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Ibanez. Come on with the factory code names! Seriously. The alphabet called, and they're running out of letters! Despite being called the Ibanez AZ24S1F, this very affordable guitar punches way above it's weight. More and more I really like what Ibanez is doing down here in the less expensive...

I've never played any Way Huge pedal. I know. I don't get out much. So I was pretty excited to lose my Way Huge virginity to a Geisha. The Geisha Drive pedal, that is. Way Huge says that this pedal has some special magic that makes this particular drive pedal circuit more sensitive to playing...

Zoom. Remember them? How are they still here with us, in this day and age of excellence in modeling gear and digital multieffects? How is Zoom still a company that actually makes and sells products? Well, I wanted to know so I grabbed this Zoom MS80 IR+ pedal from my buddies at zZounds.com and...

I have a soft spot in my heart for over the top 80's style graphic finishes. But now Jackson has made an affordable Soloist with a finish that matches my beloved Vans. What? Is it cool? Of course it is! Does it play well and sound killer? We'll find out together! Have a great weekend and...

I see a lot of people ask the question: What is the difference between the Gibson SG Standard and the Gibson SG 61 Standard? I'll try to answer those questions in this video via extremely poor playing coupled with a complete lack of personal charm. Have a great weekend and "Celebrate...

Finally, Xvive makes a great wireless system that is affordable and with a receiver that goes on your pedalboard and doubles as a tuner, helping to justify the space it is taking. The Xvive P58 Guitar wireless system was just what I needed to combat all of the crazy Wifi interference that keeps...

The Fulltone OCD and Boss Blues Driver are two very different but very nice to have pedals in your arsenal. But that is two spots and two power ports on the old pedalboard. What if there was someone who not only put both of them in the same pedal but designed the pedal so you could mix and...

Disclaimer- I love many guitar players and the tones created over the years on Vox amps. But I swear every time I play one, that brand hates my guts. Now, when I say "every time I play one" I mean some modeler, or plug in version. A rube like me doesn't get a chance to play fancy import brands...

I've only played one other Schecter guitar besides this one and I've been really impressed so far! Believe or not, even though I'm almost 90, I've never played EMG active pickups and only played a guitar with a Sustainiac once before, so this will all be pretty new to me!! The Sun Valley Super...

A NGD (New Guitar Day) is a rare occurrence at my age these days. There's not much out there that I truly lust over but this one has been on my list for a few years so I decided to pull the trigger. Now "pull the trigger" in this case meant that I had to sell both of my EVH Striped Series...

I love dual function dirt pedals!! You can never have enough dirt pedals so anything that takes up one spot on the board and gives me two distinct options for gain has an automatic leg up. I've never gotten to try anything from Keeley Electronics, so I was super stoked to try this Super Rodent...

Headless. Ugh. I just can't, but I'm going to try. Pretty easy to be open minded with no head I suppose. Going to see what's up with this Strandberg Boden Std NX6 and its multiscale, weird geometric shaped neck profile. So much, so new all at once! Can an old man find his place in the new...

The Headrush Prime has been out for a while now but none of the big time Youtoob guitar dooshies have really demonstrated the combined guitar/vocal patches and capabilities. So a lot of folks have asked me to show what the unit can do vocally as I do a little yodeling myself. So with all...

If you're like me, loopers kick your butt. If you're not like me, loopers can still be very tricky to use and to do so correctly. It always helps me when a looper has a drum machine and Mooer has the goods. I did their previous Groove Looper X2 pedal and it was great but they've upped their...

I've seen a lot of EVH Wolfgang guitars but the top on this one takes the cake! It's so beautiful that as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to get it in front of a camera. So the fine folks at Earle Teat Music in Delmar, Delaware let me foster this gorgeous gal for a week, allowing me to play it as...

Why in the world would Marshall think it's a good idea to build an amp-in-a-box type pedal based on the DSL amp? Aren't these types of pedals supposed to be aspirational? As in, I can't find or afford the real thing, so I'll get this Soldano SLO pedal instead? But the Marshall DSL? One...

I finally got a hold of the Headrush Prime, courtesy of my friends at zZounds.com, and it's complicated. Not really complicated, but perhaps really powerful is a better way to put it. I didn't have much time to become an expert on this unit, so I decided to see if this one goes to Eleven, and...

Let's face it, reverb for guitar isn't really sexy. We don't get all stoked about our quest for the next reverb pedal. But when your reverb sucks, it can be super no bueno. How many times have you had a great amp but the built in reverb sucked? Or it doesn't have reverb. So even though I...

This is the most expensive Ibanez I've ever played, but I don't get out much. It's the Ibanez AZ Premium AZ47P1QM - Yes, as usual the model number looks more like an American license plate number than a guitar name, but never mind that - how is it? Stainless steel frets, and a great pickup...

I've been eyeing this one ever since it came out! I love purple and pink guitars! This guitar is essentially the same as my EVH Wolfgang Special except for the body shape and the KILL SWITCH! Two obnoxious guitar doodads one one guitar! A whammy and a kill switch? I'm in! Because I'm...