Man, pontificating ain’t easy! KMI, who make the SoftStep controller I use almost every day, solicited a “Albums That Meant a Lot to You” list for their website, and I replied with “Ten Albums That Made My Head Explode,” which just went live on their site. And that made me want to hear your lists. […] 
You can probably get cool tones from any old crap with a tube in it, such as this ’60s PA amp. There were lots of interesting replies to last week’s post on small amps. Thanks for all the tips about some of today’s best tiny terrors! The discussion reminded me of a cool […] 
A message from Earl? Weird but true: After my experience last week with simulated gut strings, I ordered a banjo set, figuring I’d restring my beautiful Deering with “nylgut” for an old-timey pre-bluegrass sound. But as soon as I tuned up, BANG! The head ripped in two. I went upstairs and told my […] |
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