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Should I buy a Positive Grid Spark?
I was looking for a small amp with built in effects for travelling and for readily moving around the house, so the Positive Grid range came up on my radar pretty quickly. I eventually settled for the Spark Mini at the end of last year and have had some time to sit with it. So…
Live Music Review – Doom’s Children – The Tivoli, Brisbane.
I haven’t been to see live music in a while and holy shit was it a revelation when I returned. I have loved Alexisonfire for a long time, from Crisis through to the Switcheroo series with Moneen, it’s all great. Unfortunately, I was out of the country during their 2017 tour of Australia and never…
Guitar Pedal alternatives at Amazon
There are plenty of great pedals out there, but sometimes you want something to experiment with, or you don’t have the cash at the moment, or a thousand other reasons. Here are some great brand alternative pedals that you can pick up on Amazon. OCD by Fulltone Mike Fuller from Fulltone has recently wound down…
Donner Pedals Australia
Donner Pedals have properly hit our shores now with their online store at Donner Music. In the past they have definitely been available from a lot of places, however we seemed to be constantly paying the Australia tax. These pedals that people in the States were calling ‘budget’ were often priced at almost $100. Now,…
What’s new at Artist Guitars
I’ve been out of the scene a bit recently, COVID has been a major hit on my down time and ability to get to posting. I have been noticing though that Artist Guitars have been releasing some great stuff over the last little while. So here are the things that I am looking forward to:…
Artist Guitars TC59 review update
I just wanted to revisit the review that I gave to the Artist TC59 a few years back especially to look at the quality of company that Artist Guitars are and where they are at right now. Just to recap the review, I think that the Artist TC59 is one of the best pieces of…
Joyo Atmosphere Reverb Review
Last Updated: September 2026 I have been looking for the ideal Reverb for my playing and have gone through a few of late. The EHX Ocean’s 11 was a little too much reverb for my liking and the Matthews Astronomer was a little too specifically shimmery for me. I’m not a massive user of reverb…
Affordable Overdrive Pedals – Australia
Last Updated: September 2026 Joyo Ultimate Drive – you may have heard of the OCD, a classic overdrive pedal that may people have on their boards. However, it comes with a high price and some issues with customer service.. The Ultimate Drive is almost a perfect replica of the OCD with a tiny price point.…
2020 News
We are back! 2019 was a crazy year and Australian Guitar review has been a bit of a passion project that has had to take a back seat over the last little while. However this pandemic has meant a lot more time at home and ability to plan and work on the things that I…