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Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout: BOSS Blues Driver BD-2 Review
Featured, Guitar, Guitar Gear Reviews, Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout, Guitar Pedal and Multi-FX Reviews
The 6th and final chapter of my Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Before we start, a recap of the situation so far…… After being spoilt with fantastic overdriven amps in the past, (Marshalls, Oranges, and last but not least my Cornford Roadhouse 30 combo), I decided to simplify my setup, and instead of using the…
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Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review: Worth it in 2026?
Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review. Is this the best affordable Les Paul you can buy? Before we get into it, let’s look at the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s specs. The Les Paul™ Standard 60s models from Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection recreate the sound of 1960s era Les Pauls. Featuring a classic…
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BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier Review
The BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier IS the best guitar-related purchase I’ve ever made. Why? Let me explain. Is the BOSS Katana 50 loud enough to gig with? The question that everyone’s asking. Simple answer… ABSOLUTELY!. That’s on the 50W mode, clean channel, gain just less than half, volume the same, and master maxed. In…
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Goa : A Lesson In Life – Second Edition. Out NOW!
A BIG day! Originally realised back in 2017. My debut book, Goa : A Lesson in Life receives a long-overdue edit, professional cover, long-lost images, and an extra chapter, bringing my story to a close and up to date. So, what’s it all about? Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade : 1983
1983: The year of the video game crash, and, of course, Return of the Jedi! Home computing, for me at least wouldn’t start for another year. On my cousin’s rubber keyed Spectrum, Horace Goes Skiing didn’t do it for me, and the Arcade was still very much king, the cutting edge of the gaming industry. The arcades, at…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade : 1982
It was now 1982 and the games industry seemed to be utilising the ever-developing technology better then ever, building on the foundations of 1981 and creating larger than life, colourful classics that will never be forgotten. Every single entry in this year’s chapter exudes a certain confidence which may be down to the developers mastery…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade : 1981
After a vintage year for video games, 1981 seemed less of technological leap, a building of reputations. That’s not to say we weren’t introduced to some great games, and a few new genres first saw the light of day too. 1981: Arcade halls were getting more and more popular, with the games themselves becoming just…
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The Golden Age of The Video Game Arcade : 1980
1980 was a Golden Year in the Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade, which produced some of the greatest classics of all time. Here’s some of my favourites (and not so favourites). Space Invaders The original vertical space shooter, originally released in 1978, although, like Galaxian and Asteroids I didn’t come across them until…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: In The Beginning
Part 1: My first experience of video games during a day out to the Spanish City Fairground, Whitley Bay, in the North-east of England. I never really enjoyed the rides, I was a sickly traveller, so the spinning waltzers and anything more extreme were out of the question. So one rainy day I ran indoors…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade
This new blog series will chronicle a golden age of my life, before home consoles, social media and even mobile phones took over. I was lucky to be born in 1974. As a young boy I witnessed the birth of the arcade computer game (and computer games in general) in the late 70’s, was a…
