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Didn't realise it was a Cort - my fretless bass is one of theirs. I know they manufacture for the likes of Ibanez. The other model HB do is the TE90QM semi-hollow which comes in 2 flavours: the Red with P90's and the Blue with Humbuckers

Deconstruction video. That was a follow up to his getting that guitar in an earlier video where it arrived already broken and he did make a serious attempt to get it playable. I think the thing was just so bad it frustrated him into finally destroying it. Many of his films have him displaying...

JHS: Sad news. My first bass combo was a little JHS 15W that I got in 1980 and it served me well for several years.

Thanks for the tip, Marlin. My inexperience shows in the fact that I haven't noticed that - or thought to check it. Also a lack of exposure to "properly" setup guitars means being unaware of the improvement it brings. Maybe I'll b considering a Luthier check-up at some point but circumstances...

The Return of the Durutti Column. Factory Records 1980 Boring! Well, this sleeve is actually sandpaper - meant to destroy any other LP's it came into contact with. The initial pressing had the sleeves glued by the young, broke lads from an unknown band called Joy Division and are now worth a...

And there was me promising to myself that I now had enough guitars and stuff and so on and so on........ It's New Guitar Day (again!)! So, what we have here is the Donner DST-550, one of their higher-end models aimed at experienced players. Upgraded specs and hardware, roasted Maple neck and...

Synth time; I saw a YouTube film where someone fired up the simple Donner B1 bass sequencer, turning it into a huge Ambient soundscaping machine with the use of some extra effects. And I thought: 'I can do that too!....' My trawl through the bargain basement of AliExpress has left me with an...

Ooohh! That's much nicer than mine - the lacquer is so thick you can't see the grain. Brilliant! Enjoy!

A serious look at the Chi-Tele has revealed a couple of shortcomings - but what do you expect for so little money? And it gives me a good opportunity to practice my guitar-maintenance skills. New strings: the stock ones weren't that awful but I have come to like the Daddario Regular Lights, so...

I wanted a Telecaster - and I've got one! The Harley Benton TE62 was what I looked at first but delivery times were months. So this is an AliExpress 'replica' Tele that cost €120, including postage, packing and import taxes. The photo doesn't do it justice as the finish is a truly luscious...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SONICAKE-Digital-Reverb-Effects-Levitate/dp/B0BTRWWDCJ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=3RAPJLKYL1XES&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H9mHrg1e_WhiAex86e8TNqFbxwUfk-37Kgqhi6blGmtZcEuwwcrIf8CZlx2TUQz97vOVjPYa0dX4Mh-kPV_jC0O8XFt42cOnE2LY5j9heB9L_9XE-umyfwh0jh9Fj9lgydsF7rZZ962xhm6ivKgon8Oy6-Jz78eR-...

Interested to hear what you think of it.

I think I'm almost there, the budget Ambient pedalboard is taking final form with an essential puzzle-piece fitting into place: The Sonicake Levitate is a combined Delay / Reverb pedal that sits in-between the Line6 DL4 and M-vave Elemental to form a trio of echo units. The Levitate has a...

Why sit inside when you can play guitar outside? The Mooer GE-100 multi-effect is a basic but feature-packed little device. Hell - it even runs on batteries! It holds a complete range of effects and things like a tuner, looper, drums and even practice scales and guitar lessons. Just had a...