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 […]
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,
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
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
Boss have announced the release of a new range of amplifiers – the Katana range which hold true to Boss and their rock roots. They may look like they are for gigging, but they claim to have a Power Control that limit volume to allow them to be played well in the home environment as well.
Unless you are in constant contact with people who also play guitar, getting guitar news, views and banter can be a little difficult to come about. As a result of being otherwise busy, I find that one of the best ways of keeping up to date is through listening to guitar podcasts on my commute
Looking at the range that Gibson are releasing for the 2017 season, I thought there were just far too many to report on for a single post, so here are the rest. The initial post focussed primarily on the LP range, so we will now look at the SGs, Firebirds and Explorers. SG Range SG