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The Gear Page (TGP), started in 2002, now combines its 63,000+ members' forums with a webzine. Some articles of potential interest are listed below. Of course, our primary focus is on our forums, which can be reached by clicking on "TGP Forums" in the navigation bar above. Please make sure to read our Rules of Conduct for the forums. To read any of the full articles listed below, click on the image.
Current Featured Gear Reviews:
.............The Sentinel uses a pair of KT-66 tubes (or 6l6) to put out about 35 to 40 watts of great old school tone. If you’re familiar with a 4 input Marshall, say a JTM-45 or 1986/7 style circuit…you’re going to feel right at home here. There are a few tweaks here and there that kind of refine the circuit and a switch that allows for the amp to sound like an aluminum panel Marshall from the 70’s-It’s the same basic tonal elements with a touch more gain and a brighter tone that accentuates the upper mid-range...........For full article click on image!
"Emotion is an important part of playing"
Current Artist Feature:
Jack Pearson's versatility and skill on guitar have led to an incredible career as a “1st call” musician for artists ranging from blues, jazz, rock and country. Although most people probably associate him with the Allman Brothers Band , whom Pearson played with from 1997-1999, my first experience listening to his work came in 1996 when I purchased a CD by Jimmy Hall (ex-vocalist with the southern band Wet Willie) titled “Rendezvous With the Blues”. It turned out to be one of the best CD purchases I ever made. The music was top-notch from beginning to end, but the thing that kept capturing my attention in tune after tune was the incredible guitar playing. I looked at the insert to find out who was on guitar and saw the name “Jack Pearson”. Who?.......................For full article click on image!
Current Article Feature:
Understanding Gain Structure
No doubt there’s tons of very cool stuff hiding in any guitar/amp rig, some of it very hard to find for all but the initiated, so IMHO it really helps to know a little bit about how your rig thinks in order to find it all. By learning how amps and guitars think in general, a lot of those knobs on the front and rear panels will make gobs more sense and will greatly increase your power to sculpt tone before you ever touch an effect. So this article is the first in a series designed to show you, sans screwdriver, how to do just that with gain structure.
Current Featured Member CD:
.........One True Thing is Kahanek's third CD release and is, by far, the most difficult to pin down in terms of genre. Just when you think you have a sense of where Brian is heading, a new flavor appears in the tracks on this recording. The material, written by Kahanek, covers a wide spectrum of styles. The tracks are unpredictable in the best sense of drawing the listener's attention. From the very first track, Bottle Rocket, it was clear that Brian wanted varied musical textures and dynamics to stand out. He succeeded!...........
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..........If tone is important to you, Takamen's guitar and playing highlight the purity of a clean guitar sound played with impeccable precision. He seems to enjoy a minimalist style, yet can sweep with the best of them when the music calls for it. All but one tune was played using Nobuki's 1998 Gibson ES-335 '63 reissue model. That Gibson has been his primary axe for more than 10 years. He played his Taylor 714 for Nebergall Loop. The amp setup included use of an Acoustic Image Clarus SL-R and Raezer's Edge Stealth 12 speakers. Effects used were a Boss DM-2 for a few songs and Carl Martin Surf Trem for one song...........
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Roving TGP Reporter:
TGP has an affiliation this year with the Montreal Guitar Show, which is part of the Montreal Jazz Festival. We sent one of our moderators, "Chiba", to cover the show and festival. He has sent daily reports....and sometimes more than one report per day....in his role as the "TGP representative". Many of us who know Chiba (Wes Fleming) can only imagine the impact our moderator might be having in Montreal. Wes is a big guy, with plenty of tatoo art! Click on the image to the left to read his coverage of both the Montreal Jazz Festival and Guitar Show.