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Less is More- Back to Basics

Posted on July 13, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Did you ever get to a point where your pedalboard has grown so crowded that you look like your doing the Mexican hat dance all night trying to execute pedal moves? Sometimes we get caught up with G.A.S. (gear acquisition syndrome) and try so many flavor of the month pedals, gizmos and gadgets we end […]

Spring Reverb Tanks Explained

Posted on July 12, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Kurt Prange over at Amplified Parts has a really great and in depth article about the inner workings of reverb tanks, In this article Kurt breaks down the many parts of the tank, outlines a few reverb circuits and gives some tips about mounting the tank in an amplifier. This is an excellent read..!!! Nice […]

New Recording King Lap Steel Guitar

Posted on July 9, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

The new Recording King Lap Steel model couldn’t come at a more appropriate time. I have been playing a little bit of lapsteel lately and this new model looks interesting. The Recording King Lap Steel guitar is made of solid mahogany and features a string-through design which is great for tone as well as sustain. […]

Current Production 12AX7 Comparison Chart

Posted on July 8, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

There is a simple straightforward chart with notes and comparisons of many current production 12AX7 tubes over on the Amplified Parts site. Each current production 12AX7 on the chart has information about the gain structure and noise rating as well as a brief description about the tonal characteristics for each tube. One of my favorites […]

NY Amp Show John Tomaszewicz Interview

Posted on July 7, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is an interview with John Tomaszewicz at the NY Amp Show (held in NJ…). John is originally from New Jersey and is now living in Florida building some really great amps. I this interview John talks about his amps and some new models. […]

KTS Titanium Saddles Review

Posted on July 6, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

There is a review of the KTS Titanium Saddles on the reviews page. They sent me a set of Tele saddles to check out and review. I have to say that I was a little skeptical because I have tried other saddle materials on my Tele guitars and always come back to old skool brass. […]

Is Your Wireless Gear Illegal?

Posted on July 5, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

My man Alan Gowa does it again and found this very interesting and informative thread over on The Gear Page. Basically the thread and the article that is linked in the thread talks about the 700MHz “white spaces” frequency range. Getting right to the point in a nutshell with an excerpt from the article ” […]

Happy 4th of July!!

Posted on July 4, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

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ZT Lunchbox Giveaway!!!

Posted on July 2, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Who wants to win a free ZT Lunchbox amplifier? All you have to do is send us the wildest, craziest, hardest rockin’ picture of YOU rocking out with your favorite Guitar. Then on August 1st, we will post the 20 best pictures and then YOU will vote for the winner! Click here to visit the […]

Fender Introduces Super-Sonic Amplifier Line

Posted on July 1, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

The new Fender Super-Sonic amp line is designed to deliver the classic Fender clean sound and overdriven tones, along with modern type higher gain distortion sounds, all in one straightforward amp. The new Super-Sonic 22 Combo is a 22-watt tube combo with an organic feel and output power comparable to the calssic Deluxe Reverb making […]