The VHT Redline 20RH Head was a budget amp I had seen periodically, but I just couldn't find much information on it. The whole Redline series has a 20 watt head (which is what I bought), a 20 watt 1x8" combo (which is what most of the information online referenced), 40 watt head and 1x12... Continue Reading →
There is something fun and inspirational about the wide variety of tones available in digital modeling. There is also something visceral and pleasing about the sound and feeling of standing in front of a fire-breathing tube amplifier. For many years, each of these approaches to tonal bliss seem to be at odds with each other. ... Continue Reading →
Hotone Ampero While this was apparently announced last year at Shanghai Music China 2018, it is being announced in the US. It's being touted as a budget competitor to Line 6's Helix series. At an approximate price point of $300 (I can't find much pricing info so far..), It has 24 bit processing, dual processors,... Continue Reading →
For those of you that didn't automatically throw your digital reading device across the room or unsubscribe, allow me to explain. Like it or not, digital modeling has been around for a few decades, it's improving, and it's not going anywhere. Us guitarists for some reason tend to be a cantankerous, stubborn, and contrarian bunch... Continue Reading →
In this gear review, I'll go over the DOD Gunslinger MOSFET Distortion pedal. This pedal has actually become my main live tone. In 2018, for some reason a whole bunch of them were around at a $30 blow out price when they're normally $99, so I jumped on it. They can still be found around... Continue Reading →
As I've gotten older, it seems like my guitar playing needs to be quieter and quieter. As a teenager, I'm surprised my parents even tolerated the volumes I would play at all the time. When my wife and I moved into our first house, we had very close neighbors. So that was the first detriment... Continue Reading →
We get it. Every time the earth rotates the sun again, people start with the "New Year New Me" or "Out With The Old and In With The New" mantras that make your social media newsfeed intolerable. I'm about to insert that same level of cringe to my blog feed, why not? So what am... Continue Reading →
It's that magical time of the year! A time where you hear the same songs over and over and over again through department store intercoms and office parties. But, throughout the years, there have been some obscure gems that get me in the Christmas spirit. Here are some of my favorites. The Kinks - Father... Continue Reading →
Sure, I have some nice, expensive guitars. They play great and they sound great with minimal effort. But there is just something fun about the hunt for a dirt cheap guitar. Whether it's at a pawn shop, a yard sale, a flea market, in a dumpster, or sold by a creepy guy on Craigslist, there... Continue Reading →
