By Introduction Being a full-time musician can be a dream come true, but it can also come with its own set of financial challenges. One of which is Budgeting as a Musician! Musicians often have inconsistent income streams, unpredictable expenses, and the constant need to reinvest in their careers. To manage
Boss CE-2w Review – Is it the King of Chorus’s?
Introduction I don’t “crave” after gear that much, however, there are one or two pedals I have always wanted to at least try. At the top of this list is the Boss CE-2! Why? Maybe it’s my love of Prince and love of 80’s metal! However, the pedal has always
5 unusual things to buy as a Musician! Not musical but very useful!
Introduction We all like gear, and we all like the odd guitar pedal or amp. However, there are some items you can purchase which don’t really have anything to do with music or playing the guitar but will be very helpful! So we thought we would put together a little
UJam Slap Bass Plugin Review – Time to bring the funk!
Introduction Need that extra slap of bass on a track? Don’t know a good Slap bassist? Well, UJam have another plugin that can help! UJam Slap Bass Plugin is their Slap Bass virtual instrument plugin, Designed to imitate a slap bassist and bring the funk to your tracks! In this
Soldano SLO Pedal – As good as it’s big brother?
Introduction After our review of the Soldano Mini Head the other week (Review Here), we thought it would only be right to check out the Soldano SLO pedal. This overdrive pedal has been out for a while now, and looking at the reviews I have heard many different sounds. So
Should you buy second hand gear or brand new? – Let’s talk about it!
Introduction Being a guitarist, in fact, being a musician we are all in love with gear! Hear of all ranges! For me, it is Amps, pedals and guitars! However, buying gear comes with a decision. Do you go brand new or do you go second hand gear? This is a
Two Notes Captor 8ohm Review – Why I didn’t go for the Captor X
Introduction Not very often do I purchase something with the intention of making things easier! Normally it’s for pleasure or fun! However, I have been lining up a lot more amp reviews and didn’t want to deal with the hassle of mic’ing cabs. So decided to purchase a Two Notes
Soldano SLO-Mini Head Review – How does it sound?
Introduction It’s finally time, to try the Soldano SLO-Mini Head! A few months ago we reviewed the Hughes and Kettner Nano (review here), and also the Orange Micro Terror (Review here). It is now time to try the Soldano SLO-Mini Head! I have been looking forwards to giving this amp
JSA “Eureka” Review – Is it Time for a Compressor!
Introduction Compressor pedals aren’t something I have a lot of experience with, however, I am finding myself playing more clean “funk” sounding stuff so thought it might be time to dive into them. What better company to try than our good friends at JSA. He does a Compressor pedal called
Brelliott TODP Pedal – Every type of gain in one pedal!
Introduction Today we are checking out a tube overdrive/distortion pedal from a UK-based builder “Brelliott”. Brelliott builds amps and pedals, and today I am checking out his tube-based “TODP” pedal. Being an amp builder Brelliott knows his way around a good overdrive circuit and knows what works and doesn’t work.