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Another theme from NAMM this year was higher quality speaker sims and other direct solutions. 1) Blu Guitar Blubox The Blubox is a studio quality impulse response speaker sim in a small easy to use package. 2) Atomic Ampli-Firebox Atomic bring their excellent modelling to a small tiny package with the Ampli-Firebox 3) Mooer Preamp…Read More
1) PRS J-MOD 100 Coming in at around $6000, the John Mayer collaboration isn’t a cheap amp, but sounds stellar none the less. 2) Wampler Bravado Amp Brian Wampler has brought is discerning ears to bring us what could be the ultimate pedal platform. 3) PRS Sonzera Amps Going in completely the other direction from…Read More
These are in no particular order, accept the rule that if Chase Bliss release a pedal it automatically goes in at number 1! 1) Chase Bliss Audio – Brothers Overdrive It’s finally a reality! Chase Bliss have taken their digital brain – analog heart to the gain stage, creating a midi controlled dual overdrive pedal.…Read More
We asked, and you voted, so without further ado here is the list of the top demos for 2016 as voted for by you. 1) Phillip McKnight: What brand of strings break the easiest? 2016 has been Phillip McKnight’s year for demos. He’s always knowledgeable and informative, and this demo brings that too, without playing…Read More
We asked, and you voted, so without further ado here is the list of the top pedals for 2016 as voted for by you. 1) Mad Professor Sweet Honey Deluxe One of the best drives on the market was made even better in 2016, adding a bass and treble along side Mad Professor’s unique focus…Read More
Every year it seems like our choices for gear get better and better, and 2016 has been one of the best yet. We’re asking you all to vote for your favorite with polls closing new years eve. The order of the list is random just for fairness of the vote and be sure to also…Read More
The year is almost over, and we’ve looked back over it to find some of the best demos of the year. We’re asking you all to vote for your favorite with polls closing new years eve. The order of the list is random just for fairness of the vote and be sure to also check…Read More
Gear Tube turned one this October, having started as a passion project about a year ago. To celebrate I’m listing the Top 5 demos that inspired me to create Gear Tube, which brings all the best gear videos into one website and app. We’re also re-featuring KNOBS demo of the Chase Bliss Gravitas which was…Read More
Most guitarists are familiar with Tubescreamer and Klon style overdrives being modded or outright copied to produce many other well known overdrives. Lesser known is that the Marshall Bluesbreaker circuit has also inspired quite a few other great pedals. Here is our list of the Top 5, along with a shoot out of a few…Read More
A bit of a weird one for you today, if there isn’t a pedal you’re itching to get any time soon, maybe spend some time tweaking your existing ones, with this list of pedal knob accessories: 1) TheGigRig AutoPot The builders of the premier looping system have created the premier knob accessory in the AutoPot.…Read More