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Sonic Edge (Fargen Amps) Announces New Tumbleweed Compressor/Clean Boost

July 18, 2010 · 1 Comment 

An early look at the new Sonic Edge Tumbleweed Compressor/Clean Boost Today, Ben Fargen emailed his loyal fans of a new pedal being released by Sonic Edge, the guitar pedal side of his well-known boutique guitar amp business: the Tumbleweed. The Tumbleweed appears to be a combination of compression and clean boost, both able to be separately engaged. Separte LED's are available for each side of the pedal. The pedal appears to take AC power (battery power is assumed), and it's assumed that the pedal will also be true bypass. Here's... [Read the full story]

Effects

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Godlyke Power-Grip | A NEW Pedalboard Velcro Option

August 21, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Godlyke Power-Grip We recently received a roll of Godlyke's new Power-Grip pedalboard velcro for guitarists...and well, any musician who needs velcro. Power-Grip is about an inch wide, but that's mostly all you need to get the job done. Following Godlyke's directions, Power-Grip sticks really well to metal (haven't tried plastic). As Godlyke mentions, Power-Grip needs to be attached to smooth surfaces. Wooden pedalboards, for example, are not an optimal surface for Power-Grip to stick too (you'd need to use super glue if... [Read the full story]

Guitars

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CAE Unity Gain Buffer

April 12, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Best of the Best - From the historic SSS guitar forum archive Member: Magnum Date: 11/25/2003 Hey fellas. Some of you may have read my posts about this in other forums in the past, but I wanted to bring this up here.  I use a CAE Unity Gain Buffer in my guitar. It's basically a small preamp (circuit board) that is powered off of a battery and is inserted just before the output jack on my guitar.  The battery lasts about 3 weeks with heavy playing (3 hours a day) as long as you unplug your guitar when you are not using... [Read the full story]

Amps

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Top 10 Guitar Gift Ideas | 2009

December 1, 2009 · 2 Comments 

Christmas season is right around the corner, and you're looking for great gift ideas. We're here to help! We only recommend quality equipment. Sometimes a mass-produced piece of guitar equipment is a great value, and sometimes boutique or vintage is the route to go for that top-of-the-line tone. Either way, the result will be a quality guitar gift for your friend or family member. Without further adieu... [Read the full story]  Read More →

Recording

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Best Budget Portable Recorder | Zoom H2

March 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Zoom H2 Portable Recorder The Zoom H2 is widely considered the best digital portable recorder, with built in mics, on a budget. Here are some quick highlights from www.samsontech.com: Simplicity is a beautiful thing. It's a simple idea: provide brilliant stereo recording in an easy-to-use, ultra-portable device. Now everyone can record pristine audio in an infinite variety of applications. From seminars and conferences, to electronic news gathering (ENG) and podcasting, to musical performances, songwriting sessions and... [Read the full story]

Interviews

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V Picks Interview

August 20, 2008 · 2 Comments 

V Picks, the world's most original, transclucent, non-stick guitar picksV-picks have taken the guitar pick market by storm. Who have thought that picks could be so....sexy? These translucent, stick-to-you-fingers, easy-to-hold-onto, fat and toneful picks come in all shapes in sizes. No matter what style of music you play, these picks can deliver big tone, even for acoustic! Having given these picks a test drive for a few weeks at rehearsal & gigs, we can say that these picks really do stick to your fingers. They cannot... [Read the full story]

Musician's Health

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Using Sea Minerals in Agriculture – a Tutorial

October 29, 2008 · 4 Comments 

I have received a lot of questions on how to make a Sole and how to ocean-farm. In this article I attempt to teach you in plain English how to do so. I can be reached here if you have any further questions. Sea Minerals as Building Blocks Minerals are the building blocks of life. The sea is the ‘primal soup’ from which all life on earth originates. There is no place on earth with a higher concentration of minerals than the sea. Sea water covers 70% of the planet’s surface. Animal and plant life thrive in an unpolluted... [Read the full story]


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V Picks Interview

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V Picks, the world's most original, transclucent, non-stick guitar picksV-picks have taken the guitar pick market by storm. Who have thought that picks could be so....sexy? These... [Read more]


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