Steve Gordon is the latest artist to join the Blade family. His weapon of choice is the Blade Tetra Bass. The Tetra has been Blades iconic bass since 1989 when
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Nine Volt Pedals have already been on the scene for a while but having had their Surfing Bear Overdrive pedal on my board for the past few months, I thought
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If you happen to own any of the Zoom pedals in the title then Guitar Lab 3.0 really is worth your time to download, get to know and put to
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Looking back over the rather hectic first few months of 2018 in the PC industry, it’s clear that a lot has changed since the last CPU benchmark session late last
Time To Get Your Inner Vangelis On! Arminator 2 Released by Krakli PlugsTime To Get Your Inner Vangelis On! Arminator 2 Released by Krakli Plugs

Arminator is a much loved free CS-80 emulation from Krakli Plugs. While not designed to be an out and out pure emulation it sure does a fantastic job of dishing
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LOKNOB: So you set your board up, and run through at sound check. Everything sounds great, and you know that when it comes to your solo in that certain track,
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I declare myself of a certain age, whereby I can remember the days, pre-internet, when gigs were plentiful, and rock music abounded from most hostelries on a Friday and Saturday
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I think that guitar players and guitar techs would all agree that there is nothing more frustrating than a guitar that will not stay in tune. Your guitar going out
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Over the years I have met and provided advice to many guitar players. It is true to say that while many were accomplished players some of the tones that they