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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Pete Thorn talks gear, touring, and influences


FEATURE INTERVIEW: Pete Thorn



By Tony Cole

Pete Thorn
MGS- Welcome Mr Pete Thorn. Thank you so much for doing this interview.
PT - My pleasure!
MGS - For those that are not familiar with your work can you give us a recap of your pro career?

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Phil Taylor talks about tubes and circuit design


INTERVIEW: Effectrode founder Phil Taylor




MGS - Welcome Phil Taylor owner of Effectrode Tube Effects.

DLS effects owner talks with Musicgearsource


INTERVIEW WITH Dave Sestito from DLS Effects





MGS - First off welcome Dave Sestito owner of DLS effects to musicgearsource.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Look Ma no extension cords !

GEAR IN REVIEW - Sanyo Pedal Juice



My biggest beef with taking a pedal board to a gig is trying to find an orange extension cord to snake around half of the stage to get power for the board.

Modern meets Vintage in this Reverend Hot Rod


GEAR IN REVIEW - REVEREND REEVES GABRELS SIGNATURE GUITAR 




Reverend guitars teamed up with Tin Machine / David Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels to build Reeves his ultimate guitar.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

TC Electronic has some cool new dirt for your board.

GEAR IN REVIEW - TC Electronic Mojo Mojo and Dark Matter


TC Electronic widely known for rack effects has gotten into the overdrive pedal game with the Mojo Mojo and the Dark Matter.

Dunlop and Bob Bradshaw make a tweakers wah



GEAR IN REVIEW - C.A.E. Dunlop MC-404 wah



In the last decade there have been wahs that have extra features making them more versatile than a standard wah.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Red Dawg gets a signature overdrive from E.W.S

 E.W.S. Signature Eric gales brute drive





This special edition of the EWS Brute Drive pays tribute to Brute Drive user Eric Gales. This version is limited to 500 units and comes with a very slick presentation.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Mitch Gallagher discusses Sweetwater , his new book , and gear

INTERVIEW WITH Mitch Gallagher



MGS - Today we are here with musician, author, and Editorial Director for Sweetwater, Mitch Gallagher.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Lava Cable Buy One Get One FREE deal


BUY ONE GET ONE FREE Lava Cable Clear Connect cables ! ONLY while supplies last.

Get em while you can !! Purchase direct at regular price < no prior discounts can be applied > and put BUY ONE GET ONE FREE as the coupon code in your paypal notes !



www.lavacable.com to purchase.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Plug into your IPAD with zero hassles


GEAR in Review - Apogee JAM





Need a simple way to play guitar into your Ipad or IPhone ?

Pedaltrain gets Grande and in charge


GEAR IN REVIEW - Pedaltrain 4 


Pedaltrain finally has a pedalboard for the guy that need tons of pedals live and comes in a world class flight case on wheels .

Monday, November 28, 2011

Gear in Review - Morley Accu Tuner


GEAR IN REVIEW - Morley Accu Tuner




The fine folks at Morley were kind enough to let us tune up with their new AccuTuner . I will come right out and tell you I have gigged for years using a Boss

Monday, November 21, 2011


Interview : Godlykes Kevin Bolembach




MGS - First off Kevin thanks for taking the time to talk with us.

K – My pleasure – I’ve never been interviewed for the business befo

Friday, November 18, 2011

Van Halen shooting a new video ! Means new music......


News of the day : The return on Van Halen




Captured at an undisclosed venue in Los Angeles, are (L-R) Alex Van Halen; Wolfgang Van Halen; Eddie Van Halen; Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M Records;Irving Azoff, Executive Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and Chairman and CEO of the Front Line Management Group; Steve Berman, Vice Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M Records; David Lee Roth; and Jim Urie, President an

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Franks Marino talks about his gear and cutting heads with Ted Nugent


Interview : Frank Marino



Tony: First off we would like to thank you for taking time to talk to us and give you a big welcome, you have many fans lurking around these parts.


Frank: Well, thank YOU for wanting to talk to me.


Tony: First off, what have you been up to lately? Can you get us

Roger Mayer talks about tweaking Jimi's and SRVs gear and more !


Interview : Roger Mayer



MGS - Thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us Rog

Creation Audio Labs audiophile clean boost


Review : Creation Audio Labs MK 4.23


Review
A pedal looking like it came out of a monster car garage somewhere this chrome daddy will impress even the biggest gear critics out there.


With its chrome mirror finish , true bypass switching and pure clean boost this might be the perfect lead pedal for alot of serious tone junkies out there.
This pedal is CLEAN. Alot of clean boosts out there claim to not monkey with your tone but the MK 4.23 delivers on that promise. Why spend thousands of dollars on the right amp and guitar setup and boost your leads with a boost that mangles your sound you spent so long on? There are a ton of boosts on the market and sometimes a colored boost is a good th

Zachary Vex from Zvex pedals talks cars , gear and indoor leopards


Interview : Zvex's Zachary Vex


Interview by Chris Camm


MGS: Mr. Vex, thanks so much for taking the time to sit and chat with us.
With NAMM just behind us, another one on the horizon, and the new
products coming out from ZVex

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hellcaster Will Ray talks Hondas , Teles and Ebay


Interview : Hellcaster Will Ray


MGS - Thanks alot for taking the time to answer my questions Will I greatly
appreciate it.
WR - My pleasure.


MGS - I think most of our readers are familiar with your history and youve
covered that in other interviews. What have you b