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Someone Finally Created a Great Gig Bag

13 June 2011

It’s funny how when you want something you think there is an overabundance of companies out there making exactly what you are looking for, and how you think you’ll be able to walk into any store and just pluck it off the shelf. Such has been my feeling for the past few months as I’ve [...]

Product Review: Sanyo Pedal Juice

27 December 2010

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If you are a guitarist that likes to use pedals, you know very well how much of a pain in the butt it can be to get them all set up and, more importantly, all powered up. Between the extension cord, the power strip, and all of the misshapen wall warts, it can be a [...]

P-Whammy: The Next Generation Tremolo

30 September 2010

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Ever since starting Fretterverse I’ve been on a constant lookout for new and interesting products. There are so many guitar blogs out there that get all of the cool gear shipped to them for review, and I get left out in the cold. (Here is where I tell you my “walking to school uphill both [...]

The Rock Lock is Like a Ninja Bodyguard For Your Guitar

9 September 2010

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Every once in a while a product comes along that is at the same time inherently simple in concept and completely brilliant. Products like these have always lingered in the “wouldn’t it be cool if…” parts of our subconscious, but for one reason or another never poked its way through to the “hey, we should [...]

IK Multimedia’s Amplitube and iRig

10 August 2010

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In just about every way I’m totally stoked about IK Multimedia’s Amplitube, an amp modeling program that you can use on your iPhone and/or iPad. Several times a week before my martial arts class I have about an hour to kill. Some days I study Thai, but other days I take my small beat-around Squier [...]

The Most Infuriating Guitar Product, Ever!

4 August 2010

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I’ve been trying to keep to my normal blogging schedule lately. Typically, Wednesdays I take a break from Fretterverse and work on my other blog. But I came across something that annoyed me so deeply, we’re talking on a visceral level, that I couldn’t just let it go for even one more day. Yes, my [...]

The Great Capo Caper

3 August 2010

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A capo is a device that attaches to the neck of your guitar and essentially acts like another finger so you can play complicated fingerings more easily. Many singer-songwriters use them so they don’t have to fumble around with awkward chord voicings while singing. The most common capo is, of course, the standard six-string capo [...]

Meisel COM-90 Clip-On Electronic Tuner

27 July 2010

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Having a good tuner is a must. I think we can all agree that there is nothing worse than a guitar player whose guitar is out of tune. When I first started learning jazz guitar (still learning…) I went on this mad search for the be-all clip-on tuner to use with my jazz box. It’s [...]

The Miller Guitar Strap

17 March 2010

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For those of us who played guitar back in the 60′s, 70′, and 80′s (and perhaps earlier) you can certainly remember that acoustic guitars did not have strap pins on the body or neck heel like they do now. Back in the day, if you wanted to play your acoustic guitar standing up you had [...]

Does Pointless Picks Have a Point?

1 March 2010

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Guitar picks are very much like strings. Most guitar players are die-hard loyalists that have been playing the same brand since the Dawn of Man. Personally, I’ve been using D’Addario strings exclusively for over 25 years now, and a Steve Clayton pick user for around five. I remember back in the late 80′s the Stylus [...]