Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 19, 2009, 10:46 pm
Souldier is on a mission to make the world a better place and they’re leading by example. By recycling materials, like uber strong seat-belt strapping and leather remnants into their handmade produc...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 18, 2009, 6:18 pm
Jet City makes a full line of amps in varying configurations, including heads, combos, and speaker cabinets. Heads include the JCA100H, which features 100 watts of 6L6 tube power and two channels of p...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 17, 2009, 2:07 pm
The KFC Buckethead is at it again. Not only does he like to wear a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head, he loves his all-white Les Paul guitar with 2 red kill buttons. The color of the guitar do...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 16, 2009, 9:42 pm
As a guitar instructor, I routinely deal with students trying to learn songs they want to play. After all, that’s the whole point of this thing of ours, right? The thing that I notice over and over,...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 15, 2009, 2:09 pm
Gibson Guitars are still paving the way in terms of guitar technology. Enter the Dusk Tiger, simply the most astounding innovation in the history of the guitar. In the wake of Gibson’s groundbreakin...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 15, 2009, 1:40 pm
Gibson Guitar has revolutionized the face of the music industry, whose quality, prestige and innovation have earned the loyalty and admiration of musicians the world over. Through extraordinary innova...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 14, 2009, 8:10 pm
Custom Audio Electronics is the brand name of amp/guitar system guru Bob Bradshaw, whose high-end rigs have been seen on the world’s biggest stages with major stars playing through them since he lau...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 13, 2009, 4:08 pm
Famous Drum Company of Copley Ohio may very well be the next to catch that mouse. Founded in 2008 the company caught the drumming world’s attention with a drum straight out of your local lumber yard...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 12, 2009, 4:41 pm
Schecter Tempest is absolutely beautiful and created for many types of music, from blues, to hard rock and metal bands. Once you get to purchase your own, you will be amazed with how it is perfectly m...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 11, 2009, 6:40 pm
Sonor has long been revered as the elite upper-echelon of drum builders. For more than 125 years they have been on the cutting edge of product development and fine instrument craftsmanship. Sonor�...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 10, 2009, 9:41 pm
Very few guitar makers ever become known for the amps that they make. They all try it, at one time or another, but Leo Fender seems to have been the only one to figure out both ends of the tone equati...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 9, 2009, 9:37 pm
Well folks, its time for you to sit up straight, sticks in hand, mouths shut, eyes front and center! Today let’s get you familiar with the wonderfully tasty little rudiment that is the roll. Rolls...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 7, 2009, 8:18 am
Paul Reed Smith, long known for his elegant and exciting electric guitar designs, has gone into the amplifier business in a big way recently, releasing a number of high-end tube-powered guitar amps th...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 6, 2009, 12:59 pm
The new Stanton Moore Smash Crash cymbals from Bosphorus. Bosphorus is, by no means, new to most Gear-Vault readers. They have been crafting cymbals in the traditional style of the old masters for s...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 5, 2009, 2:17 pm
Canadian company Kilpatrick Audio has added two new models to their line of guitar effects pedals. All of the models are combination effects, giving players two or more effects in one pedal. The eff...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 4, 2009, 3:32 pm
Revolutionary - John Lennon Limited Edition Casinos In November 1997, a team from Epiphone visited "The Dakota" in New York to examine John's Casino. During the meticulous examination, countless m...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 3, 2009, 2:08 pm
Ibanez is known for making basses that are easy to play. But their BTB bass, with its longer neck scale and offset-center line neck, may be the easiest playing bass Ibanez ever made.
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 2, 2009, 9:33 pm
One of the biggest divides in this thing of ours is between those who play their own original material and those who play other people’s songs in cover bands. If you believe the arguments that conti...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Nov 1, 2009, 3:18 pm
Paul Reed Smith is well known in the guitar community for his ultra-plush, high-end guitar designs and has recently made the move into making a line of tube amps, as well. His latest offering is the S...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 30, 2009, 4:35 pm
People learn to play the guitar in many different ways. Those of us who started as kids very often walked the traditional path of weekly book lessons, note reading, recitals, and all the rest. While t...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 29, 2009, 3:27 pm
The Tone King has an array of manufacturers that communicate regularly. They are believers and supporters of TTK. All of the manufacturers below have sponsored The Tone King in some way, shape, or for...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 29, 2009, 12:03 pm
Rudiments are not the cherub like monsters that you battle in some online video game, nor are they some tasty chocolate covered raisin snack found in the seats at the movie theatre! Rudiments are the ...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 28, 2009, 2:12 pm
There is no doubt that the emergence of YouTube has forever altered how we all make, teach, and discover music. These days, if you aren’t doing it on video, you’re just not doing it. Thusly, some ...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 27, 2009, 7:56 pm
The RP1000 is the big kahuna top-of-the-heap of Digitech’s long-running RP series of effect processors and offers its users a staggering amount of modeling and effect-driven firepower, plus the abil...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 26, 2009, 10:37 pm
In recent years it has become quite fashionable to market drum gear under the guise of a well known drumming star’s “signature” Whether it’s a drum, cymbal or a full on double-bass mega-kit, ...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 25, 2009, 10:15 pm
QSC is marketing the new K Series as “The New Standard.” After spending some time with these speaker and putting them through their paces, I might have to agree that the bar has just been set high...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 24, 2009, 7:44 pm
Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is one of the most respected and influential players to emerge from the grunge movement of the early 1990’s and has maintained a presence in the guitar commu...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 23, 2009, 2:15 pm
The all new Roland V-Pro Series TD-20SX makes a bold statement with sight, sound and function. Stylish, versatile and built like a tank. The redesign starts from the ground up. The larger 14” V-...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 22, 2009, 9:18 pm
When it comes to finding the right acoustic guitar, a good place to start is with body shape. The right shape will complement your playing style and help you sound your best. Taylor Guitars virtually ...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 22, 2009, 11:11 am
Finding that perfect tone is a delicate combination of guitar, amp, effects and of course, the guitar player. Finding a combination that works can be difficult, especially if you play a variety of sty...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 21, 2009, 10:51 pm
Another contender for the heavyweight silicon-superamp title is Yamaha’s DG100-212, 100-watt combo based on the company’s popular DG1000 guitar preamp. Unlike comparable amps, with their data scre...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 21, 2009, 2:56 pm
With over immortal modern and vintage stompbox effects, M9 Stompbox Modeler provides the brilliant tones, old-school simplicity and necessary portability to be the all-in-one stompbox solution for eve...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 21, 2009, 1:11 am
There are dozens of direct-recording devices for electric guitars that offer surprisingly good-sounding facsimiles of miked guitar amps. But regardless of whether they’re tube driven, solid state or...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 20, 2009, 2:20 pm
Victoria Amp Company has made quite a name for itself in the guitar business since the 1990’s, when company prez Mark Baier launched the line with the 50’s Fender tweed reproductions that made him...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 18, 2009, 5:10 pm
There is no right or wrong way to set-up your pedalboard chain, it's good to experiment and find what is best for you and your personal sound. Here is an excellent video by The Tone King giving so...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 17, 2009, 6:16 pm
Zakk Wylde is one of the most iconic heavy metal guitarists of our time and has had his praises sung far and wide. From his years with Ozzy Osbourne to fronting his own band, Black Label Society, Wyld...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 16, 2009, 11:47 am
Washburn Cracked Mirror top is now available on two production Washburn Guitars. Previously only available on the limited USA Custom shop Washburn PS2000 (Paul Stanley Model), this much sought after f...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 15, 2009, 1:49 pm
It’s becoming clear that Gibson has abandoned the Gibson Hendrix Strat in which they collaborated with Authentic Hendrix LLC. Was there threats of a lawsuit from Fender Guitars? Did Gibson feel the...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 15, 2009, 1:48 am
In most other musical styles one can find a traditional contingent, but the mainstream remains largely in the present day. There will always be people playing old school, straight-ahead blues and it w...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 14, 2009, 10:06 pm
Squier Simon Neil Signature Stratocaster and the Squier James Johnston Jazz Bass are based on their number one instruments. The Stratocaster is colour matched to Simon's '60s Fender Custom Sho...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 13, 2009, 9:40 pm
If sounding ungodly amazing doesn’t excite you, changing your pickups ain’t gonna change your life much. But if you have crave doom inducing, stanky funky, monster meltdown-from-the-neverworld ton...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 12, 2009, 6:24 pm
Many guitar players of all levels consider taking guitar lessons. Lessons can be a wonderful thing and can move a student quickly along their musical path, very often at a much faster rate than indepe...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 12, 2009, 4:17 pm
The 3120 is hardly Peavey's first attempt at a 120-watt three-channel head, but where the 6505+, for example, squeezes additional gain (thanks to it’s switchable crunch option) into a pair of ch...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 11, 2009, 1:19 pm
Dean Zelinsky takes electric guitar to an entirely new level, Zelinsky is known to pave the way in electric guitar designs, creativity and quality. I certainly hope one of his new guitars come our way...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 10, 2009, 1:17 pm
Fender Bullets are the only strings in the world designed specifically for Strats and guitars with similar type tremolos. And, the only place you can get them is from Fender. That’s right, the world...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 9, 2009, 10:51 pm
Few guitar players and guitar builders have enjoyed as long and as successful relationship as that which exists between Carlos Santana and Paul Reed Smith Guitars. The two icons are forever linked in ...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 9, 2009, 2:11 am
The POD X3 Live is a stage-ready unit that represents the true evolution of the ever-evolving guitar amp modeler technology. The POD X3 Live features an array of 78 highly-desirable guitar amp models,...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 8, 2009, 12:13 pm
The Black Gold 35 is Kendrick's attempt at bringing boutique amp quality and tone down to sane budget levels. With it's all-tube circuitry, which includes a pair of 6L6's pushing a duet of...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 8, 2009, 10:21 am
It is an unfortunate fact that the electric guitar does not command the attention and respect these days that it has in previous decades. It has been smashed to bits, set on fire, ignored by many newe...
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Chaz Man posted an article on Gear Vault - Oct 7, 2009, 9:41 pm
Buying music gear, especially online, can be a little tricky. It can be hard to know how something really sounds and how it performs in real-world situations just by reading manufacturer’s websites ...
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