Sonicake Acoustic Preamp Factory - "Excellent representation (tone replication) and affordable"
Sonicake released another in its Factory line, the Acoustic Preamp, designed for all acoustic instruments, and not just a six-string. The features are straight-forward, and what you come to expect, a…
Roland GC-405 - "Clean as"
Picked one of these amps up cheap, its clean channel is awesome. It's surprisingly loud and has very little to no his or hum at full volume. It says it's 32W on the back. The 4x5 speaker setup is …
Hagerman Amplification Neoklon - "Modern Take on the Klon"
The myth and scarcity of an original Klon has made it legend in the gear industry. I don’t get it… since it’s a particular flavor of drive, but has sold in recent times for upward of $5,000 USD… but …
Hufschmid Guitars Tantalum - "Unlike Any Guitar I've Owned"
I've owned countless guitars over the years, but this custom hand-made Hufschmid Tantalum is in a league by itself. Starting with a meticulously aged pine top over a gorgeous mahogany body and neck,…
B.C. Rich Special Edition Beast - "Extremely awesome."
My special edition BEAST IT( invisabolt technology) was amazing. The quality of the craftsmanship was second to none. The neck was fast playing and the frets were perfect. I was playing through a Ran…
Falcon FG100 - "A Solid Student-Level Acoustic Folk Guitar - Falcon FG100 Review"
I recently acquired the Falcon FG100 Dreadnought Steel String Guitar as part of a job lot at an auction. My primary motivation for bidding was a pre-civil war Spanish-made ukulele, but I was pleasant…
This Heavy Earth Flesh Rot v2 - "A Distortion to Melt Your Face Off!"
Brutal pedals are fun, and if so brutal that they necessitate a clean amp, then all the better! I contacted Shea over at This Heavy Earth, about his most brutal, and FLESH ROT v2 was the recommendat…
DiMarzio DP216 Mo' Joe - "Excellent"
I put it on My Cort aero 11. I usually play blues and rock, and it's perfect for this. It has very clear sound and also high gain. It's easy to connect, I don't find any problem, highly recomended. I…
Behringer Acoustic Modeler AM100 - "A workable excellent pedal ."
Many people don't like Behringer pedals, but I like this one . And I own , both , a Boss AC 2 and AC3 . People complain about it being house in a plastic casing or it's hard to access the battery co…
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Ibanez GAX30 [2004-2017] - "A solid guitar"
The Ibanez GAX30 is an SG-style guitar with the lower body of a Les Paul. It punches well above its price range and can rival the standard Epiphone or Squier Classic Vibe models in terms of quality. …
Eko Ranger 6 - "Superb acoustic guitar"
The EKO Ranger 6 is a supremely underrated guitar. Affordable, well-made and great-looking, it’s reminiscent of Jimmy Page’s 1969 VOX D30 acoustic, used on “Ramble On”. There is an EKO 12-string vers…
Rocktron Hush Super C - "Super C Noise Reduction Unit review."
The Super C seems to be designed to specifically to be used in the effects loops of amplifiers and great for rack units effects loops. It is dual mono and can be used to quiet my two Crate Power Blo…
Mosky Pure Buffer - "Mosky Pure Buffer review ."
In late 2021, I redid my pedalboard by adding a Decibel Eleven Loop Expander to add my favorite foot pedals to my MIDI pedalboard . The Loop Expander has a Class A Buffer. I removed two VHT Valvul…
Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster - "Seymour Duncan SFX-1 Pickup Booster. "
This is the first Seymore Duncan Pickup Booster, the SFX-1 Pickup Booster. I have one as the first thing my guitar plugs into to take advantage of the pickup enhancement mode. The signal then goes …
Wilkinson 6 Hole Steel Block Tremolo WVCSB - "After trying a friends guitar wanted to order one myself"
After trying one of my friends upgraded strat with a Callaham tremolo, I decided to try ordering a product from them. I have never been subjected to as much rude, condescending service as I have had…
Hufschmid Guitars Custom - "Hufschmid - a masterpiece of quality, beauty, and technical perfection!"
I have been following Hufschmid Guitars for over 10 years and admiring the quality, beauty, and craftsmanship that Patrick Hufschmid puts into every single guitar he builds. I have been saving for ye…
Behringer Vintage Tube Monster VT999 - "Bon rapport qualité prix "
I bought a used one. I changed the old 12ax7 Brugera for a 12au7 G.E NOS, but the loss of gain was too much. I finally put a 12ax7 JJ, and I am satisfied. The sound ranges from a light blues overdriv…
DigiTech RP12 - "Digitech RP-12, still relevant. "
I play various Gibsons, Epiphones, Fenders, Squires, Kramers, Ovations, Applause, Charvel, home assembled custom guitars and Jacksons guitars . The RP-12 is still on my pedalboard as a controller, o…
Hagerman Amplification Reactor - "Reactive Load for Amps up to 5W"
Leave it to Hagerman Amplification to design a boutique Reactive Load so small it fits on a pedalboard (or next to/on top of whatever small amp you’re using), ingeniously designed to provide a reacti…
DigiTech RP1 - "Digitech RP-1. "
I bought my first one in 1997 and the second one in 2013, both have been reliable . One draw back, the transformer is located too close to the display screen, so I put in some heat resistant washe…
Decibel Eleven Hot Stone Deluxe - "Decibel Eleven Hot Stone Deluxe ."
I got tired of using a power strip on my pedalboard, so I got the Decibel Eleven Hot Stone Deluxe to power my foot pedals and a Decibel Loop Expander . Each outlet is shielded and isolated , so no…
DigiTech 2112 Studio Guitar System - "Digitech 2112 SGS ... AWESOME !!!!"
I used to use a Eleven Rack and I was happy with it and had to learn to live with the digital sound . One day, after I got my tax return, I decided to treat my self to some new gear. I went into a s…
Crate PowerBlock - "Crate Power Block was ahead of its time ."
The Crate Power Block can be use in Monophonic mode at 150 watts at 8 ohms or in Stereo at 75 watts at 4 ohms. On the front of the CPB, are the Gain, Treble, Mid and Bass knobs, an Input plug and He…
Wylde Audio Nomad - "Excellent Overall - with a few exceptions"
I saw a used Wylde Audio The 24.625” (625.5mm) scale NOMAD for sale, at a very good price, and had to nab it. I’ve been curious about Zakk’s guitars for some time, and I liked the NOMAD’s body shape.…
Korg Miku Stomp - "Why not, it’s crazy."
Crazy pedal. I got it because I’d seen the hologram character sing on a video and thought it was wild. Pedal is absolutely crazy. Really sounds like the character vocalizing. Apparently you can m…
