Joyo JF-18R Power Tune - "Excellent value for money"
I bought it on eBay, straight from China or Hong-Kong – I can’t remember. I got it for a very decent price, and everything would have been perfect had the seller not forgotten to send me – as promise…
Guitar-Jo Guitar-Jo - "Convert your flat-body Electric into a Banjo"
SOUND: With GUITAR-JO and some EQ tweaking you can make your electric guitar sound like a banjo. The YouTube video below is something I put together relatively quickly to show how easy it is: ht…
Carl Martin Rock Bug - "True Analog Amp-Cab Simulation"
SOUND: The Rock Bug is an amp-speaker simulator that has an incredibly authentic and analog sound. It offers two basic sounds or responses – an Open Cabinet and a Closed Cabinet. The open cabinet …
Two Notes Audio Engineering Le Lead - "Le Lead 2-Channel Preamp"
SOUND: Le Lead is a 2-channel tube preamp that can produce a multitude of tones (although designed for lead, you can get some excellent crunch and rhythm from this unit). Le Lead offers a typical C…
Orange Micro Dark - "Powerful enough, and with a great sound."
A single channel hybrid mini amp head with a single preamp tube, a 20W solid state poweramp, a headphone out, mono effect loop and 8-ohm output. I needed a amp with a headphone out, at least one t…
Palmer Automat - "AUTOMAT autowah + distortion produces diverse array of sounds"
SOUND: If you like autowah pedals, you’re going to like the Automat… it also has Distortion! Palmer’s Automat produces sounds that can be very subtle and snappy, and as clean as you want them, or v…
Mission Engineering VM-PRO - "VM-PRO is Beyond typical Volume Pedals with Loaded Features"
SOUND: Volume pedals are fairly straight forward, although the quality of a volume pedal’s electronics will make a difference in what you hear when using it. The YouTube video below goes through va…
Electro-Harmonix The Silencer - "It does the job - for a lesser price!"
I’ve used it with a US Standard Strat (neck pickup replaced with a Seymour-Duncan SHR-1B) and an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro; my amps are a Fender Machete and a Marshall 8240 Stereo Chorus. I play a…
Carl Martin Buff DeLuxe - "Buff DeLuxe Produces a Clearer and more Accurate Tone"
SOUND: If you’re looking for a pedal that provides a cleaner, clearer and crisper tone… one that can wash away a bit of that ‘mud,’ and one that makes all your other pedals sound better, then likely…
Fender Custom Shop 2012 Closet Classic Stratocaster Pro - "Meh..."
Stratocaster by Fender Custom Shop US C-profile, 22-fret maple neck, Gotoh Vintage tuners, Pro Closet inscription on the back of the headstock and Custom Shop logo. 2-parts swamp ash body, access h…
Caline CP-24 10 Band EQ - "No discernable improvement in tonal output"
Chose this EQ unit to enhance tonal quality of my Berhinger Amp... not much improvement. One is own their so to speak own when trying to crate that perfect tonal sound for Blues. No manual is provi…
Silvertone Smart IIIs - "Good Amp for Jazz but Better With Mods (See Details)"
I'm a jazz musician, and I use this amp to "busk" outdoors solo using a hollow body archtop with a floating humbucker. I don’t need a lot of volume but I savor a mellow, rich jazz tone with clarity …
Marshall Code 50 - "A great amp with a nice Marshall sound"
- What musical styles do you use this amp for? Rock, punk, jazz-rock, reggae. - Given its weight and power, is this amp feasible for practicing, rehearsing with a band, and/or using live? Yes. I…
Temple Audio Design Trio 28 - "An endlessly modular, high-quality pedalboard king"
Used to shelter the 3 Strymon (Timeline, Bigsky and Mobius), an Origin Effect Cali76 Compact Deluxe, the Xotic Wah and SL Drive, the TC Electronic mini Spark, polytune mini and Ditto looper, the Boss…
Guild Starfire III - "Still a Great Guitar Holding a Lot of Memories"
I bought my Cherry Red Guild Starfire lll back in 1965 when it was brand new for $250 which included a hard shell case. I picked it because it looked like Johnny River's Gibson that he played on Shin…
