Monthly Archives: February 2014
Leo “Bud” Welch
In this day and age, it’s downright incredible that 81-year-old Mississippi bluesman Leo “Bud” Welch has remained unknown to the broader musical world. Unknown...
DLS Effects Intros Reckless Drive
DLS Effects’ Reckless Drive is a two-channel overdrive/distortion effect with independent Volume, Gain, and Mix controls for each (Normal and Boost). It also has master...
TailPeace Dsignz Offers Twist on Traditional Tailpiece
TailPeace Dsignz guitar tailpieces replace a guitar's standard stud-/bar-type tailpiece with sculpted pieces of varying design. They install with no modifcation to the instrument...
Seymour Duncan Releases Vapor Trail Analog Delay
Seymour Duncan’s Vapor Trail is a true analog delay pedal that uses Bucket Brigade Devices (BBDs) the company says give it an authentic, vintage sound, but with...
Rotosound Introduces Six Pedals
Rotosound has introduced six new retro effects pedals; the Wobbler tremolo, King Henry phaser, Pusher compressor, Crusader chorus, Aftermath analog delay, and Leveller EQ....
Pierre Bensusan
In a career spanning four decades, acoustic virtuoso Pierre Bensusan has created some of the most enchanting guitar music ever heard, much of it...
Jeff Beck
In 1985, speaking of the ’83 Action Research into Muscle Distrophy (A.R.M.S.) Tour that united Yardbirds alumni Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton,...
Uncle Tupelo
Some fans of the late, great Uncle Tupelo claim solace in the fact the band’s acrimonious split resulted in two great bands – Jay...
The Gourds
In October 2013, a mere month after releasing their 10th LP (and 19 years after forming), the Gourds announced that they were taking a...
Dynamic Amplifiers 2040 Series
Dynamic Amps 2040 series
Price: $2,570 (VA Combo)
David Carambula’s Dynamic 2040 series of amplifiers consists of three models: Vintage American (VA), Vintage British (VB), and...