Joel Stroetzel is Adam Dutkiewicz’s partner in crime, as guitarist for Killswitch Engage. I’ve previously posted scans of Adam Dutkiewicz’s guitar rig from the old Guitar World column “Vulgar Display, so I thought it was about time I that I post Joel’s as well.
Billy Howerdel is one of my all time favorite musicians. His work with A Perfect Circle was an inspiration for me, and really encouraged me to get into recording. Before he formed A Perfect Circle, Howerdel worked as a guitar tech for Faith No More, Fishbone, David Bowie, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Queen, […]
Godlyke, Inc. have added five new models to the Guyatone Micro Effects range.
Guyatone CB-3 Cool Booster can be used to boost solo passages or to distort an input signal while retaining unity gain with the bypassed signal.
Guyatone HD-3 Hot Drive Distortion amp up the distortion while still retaining note clarity. HD-3 is suited to providing […]
The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi is arguably the most used fuzz pedal in the world. It is well used by guitarists, bassists and even keyboardists the world over. The first Big Muff models went into production in 1971. Things were going alone nicely for the Big Muff until 1982 when Electro-Harmonix went out of business. […]
Billy Corgan, where the f**k have you been? Zeitgeist is an album that rocks hard and clearly justifies the return of the Smashing Pumpkins. Cynics be damned, Zeitgeist bursts from the speakers and thumps you over the head.
All the classic hallmarks of the Pumpkins are present. The pounding kick drum of Jimmy Chamberlin, the Billy […]
Here’s something you won’t see everyday, a guitar lesson with Buckethead. As any Buckethead fan knows, he’s not big on conversation. So in this he speaks through a ‘head puppet’. Don’t ask me what that is all about, because I just don’t know! Anyway, check it out, if nothing else, it’ll make you scratch your […]
Let me start by saying I have purchased a lot of stuff from ebay. It can be a fantastic source of weird and wonderful old music gear as well as a good place to get a decent price on some new stuff. With that being said, I have also noticed a huge number of ‘too […]
