http://gear-monkey.com/blog Music Source Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:08:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have an original Vox Wah-Wah pedal, and I think it’s probably time to put a new pot in it. My dad bought the pedal in 1968, and it’s starting to sound pretty noisy. I want to keep the tone and range if the wah the same. Do I need ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/tech-education/pot-luck-and-radio-noise-with-1968-vox-wah/ Jackson guitars are celebrating its 25th anniversary of producing custom guitars for consumers, by doing the only thing it knows best, sorting through its 25 years of work to bring back two of their proudest accomplishments. Jackson’s two unique custom guitars reproduced in limited edition format to emulate their predecessor’s ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/guitar/jackson-guitar-celebrates-25th-anniversary-two-new-custom-releases/ Cold is reuniting according to lead singer, Scooter Ward, on Cold's MySpace page. Cold is expecting to release a new album in the fall 2009. After producing their emotional Different Kind of Pain album the band went in different directions. Cold’s front man, Ward, created The Killer and the Star featuring Limp ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/music-life/cold-is-reuniting-album-out-2009/ The SoupyGato show is truly one a kind, is main purpose is share the best new artists with the world. Partners, Daniel Harris and Kimmi Rudolph do a remarkable job at providing the newest artists to the airwaves. With Harris’s love for music he started to communicate with independent musicians, which ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/pro-audio/the-soupygato-show-online-radio-and-podcast-of-music/ Can you give me some information on earplugs? How well do they work, and do most rock musicians use them? Rockin' Billy Bong xxxx@rocketmail.com While they’re relatively new to the world of rock music, earplugs have become a popular item with many musicians, and with good reason. I’ve worked for a lot of ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/pro-audio/loud-rock-n-roll-music-earplugs-guitarists-drummers-musicians/ I have a Crate GX15X, which has a gain channel and a lead channel with a built-in graphics EQ. I wasn’t pleased with the amp’s distortion, so I bought a Danelectro Fab Tone fuzz pedal. Now I can get decent distortion when practicing on my own, but I can’t get ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/tech-education/crate-gx15-gain-and-volume-issues-tech-advice/ ANNOUNCED: There is a free BOSS-DS 1 Distortion pedal giveaway competition on the forum of Gear-Monkey, which will continue from July 17, 2008 through August 31, 2008. This is really a considerable amount of time to get you all ready and geared up for this jamming contest. The contest consists of ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/effects-pedals/free-boss-ds-1-distortion-guitar-pedal/ Sherman Custom Guitars are manufactured in the U.S., Sherman Custom Guitars features bolt-on necks, 25.5-inch fingerboard. The guitars are available in a variety of body shapes and neck styles, and all feature the Sherman Tremolo System, each piece of which is machined from high-quality tool steel and hardened. List price ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/guitar/sherman-custom-guitars/ “I’ve always wanted to be known as something more than a blues guy,” says Doyle Bramhall II, a guitarist still known for his teenage association with Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Double Trouble’s first post-Stevie outfit, the ARC Angels. But his heavy blues past notwithstanding, Bramhall is starting ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/pro-audio/doyle-bramhall-ii-out-of-the-blues/ Static-X is not a new brand of fabric softener, even though the gravity-defying hair-style of lead singer/guitarist Wayne Static looks like it could use a healthy shot of Cling Free. In fact, there is nothing the least bit soft about Static-X’s industrial-strength, hard-hitting brand metal, which combines jagged, piercing guitar ... http://gear-monkey.com/blog/music-life/static-x-industrial-metal-band-latest-album-cannibal/