Author: Vlad
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KMA Audio Machines Cirrus Review – More Than an Ambient Pedal
The KMA Audio Machines Cirrus is much more than just an ambient pedal. In this post, I look at how this creative delay and reverb pedal works in a musical home studio context, from big atmospheric textures to more focused sounds for everyday songwriting and recording.
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Hughes & Kettner Spirit Nano Amps Review – Three Tiny Amp Heads
The Hughes & Kettner Spirit Nano amps split the Black Spirit idea into three tiny amp heads: Spirit of Vintage, Spirit of Rock and Spirit of Metal.
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I Bought Back My First Guitar Pedal – Zoom 505 Mark II Review
The Zoom 505 Mark II was the first guitar pedal I ever owned. In this post, I revisit the cheap little multi-effects unit that started it all and find out whether it was actually any good or just a nostalgic piece of plastic.
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Beginner Guitar Mistakes: 10 Things I Got Wrong
When I started playing guitar, I believed plenty of things that turned out to be wrong. Here are 10 beginner guitar mistakes I made, including ignoring intonation, avoiding metronome practice and misunderstanding what actually makes guitar tone work.
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Ibanez AZ 2402 Review After One Year – What I Learned
After using the Ibanez AZ 2402 for a full year in the studio and live, here’s what I learned about the tuners, tuning stability, neck, tremolo, alter switch and long-term feel of the guitar.