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If you are a tube snob, then the Hagerman Half-Watt is an ideal practice and studio recording amp. This is a cleanish amp, although it has some growl and burn when cranked or when playing hard, running two tubes: 12AY7 and 12BH7. Its functions are very simple, with Bass, Treble and Volume knobs...

Bass drives are tricky. When you add drive to a guitar, you get a push… a crunch… a pleasant breaking up; but when adding drive to a bass (due to its frequencies), too much drive turns into sputtering notes or fizzy mess. I prefer a growl and some punchiness, and the LiberaToe Bentham delivers...

Of all the budget multi-effects modelers, the MATRIBOX is my favorite, and I would venture to say that some of the guitar tones (particularly hi-gain) sound impressive. They are ‘dry’ and sound decently authentic without that high-end fizz that often exists with other modelers. The cleans also...

Now and again, gear comes along that blows me away, and I am sure others have had that experience. The Purple Nightmare Preamp (based on Driftwood Amp’s flagship Purple Nightmare head) follows suit with incredible sound and indispensable features. Do understand that although marketed as a...

Alter Ego is LiberaToe’s re-creation of a warm vintage Tape Echo delay, although with more transparency and less coloration. This analog pedal is both a stand-alone that anyone can buy and use, but also, it’s a module for the LiberaToe pedalboard/switcher system or platform. Since it has a dual...

It may be the cab sim I'm using... it's dark (KSR V30). I am NOT going to a cab and mic'ing it. Not sure if that's the difference, or maybe my percussive playing. Whatever, I'm OK with it.

My new 'always on' pedal:

GRIM3 is a ‘sick’ pedal, and in a good way. What may throw off some people is that this is not a hi-gain pedal, despite the name or that it comes from its creator, This Heavy Earth. The function and breadth of this pedal makes it very usable in so many situations, but I will address the hi-gain...

A fuzz and an envelope filter in one, and ideal for either lead/rhythm or bass. This may not seem unusual, but add to that a dual channel with various filter options, and you have a killer pedal for $150 USD (half that price if you buy the ProudAnus module for one of the LiberaToe...

I never had issues with it; it sounds very clear and dry, if that makes sense. No complaints, particularly for the price.

The number of times I've whacked a headstock on my computer or desk...

I had headless guitars in the past, both of which were double the price as the Ibanez Quantum (QX54QM model). I found one brand stiff playing, whereas the other two had wiring or sound issues (that could have been rectified at a cost). With tastes being different, I would place the Ibanez...

Certainly there is controlled opposition (the CIA has its fingers in many pies). For example as to something 'fringier' create more divide?

And this simply mirrors the division that has occurred throughout the Western world... and who started all this? The gov't and the commie media owned by the gov't. And who runs the gov't? The elite who own everything (e.g., Blackrock), and the people they control, including big tech and big...

I don't call it WOKE... my preferred term is STUPID. Lack of common sense and being able to see patterns, in history, human behavior, lies shelled out by authority figures, etc. MENTALLY LAZY AND FUCKING STUPID. It just happens to be called woke in recent years, because people like to make up...

Couldn't tell, dude.