Another of the great releases that have been announced this week is the JHS Bonsai – a ‘all tubescreamers in a box’ pedal that is sure to turn some heads. This pedal is much along the lines of their previous Muffuletta which included the most widely used and loved Big Muffs and their variants. They […]
It’s been a big year as always for guitar and related gear so we have attempted to round up some of the best of the gear we have reviewed and new releases that we have seen across the year. Let us know what you think below and what your favourite gear has been this year.
The Xvive Golden Brownie was one of the pedals that made it into the Gear of the Year for the Guitar Nerds last year, so it has to have some chops, right? Oh yes it does! I reviewed this pedal that was sent to me from Artist Guitars, a company which I have been well impressed
I posted a little while back about the Boss Katana and my initial impressions about it and after spending some time with it, thought that I would make some more comments on how I see this amp. Overall, this is a great amp (I bought the 50w version, but also hearing a lot of good
I picked this amp up from my friends at Guitar Brothers in Brisbane, if you are around the area I would highly recommend that you get out to Red Hill to see them. They have a great range of products and really know their stuff. The Boss Katana range has had a ton of positive
This post will be a live document for the rest of the month, check back for updates as we get them: Fender have released their new range of Mustang GT amps the question is, are they going to beat the Katana amps that they seem to be built to battle? The few advantages I can see
April Fool’s has just passed and a lot of guitar companies have released their ‘Fools’ products for the year. Strangely enough, I’m a little disappointed that some of these don’t actually exist…Here is a bit of a roundup of what we came across this past few days, what did you find? Earthquaker Devices Anderton’s and
The last few weeks we have looked at Bondi Effects and other builders who make pedals that make noises, this week however we are looking at the complete opposite. Bryce, from Loopi Pedals, was nice enough to answer some questions about his company. A pedal that doesn’t make sound you ask, is this some kind of
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
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