DUNLOP CRYBABY SHOOTOUT

Posted on Mon 12 November 2012 in entries • Tagged with crybaby, dunlop, eddie van halen, eddie van halen crybaby, evh95, evh95 crybaby, jb95, jb95 crybaby, jc95, jc95 crybaby, jerry cantrell, jerry cantrell crybaby, jh1d, jh1d crybaby, jimi hendrix, jimi hendrix crybaby, jimi hendrix wah, joe bonamassa, joe bonamassa crybaby, kh95, kh95 crybaby, kirk hammett, kirk hammett crybaby, metallica, slash, slash crybaby, sw95, sw95 crybaby, van halen, wah

Dunlop Crybaby GCB-95Back in November of 1966, while working for the Thomas Organ Company on the Vox Amplifonic Orchestra amplifier, Brad Plunkett stumbled across the design for the very first wah pedal. With its distinct vocal quality it has since become perhaps the most unmistakable & prominent effect pedal to be burnt into …


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YAMAHA DTX400K REVIEW

Posted on Tue 06 November 2012 in entries • Tagged with dtx400k, electronic drums, yamaha

Yamaha DTX400K Electronic Drum KitYou can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

YAMAHA DTX400K - INTRODUCTION

If you have always thought that you would like to learn to play the drums in the privacy of your own home but …


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ROLAND MUSEUM & COMPANY HISTORY

Posted on Fri 02 November 2012 in entries • Tagged with history, roland

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Recently our Sales Director, Andy Legg, was lucky enough to visit the amazing Roland Museum in Japan, where he came into contact with a LOAD of classic Roland gear! Knowing that we would all be very jealous, he instinctively whipped out his camera phone and began taking snaps! We thought …


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WAYNE'S WORLD SPONSORS PARODY

Posted on Thu 25 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with absolute music mug, earplug, guitars, headphones, keyring, mug, t-shirt, wayne's world

Wayne's WorldWe will not bow down to sponsors... but we do sell a range of t-shirts, hats, mugs and other music accessories along with our usual pro-music equipment and to promote this fact, we've done a parody of a well-known Wayne's World scene! Check them out in store and online!

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KORG WAVEDRUM MINI VIDEO

Posted on Thu 25 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with Korg, matt neal, percussion synth, wavedrum, wavedrum mini

Korg Wavedrum MiniMatt Neal demonstrates the very cool Korg Wavedrum Mini percussion synthesiser, which includes a clip that can turn almost any surface into an instrument! Matt tells us what he likes about the Wavedrum Mini and also demos some of its sounds and features.

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ELECTRO HARMONIX TONE TATTOO VIDEO

Posted on Thu 25 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with electro harmonix, memory toy, metal muff, neo clone, tone tattoo

Electro Harmonix Tone TattooIn this video Lee takes a look at the Electro Harmonix Tone Tattoo pedal whilst Dan accidentally gets (half) a tattoo that expresses how much he loves his Mum! The Tone Tattoo combines Metal Muff distortion (from the Electro Harmonix Metal Muff pedal), Neo Clone chorus (from the Electro Harmonix …


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ROLAND JUPITER-50 REVIEW

Posted on Tue 16 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with jupiter-50, roland, synth, workstation

Roland Jupiter-50You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

ROLAND JUPITER-50 - INTRODUCTION

Yes, I finally have a Roland Jupiter-50 in my mitts and I can't wait to take put it through its paces to find …


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NORD ELECTRO 4 HP REVIEW

Posted on Mon 15 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with electro 4 hp, nord

Nord Electro 4 HPYou can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

NORD ELECTRO 4 HP - INTRODUCTION

Well here is a hot item! Released in the UK on 28th September 2012, the Clavia Nord Electro 4 HP 73 …


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FUZZ PEDAL COMPARISON VIDEO

Posted on Mon 15 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with akai, big muff, Boss, effect pedal, electro harmonix, fuzz factory, fuzz pedal, fz-5, guitar pedal, z.vex

Z.Vex Fuzz FactoryIn this video Lee and Dan test out four of the most popular Fuzz pedals on the market - the Boss FZ-5, the Electro Harmonix Big Muff, the Akai Fuzz and the Z.Vex Fuzz Factory! Have a listen for yourself and find out which one you prefer!

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LEWIS WATSON, JOE PORTER & THE SE GEMINI II

Posted on Thu 11 October 2012 in entries • Tagged with another four sad songs, condenser microphone, gemini II, it's got four sad songs on it btw, joe porter, lewis watson, microphone, se electronics, valve microphone

Joe PorterLewis Watson is an artist making a huge name for himself at an early age and if you have a keen interest in new music then you will almost certainly have heard his stuff! In this interview, his producer Joe Porter explains why the sE Electronics Gemini II played such …


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