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Thoughts on the BBC TV series “I’m in a Rock ‘n’ Roll Band!”
Jun 6, 2010 Ξ 3 comments

Thoughts on the BBC TV series “I’m in a Rock ‘n’ Roll Band!”

posted by Sam Davis

I’m absolutely sold by most “rockumentary” programmes, whether it’s talking about the hippies living in Laurel Canyon or Metallica recording the “Black Album”, I’m not too fussed. I just love  Full Article »

Avalon L340 Acoustic Guitar Review
Jun 4, 2010 Ξ 4 comments

Avalon L340 Acoustic Guitar Review

posted by Guitar Jar Contributors

This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Simon Jenns Having (unusually it seems) learnt to play the guitar on an electric I soon after had the desire to find  Full Article »

Visual Sound H2O V2 Review
Jun 4, 2010 Ξ 1 comment

Visual Sound H2O V2 Review

posted by Sam Davis

After my old Ibanez delay pedal died I was on a lookout for a decent delay unit and the H2O was always near the top of the shopping list. I’ve  Full Article »

Steve Coates Interview
Jun 3, 2010 Ξ 5 comments

Steve Coates Interview

posted by Sam Davis

The latest “15 questions” feature focuses on Bournemouth based guitarist Steve Coates who’s currently juggling his time between playing the guitar in the Bournemouth live music scene and being a  Full Article »

1979 Fender Antigua Stratocaster Review
Jun 3, 2010 Ξ 2 comments

1979 Fender Antigua Stratocaster Review

posted by Sam Davis

I’ve always loved the sound of a Fender Stratocaster. Years before I even started to learn to play the guitar, most of the artists and bands I listened to just  Full Article »

Basement Studio Interview
Jun 2, 2010 Ξ 2 comments

Basement Studio Interview

posted by Sam Davis

Basement Studio is a new rehearsal room & recording studio situated in Wimborne, Dorset (30 minutes away from Bournemouth). Guitar Jar caught up with Basement Studio manager Brian Oliver who  Full Article »

Jun 2, 2010 Ξ 5 comments

How do you grab the attention of the crowd?

posted by Sam Davis

So, you’re mid-way through a gig and your band mates are looking to you ensure the gig goes down in legendary status. What are you going to do? Shred as  Full Article »

Gibson Les Paul DC Faded Review
Jun 2, 2010 Ξ 1 comment

Gibson Les Paul DC Faded Review

posted by Guitar Jar Contributors

This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Steve Coates In the 7/8 years that I’ve been playing the guitar I have been through my fair share of guitars. With  Full Article »

Devi Ever Punch Love Boost Pedal Review
Jun 1, 2010 Ξ 2 comments

Devi Ever Punch Love Boost Pedal Review

posted by Guitar Jar Contributors

This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Mark de Manbey I purchased this pedal because I was looking for an interesting boost/overdrive to put in front of my Orange  Full Article »

Traynor YGM-3 Guitar Mate Amplifier Modification
Jun 1, 2010 Ξ Leave a comment

Traynor YGM-3 Guitar Mate Amplifier Modification

posted by Sam Davis

In relation to an earlier post reviewing an early 1970’s Traynor YGM-3 Guitar Mate, I came across an interesting set of videos on YouTube of how you can modify the  Full Article »

Digitech Hardwire HT-2 Tuner Review
Jun 1, 2010 Ξ 5 comments

Digitech Hardwire HT-2 Tuner Review

posted by Guitar Jar Contributors

This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Ben Clarke After struggling with an inadequate tuner where I always had to unplug my guitar lead from the amp and plug into  Full Article »

Marshall JVM410H 100W Head Review
May 31, 2010 Ξ 1 comment

Marshall JVM410H 100W Head Review

posted by Guitar Jar Contributors

This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Steven Page I became a fan of Marshall Amps just like many people; my idols played through them and the older Marshall  Full Article »

1970’s Traynor YGM-3 Guitar Mate Review
May 31, 2010 Ξ 2 comments

1970’s Traynor YGM-3 Guitar Mate Review

posted by Sam Davis

After selling an amp to finance a new car I promptly searched eBay for a cheap all valve replacement that featured a 12” speaker. Eventually, I was the lucky winner of an original early 1970’s  Full Article »

Keeley Modified BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver Review
May 28, 2010 Ξ Leave a comment

Keeley Modified BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver Review

posted by Sam Davis

I first came across Robert Keeley pedals around 4 or 5 years ago. I’ve since owned a number of Keeley products (compressor and Vox wah wah) but the modified BOSS  Full Article »

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