As Blink prepares to drop One More Time Pt. II, they released “No Fun” as one of two new tracks. While I may spend a lot of time writing about punk music and bands like Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, and NOFX, I still have a soft spot for pop punk. This is especially true forContinue reading “Blink 182’s Newest Release Is Their Best In Years”
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Fender Player Series II Telecaster Review and Demo
We’ve got one of the newest Fender Teles here to check out if it’s worth the investment. It’s been a bit since we had a proper new guitar review on this website! Generally we’re covering only independent builders and smaller brands this year, but I didn’t want to miss out on the new Player SeriesContinue reading “Fender Player Series II Telecaster Review and Demo”
I Love Cheap Pedals, But DemonFX Is Bad Business
Once you start actually copying the design and aesthetic of others, it is really in poor taste. As pedal sales soared to new highs in the last five or so years we have seen a lot more clones take center stage. Clones are objectively a great thing, as they often serve as an entry wayContinue reading “I Love Cheap Pedals, But DemonFX Is Bad Business”
Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name
This is a highly versatile and flexible gain pedal for the discerning gear knucklehead. You may remember Audio! Audio! and their Superdrive gain pedal from our recent Tube Screamer project! It’s a vaguely Tube Screamer based pedal, but has a ton of tweaks to make it far more flexible courtesy of builder Lucky (the monster).Continue reading “Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name”
Jade Works Instruments Introduces The MD96 Guitar Design
You have seen this guitar before, but it got a recent facelift and is ready for the limelight. You may remember Jade Works Instruments from a review we did earlier this year of their Butterfly model, which you can find by clicking here. But Jade Works is back again with another original guitar design, andContinue reading “Jade Works Instruments Introduces The MD96 Guitar Design”
Is The Tube Screamer Circuit The Perfect Punk Pedal? I Tried 8 To Find Out
My first overdrive pedal ever was the TS9, so I compared it next to a ton of cool alternatives in a punk context. What’s the gist: Instead of trying to find the best TS-inpired pedal out there, I played a bunch of punk music through 8 different takes on the circuit to show what typeContinue reading “Is The Tube Screamer Circuit The Perfect Punk Pedal? I Tried 8 To Find Out”
Dual Stage Amplification Brings Boutique Tube Amp, Pedal Building To New Haven, CT
Fellow New Englanders at Dual Stage Amplification add yet another high end brand to the growing North East scene. Meet Dual Stage Amplification, a new amp and pedal brand based in New Haven, Connecticut. Always home to a bustling music scene, I have been surprised by the relative lack of gear that came from theContinue reading “Dual Stage Amplification Brings Boutique Tube Amp, Pedal Building To New Haven, CT”
Meet Audio! Audio!, A New Pedal Company From A Familiar Face
Lucky (the Monster), previously of Demonic Machines fame, has begun a new pedal building era with Audio! Audio!. Lucky (the Monster), as they often go by, has been one of my favorite pedal builders from the last few years of reviews. Their Homunculus was an all-time great Klon clone, and I also loved the FuktContinue reading “Meet Audio! Audio!, A New Pedal Company From A Familiar Face”
Fender’s $20,000 Joe Strummer Telecaster Confuses Me
It’s kind of the anti-thesis of punk, but also a major Gibson move? Image credit: Fender I’m a self admitted Fender fanboy. I tend to be far more attracted to their guitars, their marketing, and use their instruments in all my music projects. But even they are not immune to some Gibson-level price inflation. WhileContinue reading “Fender’s $20,000 Joe Strummer Telecaster Confuses Me”
Bulinski Effects Pedals’ ASD-1 Is A Smart, And Thunderous Spring Reverb
The Analog Spring Driver uses an external spring tank and some clever controls to craft a range of tones. What Makes The ASD-1 Different? The Bulinski ASD-1 is not like other spring reverb pedals you may have seen me cover on this site or on Ultimate Guitar. It uses intuitive but creative controls to allowContinue reading “Bulinski Effects Pedals’ ASD-1 Is A Smart, And Thunderous Spring Reverb”
