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Once or twice a year, I take a look at where I am with my music and my gear.

Posted on 31st December 202428th December 2024

2024 Review: Making Music

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what music I’ve made this year, and what I’ve learned from doing so.

Previous posts in this series: [2023]

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Posted on 30th December 202428th December 2024

2024 Review: Home Studio Gear

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what home studio gear I’ve used this year, and why.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022][2023]

Continue reading “2024 Review: Home Studio Gear”
Posted on 29th December 202428th December 2024

2024 Review: Gigging Gear

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what gear we started with and what gear we ended up with – along with a discussion of why.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022][2023]

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Posted on 28th December 202428th December 2024

2024 Review: Guitars For Home Playing

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what guitars I’ve had my hands on, and what I’ve learned from the experience.

This post covers guitars that I play at home for fun. I’ll cover the guitars that I gig with tomorrow.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022][2023]

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Posted on 27th December 202424th December 2024

2024 Review: Pedals

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m writing up a rundown of what pedals I’m using, and why.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022][2023]

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Posted on 26th December 202424th December 2024

2024 Review: Pedal Platforms & Other Amps

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m going to do a rundown of what amps I’m using for pedal platforms, and why. And, this year, I’m expanding it to talk more about using amps for more than just pedals.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022][2023]

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Posted on 25th December 202424th December 2024

2024 Review: The Blog

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m going to do a rundown of what I’ve written about on the blog this year.

Previous years: [2023]

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Posted on 31st December 20238th December 2023

2023 Review: Making Music

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what music I’ve made this year, and what I’ve learned from doing so.

This is the first year that I’ve made this part of my Annual Review series.

Continue reading “2023 Review: Making Music”
Posted on 30th December 20238th December 2023

2023 Review: Home Studio Gear

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what home studio gear I’ve used this year, and why.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022]

Continue reading “2023 Review: Home Studio Gear”
Posted on 29th December 20238th December 2023

2023 Review: Gigging Gear

Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what gear we started with and what gear we ended up with – along with a discussion of why.

Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022]

Continue reading “2023 Review: Gigging Gear”

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