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Bb Jump Blues Chords

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

Here is a video of the chords I played in the Jump Blues in Bb clip I shot about a year and half ago. leftystrat62 and chris6120 were asking about some of the chords so here they are. I am an ear player so I do not know all of the technical theory. If I […]

Guess What Came in This Shipping Box???

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

Hold on to your tailpieces peeps…….(catch my breath)… Email or leave comments and let me know what you think came in this shipping box. I’ll give you a hint: It will probably be great in a club….. […]

The History of the “Pennalizer”

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

penn-a-liz-er. -noun 1. One who is obsessed with guitars and all related topics. 2. Crazed lunatic who cannot stop playing, building, tweaking, talking about, and looking at guitars along with all related accessories. 3. Super passionate guitar addict who almost hates to sleep for fear of missing some sort of guitar related action. Alright…I may […]

300s Tip – Tube Filament Wiring to Reduce Hum

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

Here is a great tip for DIY tube amp builders. When wiring the filaments of the output tubes in a push-pull power amp always remember to keep the wires from your tightly twisted pair in phase. For example one filament wire from the twisted pair going from pin 2 on the first output tube socket […]

Gibson Tone Tip on Tube Distortion

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

There is a cool article over on the Gibson site by Dave Hunter about tube amp distortion…..what it is and why we like it. Like his last article on rectifier tubes Dave goes into detail about what actually happens when a tube distorts and how they distort. The result of tube distortion as we all […]

I’m Going to NAMM 2010 Baby!!!!

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

I will be attending NAMM 2010!!! If you are a manufacturer please email me your location in the convention center and I will come by and meet you, talk about your brand and do a brief video interview for my blog. If you are not a manufacturer and would like me to visit a particular […]

This is Insane – Pick Punch!

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

Alright, this is insane…..in a good way. I like to hang out over at JP’s Strat-O-Blogster blog because he always finds cool and unique stuff and saw this. It’s a punch that will let you make your won picks. Talk about roll your own huh? This is cool but I will be really blown away […]

Acoustic Blues With ZT Lunchbox Amp

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

A quick video clip using my Larrivee Parlor model with LR Baggs saddle pickup. I plugged straight into the ZT Lunchbox. I remember years ago playing in an acoustic blues setting with a Martin 00-18 with a pickup installed and playing it through a 1950’s 5F1 tweed Champ. Sounded great but was not loud enough. […]

New Article: Multi-Effects Units vs Individual Pedals

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

There is a new article on the Articles page called “Multi-Effects vs Individual Pedals”. In this article I take a look at the pro’s and con’s of both multi-effect units and individual pedals and share some of my experiences with each. There may be some things you may have never considered with either multi-effets or […]

Cool Blog Alert: Home Recording Weekly

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

Ok peeps, Steven “Kern” Ramsdell has a cool blog if you like home recording and guitar related content. His blog is called “Home Recording Weekly” and he’s dumped a bunch of passion and not to mention quality content into it. There are posts about Pro Tools, all kinds of guitars, drum sounds, plugins, getting your […]