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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Part 2 of a Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Review of the Electro-Harmonix East River Drive guitar overdrive pedal. Bargain JRC4558 chip Ibanez Tubescreamer Clone? Moving on from my previous attempt at a standalone overdrive, the Joyo Ultimate Drive, this was it. Tubescreamer time! Never having owned a tubscreamer in the past, I plumped for
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First part of a Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. A review of the Joyo Ultimate Drive Guitar Overdrive / Distortion pedal. Ultimate OCD Clone ? The Joyo Ultimate Drive has been much vaunted as one of the best Fulltone OCD clones on the market (other’s include the Mooer Hustle Drive and Danelecto Coolcat Overdrive V1).
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Part 5 of my Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Review of the ProCo Rat 2. Meeting a Legend. I won’t bore you with the background of this shootout, for that please refer to the other parts in the series on this site. I’d now been through the clone phase, and so far in my quest
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How to Tackle Barre Chords By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer Barre chords are an absolute pain in the fingers! When you are learning how to play guitar, barre can seem like an insurmountable challenge. However, if you approach them correctly and practice them often they will become easier. Here are
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As guitarists, we’re learning all the time through lessons, practising, playing, or even just listening. But when is it time to stop? When will you be good enough? The Lightbulb moment. This came just the other day. One of the main reasons I purchased my Fender Player Stratocaster was to have the perfect tool to
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Ask most players what “vintage guitar” means and they picture a five-figure Stratocaster or a burst Les Paul behind glass. I buy and sell vintage guitars for a living, and I’ll let you in on the trade’s worst-kept secret: some of the best-sounding, best-playing old guitars that cross my bench cost less than a new
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Life for travelling musicians and bloggers can be tough, especially if they are packing for a creative cruise journey. After considering getting in and out of cabs, checking into hotels, transfer between airports, and eventually loading the stuff on the ship’s gangway to get onto the vessel. At the same time, if you are out
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Have we lost interest in the real guitar heroes, and is guitar music as we know it dead? When was the last time you heard a decent guitar solo? Before you ask, is guitar music dead? Ask yourself this one. For me, the closest to anything approaching something ear-catching isn’t even a solo, it’s the
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