Unreleased Dimebag Track Whiskey Road

By |December 30th, 2014|Categories: Music News|Tags: , , |

Guitar World Magazine is preparing their tribute issue to Dimebag for their Feb 2015 release. With that, they have released a solo track of Dime's titled Whiskey Road. According to GW this was recorded by Dime in 2001 during the last leg of the Reinventing the Steel U.S Tour and features Dime on all instruments including vocals. The upcoming issue appears to be loaded with coolness including a private tour of Dime's home and a segment on his most cherished guitars. It looks to be a great issue so pick it up!! But until then check out the tune!! https://soundcloud.com/guitarworld/whiskey-road-preview

iZotope Iris 2 Release

By |November 20th, 2014|Categories: Gear News|Tags: , |

If you've ever used any iZotope stuff you know it's incredible.  Here is a release from them for their new sample based synth called Iris 2.  Surely to be killer!! iZotope Releases Iris 2 New sample-based synthesizer includes 11 GB of versatile patches and samples Cambridge, MA (November 20, 2014) - iZotope, Inc., a leading audio technology company, has just released the newest version of their sample­-based synthesizer, Iris. Iris 2 is a visual instrument that combines the power of a sampler with the flexibility of a modular synth. New features include a robust modulation system, sample pools that can [...]

Hal Leonard Publishes The Fender Archives

By |November 11th, 2014|Categories: Music News|Tags: |

I got a cool email today from Hal Leonard about a new book they're releasing titled The Fender Archives: A Scrapbook of Artifacts, Treasures, and Inside Information.  If you're a fan of Fender products this looks like something that would be a great edition to your collection!!! Hal Leonard Publishes The Fender Archives A Scrapbook of Artifacts, Treasures, and Inside Information Montclair, NJ (November 11, 2014) -Hal Leonard Books, the musician's best source of books on the music business, audio technology, instrument history, and more, has published The Fender Archives: A Scrapbook of Artifacts, Treasures, and Inside Information. Written by [...]

How To Adjust Your Acoustic Guitar Action

By |August 28th, 2014|Categories: Instrument Tips and Tricks, GearZombie Videos|

I did a quick YouTube video when I needed to adjust the action on my acoustic guitar. I found a lot of people that didn't know what that was about so I shot a quick vid to document my adventure. As most anything with an instrument it's not that difficult you just have to have the stones to rip into it. That being said, if you're concerned you may murder your instrument phone a friend before you euthanize your prized guitar!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_f0r2HHlfQ  

Finally Back From Another Great Namm Show 2014

By |January 28th, 2014|Categories: Namm|Tags: , , , |

I can't say how much I love that event enough. I hear other people talking about how they hate it, can't wait to get home... Blah Blah Blah... I'll tell you this. No other place on the planet are their more like minded people that at the Namm Shows. Where else can you rub elbows with some of the best musicians on the planet and every piece of gear you can imagine. We're certainly looking forward to hitting it again next year. While I'll be posting some individual things that caught my attention this is just a little blurb of [...]

Zoom H6 Handy Recorder Product Demo

By |December 4th, 2013|Categories: Gear Reviews|

Zoom H6 Handy Recorder I'm bumping back up some of my posts for those who haven't looked and don't want to dig. And just for some of the gear that I think is cool. Since we're coming into Christmas and things are slowing down (except for my watch that seems to be speeding up). Here is a quick discussion I had at Summer Namm at the Zoom booth about their H6 Handy Recorder. I personally own a pair of H2's and they have been work horses for me. They can take a super high spl level so if my band [...]

EVH 5150 III 50 Watt Fender Head Demo And Short Review

By |November 25th, 2013|Categories: Gear Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jmArDoU9SM So I borrowed a buddies EVH 5150 III 50 Watt head a couple of weeks ago. I was excited, as a former original 5150 and 6505+ owner, I knew what I was getting into and pretty much expected it to be a variation of some of the same. I expected a mid-rangy tight sounding decent head. Think Soldano which if i'm not mistaken the earlier Peavey 5150's were modeled around a Soldano. (PS I freaking love Soldano) Now being that this is a Fender product, I was interested for a few reasons. Mostly, they're not known for high gain [...]

1964 Ears In Ear Monitor Review

By |November 10th, 2013|Categories: Gear Reviews|Tags: , , , , |

Soooo.... I needed some In Ear Monitors for my band. Rock N’ Roll Supergroup MySelfishMe if you’re not one of the 280ish lucky Facebook friends we have at the time of writing this post. The need to move to them was piloted by our desire to dump our cabs and make our rig lighter as well as move our band to a click. The big picture for us is eventual light automation, and such synced with our show. As you can imagine, going to something like this from just cab’s screaming up your arse is not only a bit of a [...]

Yamaha Stagepas 600i/400i Summer Namm Review

By |July 21st, 2013|Categories: Gear Reviews|Tags: , , , |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXdsOq7pg_8 Yamaha Stagepas 600i What's happenin Zombies?? It's been a bit since I've been able to post but I'm back here with a ton of cool stuff after returning from Summer Namm 2013 In Nashville. My first post comes from the Yamaha booth who always has great equipment. Here we checked out the Stagepass 600i personal PA. For starters this thing is KILLER. They demoed this for me while I was there and it is loud and clear. And in a small package that one man shows would love and 2 man shows would probably feel like they're cheating. The [...]

Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 High Gain Demo Diezel VH4 Das Metall Ibanez RG Giger Demo

By |June 24th, 2013|Categories: Fractal Audio Axe Fx, Gear Reviews, GearZombie Videos|Tags: , , , , , |

Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 High Gain Demo Diezel VH4 Das Metall Ibanez RG Giger Demo So I'm starting a series for YouTube and this is going to be my first installment. I want to record all of the high gain amp models on my Axe Fx 2. Maybe I will expand to all models, I don't really know yet. Something I would like to do but the net doesn't seem to care about anything other than high gain which is too bad. I'm not going to be scientific about it, because lets face it, what you would do and [...]

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