Eastwood Guitars Backlund 200 - "Great playability, clear biting tone and a unique Backlund look"
Features Weighing 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg), the Backlund 200 guitar has a mahogany body with a polyurethane finish (it comes in blue, black or red, whereas the model I’m reviewing is blue). https:/…
Empress Effects Heavy - "From biting sizzle to massive tones"
SOUND: There are some good demos of the HEAVY and playing one live does not disappoint. However, it does proves that YouTube compression does not do HEAVY justice. As the manual indicates, Channel …
Victory Amps V4 The Countess Preamp - "Fantastic Cleans and Chewy High-Gains"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IICMPtYiv8&feature=youtu.be Incredible tone driving this 4-valve preamp barely scratches the surface. I’m in awe at the Countess V4’s clean channel, wit…
G-Lab WW-1 Wowee-Wah - "Diverse Setup Options and Ultra-Clear Signal"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0etQ9C5NeJw&feature=youtu.be Some wahs have a growl or dirt to them, which is fine, but I found with the Wowee-Wah is how it stood out in the mix due to i…
IdiotBox Aquabox - "Fat Distortion + 3 Octave Variations"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGnPeHYlU1A&feature=youtu.be The Aquabox can sound heavy to downright massive, although it depends how far you want to push any of the octave controls and…
Tapestry Audio Fab Suisse - "Great Sound that Enhances Your Current Gear"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgroQE8HHPA&feature=youtu.be Tapestry Audio developed an amazing sounding overdrive. Definitely not a one-trick pony, you have three types of drive with …
Kinny Stereo Acoustic Guitar - "Simply Beautiful tones"
This extremely beautifully crafted Kinny Stereo Acoustic guitar transcends everything about acoustic guitars. The tones are exceptionally balanced and performs well in a studio or live. Thank you Pa…
Maple Rock Pedalboards Standard 16x30 - "Incredible Quality in a Pedalboard"
I was looking for a new pedalboard for my home studio, something that would be functional, yet appealing visually for recording gear demo videos. This pedalboard had to be something more than metal …
Solar Guitars S1.6ET - "Quick action, clear pickups and an EverTune bridge makes this guitar worthy in its price-range"
Features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSP66yNuwM&feature=youtu.be Solar guitars are designed by Ola Englund and then made in Indonesia, which some may consider of lesser quality based on th…
IdiotBox Dark Waves - "Warm and Lush while Blending Chorus with Echo"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tXP3HoxReM&feature=youtu.be A cross between classic and ethereal, Dark Waves allows you to add echo… or chorus… or both. Considering the Echo first, it …
Ibanez S621QM - "Wonderful sound, fits like a glove, lightweight, great looking"
It is a wonderful guitar! It's quantum pickups might sound just a bit dull, but that's what makes it flexible, easy to adapt to almost any kind of music you like. The neck fits nicely especially to …
Marshall JH-1 The Jackhammer - "Well built with wonderfull distortion"
I am using it to boost some distortion to my guitar on the Marshal Mustang II (v2) amplifier. It does it well! Strong and rich with many ways to shape it up to your taste. Limit the overdrive channel…
Ampeg ST-25L Olympian - "A rarer blast from the past."
First proper semi pro band I joined had one of these. Used with a Hiwatt 4x12 cab. I was in heaven, a Cadillac as opposed to the clapped out Austin, Vox, AC30's I used up until then. Great reverb, …
Epiphone MD-100 - "MD-100 Gibson Epiphone Resonator Guitar"
The MD-100 is a quite a work of art,with good craftsmanship,chromed brass body,Grover machine heads,rosewood fretboard and a round mahogany neck it's good for strumming, finger picking,and of course …
Morley Mini George Lynch Dragon 2 Wah - "Multi-Functional Wah with Noiseless Operation"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk1ux33wFvM&t=1s Around since 1969, Morley is known for its wah pedals. They have a very distinct ‘whaaah’ quality that isn’t mild and meek like a Cry Ba…
Carl Martin Atlantic Chorus - "Warm and Lush while Blending Chorus with Vibe"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba52eALo_Ms The Atlantic Chorus is another in the line of great sounding vintage pedals by Carl Martin. And although considered a chorus pedal, it morphs…
Keyztone EXchanger - "Make any guitar more versatile with pickup/tone variations"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4tEvDp1UMQ&t=1s The EXchanger has one primary focus: Due to a pickup’s behavior you are able to dial into an ideal or different sound better. To make th…
Hufschmid Guitars Atys - "Less is more !"
This Hufschmid Atys, which you can see below, is my sixth Hufschmid. Before this one, we worked on a seven string superstrat in 2010, a six string mockingbird-like in 2011, another six string superst…
Victory Amps V4 The Kraken Preamp - "True Valve Sound and Great Gain Tone"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--oDpgGEVlw&t=2s Working with a beast that has four valves produces such a lively and incredibly detailed and responsive tone that you become aware of why…
Fender Custom Shop 2012 Closet Classic Stratocaster Pro - "When you are ready stands still..."
Noone ever said that buying a custom shop guitar means that you can play everything.. this applies here as well. It’s about a guitar of certain characteristics with unique features. Biggest advanta…
Spiral Electric FX Black Spiral Fuzz - "Diverse Fuzz for modest boost to full-out Sizzle"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUMk0UZdc7U What impresses me about the Black Spiral Fuzz is its diversity and quality of sound - not only do you get a host of different tonal variations…
Marlboro Sound Works G-20B - "This Amp Fills All My Needs"
I LOVE THIS AMP! I run my Behringer USB- Mixer into it. I connect it to both channels on the amp. Then with today's sound processors, and plug-ins, I can create the sound I want and get plenty loud e…
La Patrie Arena CW Q1T - "Great stage guitar - not for the traditional player"
I'm playing classical guitar for about 20 years and when I was looking for a good stage-guitar for non-classical concerts, the LaPatrie Arena CW has pretty much filled all of the expectations. A gr…
Hufschmid Guitars Tantalum H6 Telecaster Baritone - "Hufschmid Tantalum, Glowbuckers & Plectrums"
This review is for the player/enthusiast out there looking to do business with Patrick Hufschmid. I would say not only are ALL his products magnificent and crafted with he utmost detailing but m…
Carl Martin Noise Terminator - "Two-Stage Noise Reduction"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK9xi7e9P6c The Noise Terminator is a great tool when you want to remove unwanted background noise from your gear. The effect from this pedal can range fro…
