Sonisphere is a relativley new rock festival held at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire over the August bank holiday. The lineup this year looks crushingly heavy!
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 11:29pm and posted in Events
Guitar fretboards are a mecca for the dirt and grime from your fingers. Washing your hands before playing, and wiping the strings down after playing will help to reduce this, but sometimes you need to give it a proper spring clean. Dunlop has a product just for this purpose.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Friday 20th March 2009 at 11:17pm and posted in Product Reviews
Any guitar that’s played on a regular basis will accumilate layers of dust and general grime. Fingerprints and other oily residue from fingerprints will tarnish the finish of the guitar. There are many different products on the market, but we are going to take a look at Dunlop’s Formula 65 Cleaner and Polish.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Friday 20th March 2009 at 11:16pm and posted in Product Reviews
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 at 11:10pm and posted in Equipment Reviews
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 at 11:56am and posted in Guitar Maintenance, Product Reviews
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