May 26, 2012

Trevor Wilkinson is the man hiding inside your guitar. His name could be on your bridge, underneath your pickups, on the back of your tuners – Wilkinson has made ‘em all, and made ‘em better. But did you know that he also makes guitars? In a puzzling turn of events, Wilkinson decided that...

May 19, 2012

Let me first assure you that by referencing the Star Wars prequel trilogy, I am in no way, shape or form voicing my support or approval of George Lucas’s bastard progeny. I think we can all agree that post-1986 George Lucas should not be allowed near a video camera, and should be smacked in the head...

May 15, 2012

Rise of the Lunchboxes Okay, so we all know that there’s nothing more manly than tight leather pants, chunky gold jewellery and a raging 100W full stack behind you on stage, right? (and some doughnuts just off the stage) But, um, we’re all really secure aren’t we? The trend towards...

May 13, 2012

So, unfortunately I was unable to finish the review of the Carvin V3M vs Mesa Mini Rec – my new mic didn’t show up on Saturday I’ll be collecting it tomorrow though, and am hoping to have the first part of the shootout up on Tuesday! I’d say something about the post “going...

May 7, 2012

So, after seeing Incubus live last year, I’ve been GAS-ing for a retro-style mic ala Brandon Boyd. Unfortunately, the Shure 55SH costs something like 500 bucks!! But then I found out that a company called ISK makes a similar vintage-inspired mic, at a significantly more affordable price. They call it...

May 5, 2012

A few days ago I posted up the first review, and was stoked with the response – thanks to all the readers on the site, on Facebook – I’m working on Twitter and G+ integration as well for you social mediaphiles. Gear Vault #1!  I dipped randomly into the murky depths of my Photobucket...

May 2, 2012

So… first review! Tokai is a well known Japanese company which, according to Wikipedia (the font of all knowledge) was founded in 1947. They’ve spent a lot of time in the shadow of Fender and Gibson, largely famous for taking copies of classic designs and rechristening them with retarded...