Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Hey guys, sorry (again) about not posting lately, I will be doing reviews on the following things!!


- Asus monitor vh242h 24" widescreen HD

- Home made/built computers. advantages and disadvantages

- Guitar picks, what sizes and which to use and opinions.

-Headphones vs earphones

-Valve amps vs digital amps


I hope you'll enjoy them when I eventually write them :)

Happy blogging.

Sunday, 6 February 2011

Digitech T L 2 Distortion Pedal

So a few months ago I decided my guitar rig sounded a little bland, only just breaking into a heavy rock sound. I purchased the Digitech T L 2 distortion pedal for £50 (ex-display), and was not disappointed.

I have tried around 4 Distortion pedals, ranging from the Marshall Guv'nor2 to a  Ibanez Ds7, and I have to say the versatility on this pedal is just simply astounding.

The pedal features a loose mode, and tight mode, changing the all round tone to a fatter, bass-ier sound (loose) and tight which is a more controlled and harsher, crunchier sound. Tight Mode gives you a responsive, percussive low end with smooth high frequencies. Loose Mode features a low EQ that best suits detuned guitars and produces a massive amount of low end grind.


In addition to this, it features the usual adjustable bass,treble, (high & low), mids and freq, gain and level. The frequency shifts the contour of the sound, and can really transform the sound.

The pedal is run through a standard 9v charger or battery, and the quality of build is also great, very sturdy, extremely reliable due to stomplock knob guards and true bypass circuitry.


The only real downside I can think of is possibly not being able to change to different sounds on the go, but this doesn't bother me.

I rate this pedal 10/10, well worth the money, sounds great, versatile for rock to extreme metal, possibly even blues with loose mode and a amp fiddle. 

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Jackson RR3 Guitar review!

The Jackson Pro Series RR3 Rhoads™ - Alder body, bolt-on maple neck and compound radius rosewood fingerboard.
The Jackson Pro Series RR3 Rhoads™ comes equipped with Seymour Duncan® humbucking pickups, Jackson low-profile double-locking tremolo and black hardware.
Jackson Pro Series RR3 Rhoads™ main features include:
  • Black Finish
  • Body: Alder
  • Neck: Bolt-On Rock Maple with Scarf Joint Head Stock
  • Neck Dimensions: 1st Fret: .745”, 12th Fret: .810”
  • Tuning Machines: Sealed Die-Cast Tuners
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood with Compound 14” to 16” Radius
  • No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets
  • Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB4 Humbucking Pickup
  • Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Jazz™ SH2N Humbucking Pickup
  • Controls:
    Master Tone
    Volume (Bridge Pickup)
    Volume (Neck Pickup)
  • Bridge: Floyd Rose® Licensed Jackson® Low Profile JT580 LP Double Locking 2-Point Tremolo
  • Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
    Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
    Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Strings: NPS, Gauges:
    .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
  • Scale Length: 25.5” (648mm)
  • Width at Nut: 1-11/16” (43mm)
  • Jackson 6-In-Line Pointed Headstock
  • Compound (14” to 16”) Fingerboard Radius
  • MOTO Shark Fin Position Inlays
  • Ivoroid Binding on Neck and Headstock




The price varies from £500-700


The guitar is absoloutly amazing for all metal heads out there, however there are minimal disadvantages.
The first being the Floyd Rose, if you have never had one, they are extremely difficult to maintain, and do not allow alternate tunings without ruining the setup, unless you either block the bridge, or look into products such as the tremol-no.


If I were to go back in time, I would personally buy the Jackson dinky, as the V shape does get boring after a while and becomes annoying for playing, (you have to sit in a classical position). Either this, or a Ibanez S-series, without a Floyd Rose. Although don't get me wrong, with a Floyd Rose you can create some pretty amazing dive bombs and new tones, however it'd be likely you'd keep it one one tuning.


For further details just ask! :)

My rating - 8.9/10, as it sounds brilliant, plays well and is just amazing. Downside - not versatile at all, and doesn't feature EMG pick ups