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Featured Store – Guitar Brothers

This week we are looking at a local Australian store – Guitar Brothers, based in Brisbane. I have come across this store both on ebay, and also on Facebook, which I highly recommend following as they update with recent acquisitions and sales. I got in contact with Craig Claxton from Guitar Brothers and he was […]

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New Products Roundup

Time for a bit of a roundup of what has been recently released, both at home and abroad. Firstly is the Pelican Noiseworks Half Horse – the smaller sibling of the Pelitaur. The Half Horse is the left hand side of the Pelitaur and is a pretty special fuzz. Leon from Pelican has told me

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Featured Builder – Bondi Effects

Bondi has a special place in the hearts of Australians. Whether it is your local haunt, or the beach that you avoid due to it being ‘too popular’ that little cove holds a special part of Australia within it’s rocky walls. So it is with Bondi Effects, holding a special place on the pedalboards of

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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

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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

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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

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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

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TC Electronics new range

In an industry where we are usually drip fed new products by companies TC Electronics have gone way out and released a whole series of new pedals just in time for some summer gear buying. The Smorgasboard of Tones has been announced (and released) and contains some really cool looking pedals – including an analog

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How to buy a guitar without knowing how to play

It’s a common story – you want to learn how to play guitar but when you think about going into the store to try out anything it fills you with dread. What will people think of you if you go into a guitar shop and don’t know how to play at all? I am making the assumption

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Building your first pedal board

So you have bought your first guitar and amp and now you are looking for a few more ways to change and improve your playing. The next step is obviously pedals! Some people will recommend playing without pedals for the first year, until you are really comfortable with the fret board, timing and your guitar

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