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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.
Giveaway For Supporting Members:
KCA NOS Tubes is giving away a $200 gift certificate to one lucky Supporting Member of TGP. If you are a current Supporting Member you can enter the giveaway contest by posting on the contest thread, which can be accessed at this link: KCA Giveaway. Please make sure to read the brief rules in the opening post. Our thanks to Mike at KCA for his generosity! KCA Website Link
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:
Editor's Note: TGP member "JJBoogie" is the guitar player for Arrested Development, a hip-hop band with a previous album that sold over four million copies, had a hit single ("Tennessee"), won some Grammy Awards, and which was named Band of the Year in 1993 by Rolling Stone magazine.
............I was driving home the other night with my two oldest boys and decided I needed to hear a bit of Old School. I loaded up Tennessee, by Arrested Development, and pressed play, ready to sink low in my seat and turn it up way too loud - something my daughter is always yelling at me for. But my iPod apparently had other ideas. It wouldn’t play and I was left driving, seat reclined, and no Tennessee. So when I was asked to write a review of their latest album, Strong, the very next day, I of course said, “YEAH!”.............Click on photo to read review.
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.