The Ugly Guitar Truth

This year at NAMM, Ibanez has unveiled a new pedal. It is a collaboration with a Japanese pedal maker, Vemuram. Vemuram has made a name for ...

I almost didn't believe it. I almost had to make sure that today wasn't April first and not January first because I saw something th...

Upon the announcement of the new El Mocambo, Tore himself practically called the new pedal a Tube Screamer. Uncertain whether this is a TS-9...

I've had a small credit sitting around at a music store. I honestly had no idea what I was going to use it for. I'm fairly well off ...

Looking at Ibanez at Summer NAMM we see some nice looking offerings. Starting with a offset body shape with a P-90 in the neck. Amongst the ...

 For the first time in my memory, Ibanez has product distressed folk sizes acoustics. I'm not sure how I feel about a oversea company ...

Ibanez has done a great job at making a instrument that uses tried and true feature with unique looks and finishes that standout next to the...

From time to time Vox has released a select line of guitars. Many of these guitar of late have been vintage inspired instrument with a spec...

Most of us that have peered behind the curtain of our guitar effects have noticed a trend that seems as old as the electric guitar (and its ...

Lately I've run into a problem. My pedal board is full of great pedals. I know. That is a horrible problem to have, but hear me out. I m...

Some time ago I was going through the bargain bin at the local music store and found a Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer. I already had a TS-9DX and...

If you were alive and going to small shows ten years ago, you might have noticed that once in a while there would be a band with a strange l...

The couple posts I've made have been somewhat budget conscious. This one is no different. Their are lots of people looking to add an ins...

A little while ago, I wrote a post about Outlaw Effects. Turns out I got some of the details wrong. This led the guys over at Outlaw to poli...

There are large number of pedal in this world. It is hard to know where to start. Basically, you have to find out what your needs are. But s...

There are a lot of guitars out there. If you've been playing for a while then you've no doubt found what you like. It take little mo...

So if you haven't heard, EHX has been cooking up some new dirt. There has been some backlash since a few of their "ideas" ha...

All of us that are lucky to live near a great local music store know what greatness can await us in the discount bin. Lately I had a gr...

So here it is. I have to be honest. I've been geeking out about this one. There are a couple of videos up on Visual Sounds' YouTu...

I've asked myself this question so many times, and over the years I'm become inclined to set up a pedal board in certain ways to cre...