
Ibanez Gio GRG170DX - "The plain Jane of guitars IMHO..."
I broke up with my ex-girlfriend of 12 years about 3 years ago, she refused to allow me to have a guitar in the house. A couple of months ago after I had to close down my factory for economic reason…

No Name Spectrum AIL 95 - "Pleasantly Suprised!"
SO, am a "hobbyist" of sorts, and found this in a music store after the holidays in 2015. $ 60.00 plus tax out the door. These can be purchased @ all the big box stores/online/etc. As a beginner's pa…

Novanex U30 - "Comme une part de pizza de la veille"
What musical styles do you use this amp for? Blues Rock Stoner Hard Rock Given its weight and power, is this amp feasible for practicing, rehearsing with a band, and/or using live? Pour la mai…

Fender Deluxe 112 - "Very Nice Amp"
I play clean, traditional Country ( Haggard and Cash, etc.) I play Fender Telecasters exclusively. I liked everything about the amp except for the stock speaker. it's not a bad speaker, I just felt i…

Marshall DSL40C - "The best Marshall in a long time, a very versatile tone monster and a future classic"
I play mainly progressive rock and fusion however I also amuse myself with classic rock, blues and metal. This DSL40c came after a long string of amps, most of them good in their own right, that for …

Ibanez RGDIX6MPB Iron Label - "But does it DJENT ?!"
I'd dreamt of it for a while, and here we are: Ibanez finally releases fixed bridge models aimed at prog/metal/djent players. Just as I was about to order from Skeversen (which are specialists in …

Gibson Les Paul Standard (2015) - "Legendary sound has a price"
HOW I USE IT : essentially on a Roland Cube 80 amp for genres ranging from blues-rock to jazz through fusion. In all cases, I use a light to very light distortion, a little reverb and sometimes choru…

Eko Rio Grande VI - "Great vintage guitar"
I use this guitar for finger picking - but it sounds better being strummed. It has a mellow tone. It is somewhat less loud than some other guitars. But it is quite loud enough. The cool things…

Aventini XRS - "A True Custom Shop Instrument"
Ebony Fretboard 24 frets Neck through construction Sapele wood for body Gold Plated Schaller tuners and vibrato Seymour Duncan or Bill Lawrence Pickups (or anything else you may choose!) 2 Vol K…

Duncan Designed HB101 - "can i buy them of ya mate"
Im looking at buying them mate i have a greg bennett concord and id love to buy them mate if there up for sale what guitar where these out of and how much i have played guitar for some time now ill p…

Parker Guitars P-38 - "Excellent value used; versatile, light, comfortable, Korea-built quality."
Parker P38 in red transparent; into a '73 Fender Princeton Reverb. So I am going for very clean tones (Tele, Strat, etc.) in a smaller amp. This guitar is a good match and in like new shape with new …

Jackson DK2 Dinky - Eerie Dess Swirl - "Nice instrument with good sounds"
I got this guitar in 2012 and I still have it. Mine is in trans black. It has the look you could expect for a 80's metal guitar. It could be a metal guitar, but it's more than that. these are the sp…

Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded T (2016) - "Best Les Paul for the money!"
This guitar surprised me right from the start. My brother was on vacation in NYC and I asked him to buy me a 60's Tribute 2016 T (P90) but he misunderstood my request and he brought me this one. I ne…

Elypse Guitars Electra - "Crate Electra standard les Paul style guitar"
These are junk. Don't get them mixed up with proper Electra guitars. The tuners, pickups, plastic nut and electronics are woeful. I had to spend a fortune to make it playable. Now it's passable b…

Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster (2015) - "Right in your face!"
As far as I'm concerned, this guitar is a killer as I play genres ranging from rock to heavy metal - not thrash or black. For those latter musical styles, I think there are other models that are bett…

Vox AC15VR - "Very Wonderful guitar amplifier with really good tones and versatile"
Our small band use this amplifier for backup but often also when we not wishing to carry around our main amplifier a very old Vox AC30. Also have Marshall MG50FX and Roland Cube 80XL. This our favou…

Vox AC15VR - "The best amp for the money with a real punch and very useable warm complex tones "
Its actually a very versatile amp that can do almost any sound. It took me a while to stumble upon this amp. I have had many amps before including Marshall MG15, Roland Cube 30X, Roland Cube 80XL, Vo…

Acoustic 165 - "Terrible amp"
Horrible amp. Poor copy of a Messa Boogie. Messa sued them and they went out of business. I could never get a good sound of of this thing. Looked great but a brittle clean sound, weighs a ton, over…

Ovation Custom Legend 1769 - "A clear, crisp, warm sounding guitar."
A very nice sounding guitar. It has a crisp, clear, warm sound. Just used it at home. Never left the house. It comes with the original case. In some pictures the guitar appears without strings, …

Yamaha THR10X - "Amp / home recording made perfect"
- Really nice amp (excepted for the color :). Home usage only but, great sound and bundled with many features (headphones, Audio In, USB interface; Wide stereo...) - different sound modelizations a…

Orange Tiny Terror - "Nice Piece"
- Used at home and on stage, - almost too powerful for home usage unless you want to fry your neighbors - deliver a powerful organic sound that can get dirty quite quickly - Heavy and robust - N…

Celestion G12-65 Rola - "My reference speaker!"
I own a JCM800 cab equipped with g12-65s, and I'm replacing a pair of V30s with two others in a 2x12. This is my personal favorite speaker. It brings a great presence in all circumstabces and acousti…

TC Electronic Ditto X4 - "Made for instant playing"
I tried it in a mixed setup : with a Flashback X4 and its looper followed by a Vox VDL 1 Looper then into Ditto. The pros : - Couldn't be more intuitive. You choose from either serial of para…
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Fender Deluxe "Tweed Narrow Panel" [1955-1960] - "Awesome!"
I used in in the studio. It was used on a track with my Artisan LP. It's perfect for all styles ranging from jazz to grunge. It's still a rather fragile amp (but it's also quite simple, so easy to…

Carl Martin Octaswitch mkII - "Make my life easier!"
So I finally got it! I'm a proud member of the "I-don't-like-multiFX" party (OK I have an AX3000G - but I don't use it on stage). To me, effect pedals are more realistic, less "it almost sounds li…






