Boss GT-8 and Fender Champion 600 audio recordings of Distortions and Overdrives. Basically mic’d up the Champion as pictured below, Volume set at, Fender Telecaster fitted with Seymour Duncan bridge pickup, Because the Boss GT-8 has a ridiculous amount of effects we decided to record just a selection of what we could without messing with […]
Category: Recording
BWM 5 watt Chimp – Audio Review
A few weeks ago my old band mate and best man came around with his spanking new aquisition. A Big White Monkey 5 watt Chimp – Link It is of course an valve amp and not an electrified furry beast looking for tarzan. Anyway a couple of days we decided to get the thing set […]
Tuned Reverb using a Resonator Guitar
A while back I was reading one of my favourite books on recording, ‘The Recording Engineers Handbook’ by Bobby Owsinski when I came across a trick I promised myself I would try. The trick itself itself was to tune an acoustic to the key of the song your recording, place said acoustic next to amp […]
Fender Champion 600 – Review
Before I start I have to point out that I’m reviewing this amp with sound as opposed to using descriptive terms. I’ll let you be the judge. My opinion is that this is a great amp for the money. Prices vary between £125 and £140 dependant on where you purchase. Usual blurb product blurb: Scroll […]
Notes on the ‘D’ string
This article deals with the notes on the guitar and not why you should learn them. Why learn notes on the guitar? Notes on the ‘D’ string: Highlighted in Red Sharp notes on the ‘D’ string. Flat notes on the ‘D’ string. D# = Eb F# = Gb G# = Ab A# = Bb C# […]