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Gear Reviews
Putting guitar gear through it’s paces, seeing what’s worth the money,
What is Thickify?
Thickify is a distortion plugin, designed to add density and SWOLness to your audio tracks in a straightforward (and entertaining) manner. Here is a video review and discount code for Thickify.
Choosing the Right Mic for your Podcast
Today I had an article published on Podcasting Today, drawing on my audio background to help new podcasters choose the best mic for their new shows.
BOSS DD-200 Review
I was incredibly excited to be offered a chance to play around and explore BOSS’ new digital delay pedal, the DD-200. The embedded video review includes sound demos and a guide to the pedal’s functions.
Do I Have Too Many Guitars?
https://youtu.be/pLLYUJOffw0 This week's video is me showing off my guitars in roughly the order I got them and silently wondering: do I have too many guitars? I'm also talking about each guitar's origin story, mods, seeing if they work, playing a bit, generally enjoying my own company. Some of the dates I mention don't match … Continue reading Do I Have Too Many Guitars?
3rd Generation Scarlett 2i2 Review
https://youtu.be/EkrAa4q7igI I'm super lucky to be one of the first in the country to play around with the brand new 3rd generation of Scarlett audio interfaces by Focusrite. In this review & overview we look at all the ins and outs of the new 2i2, along with the improvements made to the existing Scarlett range.
Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings – 2 Years Later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vguQ7uBe3jM Who hasn't changed their strings in just under 2 years - this guy, right here. Associate purchase links: https://amzn.to/2UA5bLu Also, YES, I do say "a year" several times in the video, turns out it's actually closer to 2 years. Time flies. Oops.
Boss OC-3 Octaver Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT4tuySNSoo Good piece of kit this. Here's an Amazon link if you fancy trying it for yourself.
Cort CR-250 Review
Review of Cort's hugely affordable CR-250, Les Paul style guitar. Ideal for classic and modern rock players, for around £400. Find out more about the CR range, and others made by Cort at CortGuitars.com Also, here's me jamming with said guitar. Tasty.
The Spider Capo – review of a new kind of guitar accessory
An adaptation of the traditional capo which, rather than holding all strings on a particular fret will only hold the strings you select. This allows you to have a chord in the open position, without affecting your usual box and barre shapes further up the neck, allowing for some nifty chord voicings that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
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