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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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Harson Robkus – Live @ The Allotment Shed
Harson Robkus are a songwriting duo comprising of myself and Dave Robson. I may post a few tracks on here soon, but for now here’s Seagull, The World’s Yours to Take and The Shields Shanty Live @ The Allotment Shed, with a it a bit of geordie “patter” thrown in. Hope you enjoy it, or at…
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First 100 followers!
I’ve had to build this site from scratch after the shambles that is Hubpages, so a BIG thank you to everyone who has followed my blog so far. Thanks for reading!
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TC Electronic Nova System Review
An in-depth, hands-on review of the TC Electronic Nova System Multi-Effects unit. The need for change…. I thought I had it all worked out, a Cornford Roadhouse 30 combo for my drive sounds, a Zoom G3 in the loop for adding effects and volume boost for solos. an BOSS SD-1 to push the Cornfords front…
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Live @ The Allotment Shed
Live performance and general chit-chit with my good friend Dave Robson on his popular YouTube channel. Featuring This Is Who I am plus an exclusive first-ever airing of a brand new song “This Time” (working title).
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New album "This is Who I am" available to buy now.
This is my brand new album This is Who I am. Available to buy now from Bandcamp.com
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You'll Find A Way
Written, Performed and Produced by Adam Harkus 04/10/2012
