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KraftGeek Capsule Music Stand Review – Is this the Ultimate Music stand!

Introduction I have something different for you in this article! A music stand! KraftGeek reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in checking the KraftGeek Capsule Music stand! After looking at it, I thought it looked rather cool and decided to check it out! I saw

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1 November 2025

What gear defines the greatest guitarists! – Let’s build some Famous Budget Rigs (Part 1)

Introduction There are many guitarists out there who have a very distinct sound! However, can you get their tone on a budget rig? Spend as little as possible and still achieve a similar sound? Well, I asked myself the same question and thought I would put together some suggestions! So

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24 October 2025

The Affordaboard Filthy Rat Pedal Review – The BETTER Rodent Pedal!

Introduction I have another fantastic review for you all today! The Affordaboard Filthy Rat! Affordaboard’s take on the classic RAT pedalcircuit, but with some extra touches and improvements! So, as always, let us go over what the pedal is and what it does, then we can hear some sound samples

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6 October 2025

The Affordaboard 800 Drive Pedal Review – A Tribute to the greatest amp EVER built!

Introduction We have worked with the amazing people over at Affordaboard before on a few videos! However, they have recently released a whole range of their own pedals, which are designed, built, and shipped from the UK. Want more? They are all super affordable! Today we will be looking at

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1 October 2025

5 more UK Guitar Brands – 5 more Companies you SHOULD check out!

Introduction Back in early 2025, I put out an article on 10 UK Guitar Brands I thought you should all check out! That article proved to be very popular, so I decided to do a small follow-up and cover 5 more companies and brands I believe everyone should know about

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26 September 2025

Boss Blues Driver Review – Is the BD-2 the best all round Pedal?

Introduction Time for another classic review! Let’s take a look at a well-known and iconic pedal: the Boss Blues Driver BD-2! This is one of the most famous overdrive pedals in the guitar community. I’ve wanted to try one for a long time, and while browsing Facebook Marketplace I finally

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23 September 2025

My thoughts on The Boss PX-1 – A colossal F**k up of a product and why it is worrying!

Introduction You may have seen that Boss has recently released the PX-1. A single effects pedal designed to compete with the HX One and the TC Electronics Plethora. One pedal that contains multiple effects to select from. Personally, I don’t see the point in these types of pedals. I guess

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9 September 2025

JSA Pedals LNS Screamer (Japanese Spec) Pedal Review – The Original Tube Screamer, Reimagined!

Introduction If you like Vintage Tube Screamers, then this is the review for you! This could be the best Vintage Tube Screamer style pedal I have ever tried! In this article, we will be looking at the JSA LNS Screamer pedal. However, there is a slight difference in that we

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5 September 2025

Amp Capture with the Neural Nano Cortex – Is it as easy as they make it out to be?

Introduction You may have seen our recent review of the Neural Nano Cortex (Full Review Here). In that review, we didn’t cover one of its most exciting features – the Amp Capture! Neural DSP are famous, and widely considered market leaders, when it comes to amp capturing and processing. So,

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2 September 2025

Orange Crush Mini Amp – This ONE feature makes this amp amazing!

Introduction We reviewed and demo’d the Boss Katana Mini and had an amazing response to it (Review Here). Well, we started thinking about other Mini Amps and just had to try the Orange Crush Mini! This super small and massively popular amp is designed to give you huge tones at

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27 August 2025

Stop making playing hard for yourself! – it doesn’t have to be difficult!

Introduction Learning to play guitar can be quite complicated, so you want to try and make it as simple as possible for yourself. However, there are a few things I often see people doing that make me think, “why are you making it so difficult for yourself?” So I thought

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26 August 2025

Neural Nano Cortex Review – Been hyped up so much, but is it that good?

Introduction This is a huge review today! Something I have wanted to try for ages – the Neural Nano Cortex! It was a major release for Neural and, at the time, quite controversial. However, I have recently got one, been using it for rehearsals, recording, and general messing around, and

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15 August 2025

Our thoughts on the upcoming Line 6 Helix Stadium – Let’s give our honest thoughts!

Introduction This news has been out for a while now, but after looking into it and doing some research, I thought it was time to put out our honest thoughts on the Line 6 Helix Stadium and the Helix Stadium XL! Looking at the specs and product description, I decided

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12 August 2025

JSA Pedals Auld Spark Custom Delay Review – What a custom delay pedal sounds like!

Introduction This is a super special review today! This is something I have been waiting a while to do – our first custom pedal! A year or two ago, I reviewed the amazing Atmos Delay from JSA Pedals (full review here). After I reviewed that pedal, JSA Pedals made me

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7 August 2025

Guitar Stuff I don’t regret buying – Purchases I’m glad I made that are guitar related!

Introduction There is a lot of guitar stuff you can buy – stuff I have bought! However, what have I bought that I don’t regret buying? What items, stuff, and gear have I picked up that I can say, hand on heart, I don’t regret buying? So, in this article,

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4 August 2025

Setting up Easy Backing tracks – Rehearse better & Perform Tighter on a budget and simply!

Introduction In my band, we have started using backing tracks! However, not for what you might think! In my band, we have 11 members, so making sure everyone is at rehearsal can be a pain – especially drums, bass, guitar, and keys! So, what we’ve started to do is run

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17 July 2025

Relic Guitars Are a Scam: Why Paying for Fake Wear Makes No Sense

Introduction This is a very touchy subject to talk about! Relic Guitars! We aren’t talking about old guitars that have been naturally worn, but discussing buying a guitar that has been relic’d on purpose. Paying a builder to relic the guitar to make it look older and more worn! Whether

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7 July 2025

Our 4 Easy Guitar Licks – They sound harder than they are! 

Introduction This is a first for us! Our first ever “lesson”. We often use a few licks in our solos and improvisation, and thought it would be fun to teach you and show you them! Sometimes, you just want to sit down and learn some fun, easy guitar licks to

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2 July 2025

Sonicake Pocket Master Review – This ACTUALLY changes everything!

Introduction The phrase “game changer” gets used a lot in the world of guitar gear! However, we genuinely think that this is a game changer! What is it? The Sonicake Pocket Master Modeller! A super small and portable modeller capable of some insane things that even bigger modellers can’t do!

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24 June 2025

Should we all be Worried about Silent Stages? – Is the Death of loud amps Approaching?

Introduction Speak to any guitarist and I would say that 80% of them would agree that valve (or tube) amps are a dying breed! You’ll find them less and less on stages and at concerts! However, we often hear the question: Should we be worried about Silent Stages? Will they

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19 June 2025
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