Staying in tune is probably the most fundamental thing to playing a guitar. Boss offeres a number of different tuners, from rack mount, to stomp boxes to hand held tuners for your gig bag. Today we’re taking a look at the Boss TU-80.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Friday 20th March 2009
The lifespan of a set of guitar strings will vary depending on the brand of strings, the amout they are played, and how much grime and sweat is deposited onto the strings as you are playing. Typically, a nice new set of strings will lose their bright, swishy sound after about a week or two, before gradually becoming dull and muddy. A couple of months later - they will need to be replaced. If you’re playing in a band, or on a more regular basis - the lifespan will be far less.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Saturday 7th March 2009
If you’re not familiar with the likes of the Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, then your ears have been saved (or rather, have missed out on) a man capable of writing raw bowel ripping riffs and pinch harmonic laden solos. He then contrasts this with some lighter ballad tracks featuring melodic vocals, piano backing and some guitar virtuosity. This is the 8th studio album from Black Label Society, and it’s a cracker.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Thursday 12th October 2006
It has been a good couple of months for new album releases in the world of rock and metal, but Iron Maiden have taken it to a whole new level. "A Matter of Life and Death" is something pretty special.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Friday 15th September 2006
Kiss of Death is Motörhead’s 19th studio album due to be released on the 29th August. Motörhead need little introduction as they have been powering out heavy rock since 1977 with their self titled album.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Sunday 20th August 2006
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