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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.
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”
I recently bought a new bridge pickup for one of my cheap-and-cheerful Esquire guitars.
How did I get on with it? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Seymour Duncan Antiquity Tele Bridge Pickup”It’s not every pedal that gets not one, but two First Impressions posts here on the HomeToneBlog. In fact, I believe this is the first one that I’ve done this for.
How does the Mad Professor Super Black preamp pedal sound, when I run it straight into a power amp? Let’s find out.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Mad Professor Super Black Pedal (Straight Into A Power Amp)”
I recently managed to tear myself away from my beloved Tweed Deluxe amp long enough to snag a second-hand Super Black pedal. And I swear that I didn’t realise this is (partially!) a tweed pedal when I bought it!
Continue reading “First Impressions: Mad Professor Super Black Preamp Pedal (Into The Front Of An Amp)”You probably haven’t heard of this guitar. We certainly hadn’t. But once we’d tried one, we were sold.
