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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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Easy Guitar Gig Tips
Advice and tips for the Gigging Guitarist. Less is more Keep it simple! There’s a wealth of very complicated equipment available on the market today. Multi-channel amps, multi-effects units with their own effects loops using the four cable method (4CM). But ask yourself, are the thousands of sounds available any good? would you use them?…
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How to set up a Home Recording Studio
How to setup your own home recording studio including the hardware and software involved and tackles the problem of latency Mic and Mic stand There are 2 basic types of reasonably priced microphone; Dynamic and Condenser. If like most people, you don’t have the luxury of a sound-proofed room, and are setting up a studio…
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7 Surprising Benefits Of Recording Your Practice Sessions And Lessons
Learning music is quite fun, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It takes a lot of practice, improvement, and mentoring as there’s always something to learn. In fact, some of the most prominent artists continue to practice regularly to improve and hone their musical talent consistently. Musical instruments are undoubtedly necessary, and you can easily…
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Zoom G3 Guitar Effect and Amp Simulator Review
An In-depth, hands-on review of the Zoom G3 Guitar Effects & Amp Simulator Pedal. A loveable box of tricks I really miss my Zoom G3. From the moment I pawed over the box, gawping at it’s many functions, to the moment it went on ebay for a highly respectable £70. It just did the job,…
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How to Produce a Song
My Top 10 Home Music Production Tips for Singer-Songwriters. #1: Get Set Up Before you start, you’ll need a decent hardware and software setup with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) at the heart of it. Please visit my post How to set up a simple Home Recording Studio for all the info. #2 : Decide on…
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BOSS BR-800 Digital Recorder Review
How the BOSS BR-800 Digital Recorder became an invaluable part of my recording and practice setup. My brief history of the stand-alone multi-track recorder My first multi-track recorder, way back in the mid-90’s was a cassette-based Tascam 4-track Porta05 ministudio. Obviously cassette tape had it’s limitations, primarily the degradation of the tape itself after numerous…
