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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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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: 1987
Welcome back to 1987, with this year’s long list of classic arcade games being impossible to detail in a single article. Here are some of my favourites. 1987 was a turning point for me and my fascination with the video game arcade. It had been a place of comfort for a good chunk of my…
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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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Welcome to our Brand New Forum!
Welcome to our brand new Forum! For all the latest discussion on Guitar, Music and Travel. The time has come to start building on our community by providing a forum for everyone to share, participate in and enjoy. So please take a look, subscribe, say hello, make suggestions, anything you like. Hope you like it. It’s…
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Dad Diaries : The Perfect Storm. Part 2
Solicitors My next battleground. On top of a broken roof, it appeared that we had a leak in the bathroom seeping down through the lounge ceiling. By this point, I’d had enough of problems and worry, so I drew up a list of our ‘red-lines’ for the solicitors, an ultimatum. Sure they were positive. Of…
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The Incredible Classical Guitar of Giulio Tampalini
As guitarists and musicians, no doubt we all get these moments. A realisation of how little we know. After tonight it seems, I’ve got a long way to go! Introducing Giulio Tampalini. It began with an impromptu invite to dinner from a kind neighbour, who, as it turns out, is a pianist and music agent…
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Line 6 Helix – Expression Pedal Automation
Welcome to The Blogging Musician’s first ever video review/demo! Niko Lalangas takes us through the Line6 Helix’s incredible Expression Pedal Automation. Enough said. Take it away Niko! More from Niko Lalangas @ The Blogging Musician
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Prague: The Musical City. Malá Strana
Cosmopolitan and down to earth are the first impressions you get from Malá Strana. It welcomes you forward from Charles bridge under a grand stone archway, but I was curious; below and to the left of the elevated end of the bridge walkway was the familiar signage of a music store, the first I’d come across on…
