Balancing the guitar’s frequency within a band mix is not easy for guitarists. We like it loud, because that’s how guitar sounds best. While easier in a trio, the typical quartet/quintet band setups can provide a real challenge for guitar players who are always being told, “Turn down!” Why? Well, there are several factors that [...]
Have you ever bought a piece of gear that’s been so hyped that you’ve convinced yourself you like it before you even play it? When you begin to work with the gear you’ve lusted after for so long, have you ever found yourself forever tweaking the knobs in search of that sound that just seems [...]
Thanks to everyone who subscribed to the Six String Soul guitar blog in recent months. The winner of the Toadworks Pipeline Jr. giveaway has been announced. Congratulations to Nick Brooks of Chatham, MA. Hopefully he makes good use of his new Pipeline Jr. boutique tremolo, which offers some amazing chops in a small box. Able [...]
It’s about time someone used the classic Spinal Tap quote as a launchpad for a guitar product. In case you aren’t familiar, Nigel’s most famous quote from Spinal Tap (the video) is about his Marshall amps going to 11. It’s absolutely hysterical in context to the rest of the movie, but watch the clip if [...]
Toadworks USA recently announced a video entry-based guitar solo competition. Learn more here. The Spring Shred competition is being judged by both Toadworks and Tom Quayle. They are only accepting submissions in video format, uploaded to a video hosting website like YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Prizes 1st Prize: A Signed Vermilion SuperDrive Protoype 2nd and 3rd [...]
Ever since George L cables hit the market as the first solderless cables, guitarists have been given the ability to easily create custom cable lengths, save the time involved in soldering cables (especially before/during gigs), and avoid the health hazard of toxic soldering fumes. Most importantly, they were easy. Well, solderless cables would eventually get [...]
In this continued age of gear ingenuity, it’s not often that we guitarists come across accessories that stand out in the crowd. Such a device must make our lives easier, and keep our signature sounds toneful. A very intriguing guitar accessory has come our way recently and it’s turning…feet…everywhere. Put Your Feet to Work with [...]
Ladies and gentlemen of pedal land, GearPipe (guitar giveaways) has managed to package a whole mess of pedalboard goodies for free to one lucky guitarist. The sweepstakes runs through April 7th and includes $1,200 in guitar pedalboard gear. And, if you tweet a link to the giveaway on GearPipe.com, you double your chances of winning. [...]
Inspector Gadget would be thrilled to be a guitar player in 2011. With all of the cool gadgets available to guitarists allowing them to tweak pedal knobs, lube strings, simulate violins, make cables without solder, and spin brass on their fingers, it’s hard to get bored in this hobby/profession. Discover 10 Toneful Guitar Gadgets! Peeplug [...]
Empress Effects announced a new pedal release at NAMM: the Multidrive. This hot new pedal offers three types of dirt: overdrive, distortion, and fuzz. It also has a peculiar similarity in looks to the Ethos Overdrive, which gained quick popularity amongst gearheads. All three dirt choices can be blended together in parallel instead of series [...]
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