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CHARVEL® INTRODUCES NEW DESOLATION™ SERIES GUITARS

Move over Les Paul, Say hello to my little friend; Charvel

5 Guitar Manufacturers that Aren’t Gibson or Fender

The next person that approaches me and tells me how he’ll never play anything but a Gibson is going to force me to binge-drink myself into oblivion. And, if you’re a regular reader of my articles, you know how messy that can get. The same goes for whoever says the same about Fender. Are you trying to tell me that in the eighty or so years since the advent of the electric guitar that no one but these two companies have gotten it right? I’m calling shenanigans on that one. There’s plenty of other axes out there for anyone willing to pull their heads out of the sand long enough to take a look.

Porcelain Philosophy 101: What happened to Daddy’s Old Guitar Mags?

After comparing an article in an issue from 1985 showing how to incorporate chromatic climbs into minor progressions to an issue from 2006 on how to play a power chord in dropped ‘D’ tuning, I realized that these mags hadn’t simply been casualties in the war between paper and electronic devices, but they had slowly degraded themselves into paparazzi publications and soft-porn ads with well-endowed vixens strategically holding products with promises of sexual adventures that can only be found with the purchase of a fifty-nine dollar guitar tuner.

Man Up! Get KRANKED with KRANK!

Man up bitches ..    We know there are tons of amp makers on the market. Sure, you could go out and score a ‘blackface’ amp like your granddaddy used to have. This amp has almost nothing to offer you if you’re playing any music that came out after 1970. You need a no-bull amp that can [...]

Don’t Drink and Buy: Watching Out for ‘House Brands’

Through bloodshot eyes, I glared at the Carlo Robelli Acoustic/Electric with the “Flame Coffee Burst” that had somehow made its way into my basement apartment to drag its dirty ass over my carpets like a stray dog. What happened?

5 Pieces of Gear that Will Help Get You Laid!

Ever been at a gig where you’ve played your balls off for a room full of tail and at the end of the night, the only way your gonna get your pickle wet is by taking a cold shower?