Electro-Harmonix East River Drive - "East River Drive - a great journey!"
I did not own a TS808 clone as such - I had a couple typical ODs and transparent ODs and was quite happy with them. There weren't too may online demos of the East River Drive (ERD) and not any dissen…
Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion - "Bringing overdrive and distortion together in harmony"
Before I decided on buying Boss’ OS2 I spent a great deal of time researching and trying to find a good overdrive pedal that would suit my needs. I already had the DS1 at the time but that distortion…
Boss ME-5 - "UPGRADE your BOSS ME-5 !"
BOSS ME-5 -UPGRADE KIT - just £13.99 Few people realise that the ME-5 incorporates the classic BOSS pedal internals that are now vintage in their own right including the: CS-2, DS-1, OD-2, RV-3, EQ-1…
Peavey Special 130 - "The Best Solid State Guitar Amp Made"
This was the first SS amp I ever owned and I was immediately very impressed by its huge, warm sound, not to mention the powerful, clean headroom this amp offers. I had played tube amps exclusively fo…
DigiTech iStomp - "Great Sounding Pedal That is Hampered by its Own Technology"
First of all, get it out of your head that this is a multi-effect device. It is not. It is a pedal that can morph into other pedals, but not on the fly. This pedal shows its diversity by being abl…
Bugera V5 - "Top value for the money"
The Bugera V5 tube amp is the best purchase I have ever made and it significantly boosted my motivation to keep on practicing. Before this amplifier I used a solid state practice amp, which is good i…
Storm SG100 - "Enjoyable Guitar"
I have have owned loads of guitars over 40 years. Today the standard of manufacturing of low price guitars has greatly increased. However, this guitar was built with a fault. It has set neck, and the…
Steinberger USA GM-7TA - "Distinctive, Versatile, & More Advanced Than Most Guitars Built Today"
The Steinberger GM7TA is not for everyone. I realize this, and have dealt with snide comments about it from almost the day I bought it. Guitarists as a group do not like change, and Steinberger is …
TC Electronic Corona Chorus - "Another Good TC Electronic Pedal"
I don’t really like chorus pedals especially with distorted guitar. I can tolerate it on a clean sound, but there are much better effects to add to a signal than chorus. With that said, I have TC E…
TC Electronic Flashback Delay - "Versatile Features in a Small Package"
Delay is quite possibly the most universal effect for guitarists used in different forms across all genres. When it came time to build my pedalboard I knew I had to have a delay pedal on there. I h…
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Vintage - "It is a Classic Piece of Gear for a Reason"
Back in the eighties I walked into my local music store, and in the display case was a used green pedal. An Ibanez TS-808 Tubescreamer for sale for only $10. I had the money in my pocket, and havin…
Boss AD-3 - "Some Brilliant Features Couple With Some Underwhelming Additions"
I bought the AD-3 for a specific reason, and that was that I did not trust my band’s sound guy. We were starting to do acoustic gigs, and the sound of my guitar out of the mixing board was less than…
SubZero Tube-H5 Head - "Sub Zero Tube-H5"
This amp head is 5 watts and gets REALLY loud (suitable for rehearsal with an average drummer). It has volume, EQ (treble and bass), gain (for the distortion channel), channel select, standby and pow…
Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2012-2016] - "A classic that will live on forever"
I received this guitar as a gift and it feels like a holding a piece of music’s history in my hands. The Fender Strat has been an iconic guitar for over half a century now, making its presence known …
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb - "Small Box With Big Reverb Choices"
There are three things I look for in a pedal, besides the sound it makes, and they are: size, flexibility, and simple controls. The Hall of Fame Reverb by TC Electronic has checks by all those boxe…