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TC Electronics Spark Mini Review
So you want to go to 11 and you don’t want to take up more space on your pedalboard? Well the TC Electronics Spark Mini is the pedal for you. I got this one along with a 360 Looper and a new Big Muff Pi (you can never have enough Pi) and I thought…
EHX Nano 360 Looper Review
I was going to be influenced by the most popular sellers of last year and buy the TC Electronics Ditto Looper, but there was a few things that threw me off, most notably that I couldn’t save loops between playing sessions. The EHX 360 Looper, however, allowed me to do that. The 360 stands for the…
Guitar Gods – Nick Reinhart
This new series is going to start to look at some of the great guitarists of the modern era, especially those that are a little less well known. The posts are generally going to be pretty short and will feature a video and where to find the guitarist in question, should you want to seek…
NAMM 2017 Updates
NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) is one of, if not the, biggest musical gear and tech shows in the world. Unfortunately, NAMM doesn’t come to Australia and given that this is the place where all the latest releases are announced, I will be trying to keep up with some of the major players…
Roland NAMM 2017 Conference
I had a chance to watch the live stream of the Roland releases for the year and here is what we learned. Roland cover a few different genres, however we will be sticking with just the guitar side of things. This is the 45th year of Roland Boss and they say that we are in…
The best selling effects of 2016
It is 2017 and probably time to look back on the year that was and the big sellers of 2016, we will look at a couple of sources for what was popular, starting with Amazon. Best Selling effects on Amazon If we sort most popular on Guitar Effects, you can see that the Donner Yellow…
The 2017 buying list
So, as with many guitar players, I always have a list of things that I am working towards whether it be getting a different tone, nailing a part or simply doing it just because. I have been afflicted with Gear Acquisition Syndrome and this year is no different to any other, I will buy, swap…
Featured Builder – Pelican Noiseworks
After a brief hiatus for the Christmas period, we are back again with a new featured builder – Leon of Pelican Noiseworks. Sure, not an Australian company, but a small business with a product that is now available in Australia (Pedal Empire). Leon and Pelican first came to my attention through the 60 Cycle Hum…
Best Melbourne Guitar Stores
Last Updated: August 2026 I feel like the ‘best Melbourne Guitar stores’ is a bit of a difficult one, with so much choice around. It’s like asking ‘where is the best coffee in Melbourne’ and then relying on the taste of only one person. However, I thought I would put together a few stand outs…
Featured Builder – Stringjoy
Over the past few installments, I have focussed on Australian builders, but this week I decided to have a look at something different. Stringjoy is a company that I have heard about a lot recently through the 60 cycle Hum podcast and through Instagram posts, and I thought that I would get in contact. Now,…