Tone. At Home.
What do I think about a piece of new (to me) gear at first? We all know first impressions don’t last, but at least this way I can look back and see how my opinion has changed from when I first tried something.
It’s Christmas, and Santa (in the form of my lovely wife Kristi) brought me a new pedal.
Is this a case of a gift that’ll live up to my expectations, or a piece of cheap tat that’ll find its way onto eBay before Easter arrives? Here are my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Hotone SoulPress II 3-in-1 Wah / Volume / Expression Pedal”A couple of months ago, I ordered a set of new pickups for my Fender Player HSS Stratocaster. It took a bit of time for them to arrive, and then a bit longer to get them installed.
Now that they’re in the guitar, what are my First Impressions? Read on to find out.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Bare Knuckle Apache & Stormy Monday Pickups In A HSS Strat”Just before Christmas, I was able to pick up a Lovepedal Superlead distortion pedal. Is this going to be a great little present to myself? Read on to find out.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Lovepedal Superlead Distortion Pedal”I needed to move one of my Focal monitors off of my desk, so I ordered myself a dedicated speaker stand. Here are my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Gravity Vari-Tilt Studio Monitor Speaker Stand”I recently picked up another Antiquity pickup, to go into my other Squier Esquire. The guitar’s now back from the shop … so what do I think? Is this another great mod?
Read on to find out.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Telecaster Bridge Pickup”I recently bought a new floor-standing speaker stand for my home studio. How did I get on with it? Here are my first impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Gravity Vari-Tilt Studio Monitor Speaker Stand”I want to listen to music while I work, without having to physically plug a cable into my laptop. Will Apple’s HomePod mini do the job? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Apple HomePod mini Stereo Pair”
I recently managed to snag one of my bucket list pedals: the VS Audio Royal Flush. Here are my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: VS Audio Royal Flush Dual Overdrive Pedal”I recently bought the newly released Polymath pickup, to go into my old Charvel. I’ve been looking for a bridge pickup that suits both the guitar and me for a long time.
Have I found it?
Continue reading “First Impressions: Bare Knuckle Pickups Polymath Bridge Humbucker”
Back at the end of August, I bought a (I suspect) one-off clone of the Lovepedal Englishman overdrive pedal, called the PC30. It arrived in early September, and I promptly forgot about it 🙁
What is it like? Here are my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: PC30 Lovepedal Englishman Clone Overdrive”