Attack of the Killer Mini Amps
First it was the Friedman solid state mini amp, now it’s a Bogner. That leads me to believe...
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Author: Richard MacLemale
Are YouTube Videos “Art?”
It’s a dumb title, I know. Anything can be art – it just depends on the creator. One of my favorite topics to contemplate is how much a person should compromise their product (whatever it is) to achieve popularity...
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Guitar Center Field Trip, August 2021
It’s August 2021 and I took a trip to Guitar Center in Tampa, and made a video for the...
Read MoreTo gig or not to gig during Covid-19 Part Two
It’s August 2021 as I type this. A few days ago I got to see Kings of Leon in Tampa at an outdoor amphitheater, and it was so awesome to see live music again. The band played great, but the live sound left much to be...
Read MoreFinding New Music To Listen To
Let’s be blunt – most people, once they hit about 35, stop looking for new artists to listen to. By the time they hit 40, they’re locked into the stuff they listened to in their teen years and rarely venture...
Read MoreNo Such Thing as a Grandpa Guitar
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury… knowing my audience, that would be “lady and mostly gentlemen of the jury…” Some younger (and some older) players have taken to calling the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender...
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Review – Epiphone ProBucker 2 and 3 pickups
I was wrong. For years I trashed these pickups as sounding muddy. I mistook the ProBucker for the...
Read MoreJohn Mayer – Sob Rock
I’ve been listening to John Mayer’s new album, Sob Rock. Here are my thoughts: if you like John Mayer, he has a new album out. HA! That’s it. I’m happy to write gear reviews, because they’re...
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