspired by this acclaimed series the 20 Watt Mini Jubilee combo and ‘small box’ head...
Laney Guitar Amps
I had the pleasure of visiting Laney HQ in Birmingham England to try out some of there amps. I was so impressed i even bought one Here are some demo videos of their products. My New Amp 🙂
New Amp from Two Rock
Two Rock have released a new amp called Traditional Clean. It is a super simple one channel amp designed to be a great with pedals. Here's Two Rocks description The Traditional Clean fills the void of a simple, huge, and clean pedal platform designed to bring all of...
Carr Mercury V guitar Amp
In 2003 Vintage Guitar’s Carr Mercury cover story exclaimed ‘Tone of the Gods’ Now, 13 years later, the amp that started the full featured, low powered, attenuated combo revolution --- returns!! The Mercury V, older British cousin of our award winning Skylark, is back...
Hamstead Artist 20 RT 12 Combo
I have been searching the web looking at UK build guitars and amps builders and came across Hamstead Amps. They are from Cambridgeshire in England and make high end handmade Guitar Amps. This is the Artist 20 RT 1x12 combo. I have had a listen to some youtube videos...
New Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50
I have long been a fan of Mesa Boogie Amps. I have had two of them. My First mesa was an original Duel Rectifier Head that i should never have gotten rid of. That amp was amazing, beautiful cleans with fierce distortion and crazy amountsof headroom. My second wasa 50w...
Supro 1648RT Saturn Reverb Amp
Looking for a light weight vintage style 1x12 combo guitar amp that not only looks sunning but sounds great. Have a look at this1648RT Saturn Reverb from Supro The 1648RT Saturn Reverb amplifier is a future-retro amplifier designed for the working player who needs a...
Xotic Ac/Rc-Oz Noy Boost/Overdrive Effects Pedal
I was looking for a pedal to boost the front end of my valve amps. I already have a tube screamer (well Maxon OD-9) which I love but wanted something different. So I set about searching through YouTube videos and had my mind set on a Klone Klon. I was torn between a J...
T-Rex REPLICATOR JUNIOR TAPE ECHO
REPLICATOR JUNIOR TAPE ECHO For those players that are intrigued by the tape echo concept of the Replicator, but do not feel the need for all the bells and whistles, the Replicator Junior is just the ticket. Equipped with the same basic circuit as the big unit, you...
Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive Pedal Review
Video review and demo of the Getaway Driver overdrive pedal from orange. I put it through a Marshall and Fender type amp and also DI it straight into the computer.
2 New Pedals From Orange..
Orange Amplification Launch Fur Coat and Getaway Driver Pedals Orange Amplification is delighted to introduce two new pedals to their range; The Fur Coat is a vintage fuzz and the Getaway Driver is an overdrive, cab sim, class A type pedal. Both have been designed by...
New Wampler Doctor Lo-Fi DelayPedal
This is the New Delay Pedal from Wampler. Very cool sounding lo-fi delay with modulation. It sound very atmospheric and warm. Here is what Wampler Say The Doctor will see you now. Born from a collaboration between Brian Wampler and superstar, tele-master Brad Paisley,...
Mad Professor Simple Overdrive
Whilst looking for a new overdrive pedal i found this. It's from Mad Professor and is supposed to recreate the sound of a dumble amp. There are some great sounding video demo's on their website with it in front both fender and Marshall style guitar amps. So if your...
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