GuitarToyBox - A guitarist's point of view http://guitartoybox.com See the world through the eyes of a guitarist Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en And the award for best hair in guitar vidoes goes to…. http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-07/and-the-award-for-best-hair-in-guitar-vidoes-goes-to/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-07/and-the-award-for-best-hair-in-guitar-vidoes-goes-to/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:07:15 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=644 ….Jason Lee!!!!

Congratulation Jason. You don’t get anything for this award except my admiration!

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-07/and-the-award-for-best-hair-in-guitar-vidoes-goes-to/feed/ Gibson Inspired By Okuda Tamio Les Paul Special http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-06/gibson-inspired-by-okuda-tamio-les-paul-special/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-06/gibson-inspired-by-okuda-tamio-les-paul-special/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:42:11 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=637
Who the hell is Okuda Tamio? Yeah, I had no idea either but he’s pretty good. Good enough that Gibson has decide to release an “Inspired By” model.

The Gibson Inspired By Okuda Tamio Les Paul Special Guitar features 1-piece lightweight mahogany body and neck, Okuda Tamio profile, rosewood fingerboard, 24.75″ scale length, ABR-1 bridge with Bigsby tailpiece, 2 P90 pickups, 3-way pickup switch and 2 volume and 2 tone controls.

They are only making 100 of these all up, but I would love to get my hands on a guitar with this configuration. For some reason it just tickles my fancy.



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]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-06/gibson-inspired-by-okuda-tamio-les-paul-special/feed/ Lots of Guitars? That’s a-hangin’ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-05/lots-of-guitars-thats-a-hangin/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-08-05/lots-of-guitars-thats-a-hangin/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:42:10 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=632 Fellow Aussie Jon over at GuitarNoize (the coolest looking guitar site on the planet if you ask me) brought this lovely contraption to my attention today. It’s called Rixzrax and it is a wall mounting system for your guitars. The system mounts on your wall, bits stick out and you hang your guitars off it.

Sounds like pretty simple fair, but this has easily adjustable arms so you can either hang your gear in the most efficient way, or do what I would do and arrange them so they look their best. It’s a shame I rent.

A 6 unit rack will cost you back $249.95US and the 8 unit rack is $295.95US. They can be ordered directly through the Rixzrax website.

Looking for an alternative to the Rixzrax?

new-warwick-rockstand-rs7-7-slot-rack-guitar-bass-stand New Warwick ROCKSTAND RS7 7 SLOT RACK GUITAR BASS STAND
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Looking for a truely portable guitar. How about one that actually comes apart so yuo can carry it around in a small bag? Welcome to the Adirondack Aria Sinsonido Travel Guitar.

Basically a neck attached to a slim body, it has rubber coated aluminum frame that you connect to get the “feel” of a guitar whilst playing.

Having no body as such, it does need to be plugged into some sort of output device so you can hear it, but it sounds suprising good. The guitar features a 9 volt battery, preamp and two stereo condenser microphones built into the unit to provide the require sound source for amplification. PLug in your headphones, or plug into a little boom box and your on your way. Adirondack offers three models of this latest version: steel string, nylon string, and nylon string with a cutaway design.

Check out the site here.

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-31/the-folding-air-guitar/feed/ Reverend Double Agent Guitar http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-30/reverend-double-agent-guitar-%c2%bb-music-gadgets-%c2%bb-musical-instruments-guitar-bass-piano-gadgets-amps-drums-keyboard-midi-percussion-synth/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-30/reverend-double-agent-guitar-%c2%bb-music-gadgets-%c2%bb-musical-instruments-guitar-bass-piano-gadgets-amps-drums-keyboard-midi-percussion-synth/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:37:37 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-30/reverend-double-agent-guitar-%c2%bb-music-gadgets-%c2%bb-musical-instruments-guitar-bass-piano-gadgets-amps-drums-keyboard-midi-percussion-synth/

I really love the look of these Reverend guitars. I just wish I could find some down under to get my hands on. Or maybe Reverend would like to send me one of each model so I can review them… that would be nice.

Anyway, the new Double Agent from Reverend features olid korina body, maple neck, medium oval neck profile, rosewood fingerboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, 25.5″ scale length, Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece, Reverend humbucker (bridge) and Reverend P-90 (neck) pickups, 3-way pickup switch and volume, tone and bass contour control mounted where a Les Paul would normally have the pickup switch.

i really like the idea of the humbucker and P90 combination. This sounds stupid but I always thought visually that mixing the pickup types really degades the aesthetic of a guitar. But reverned have got the P90 surrounded by a matching pickguard, so you almost don’t notice it there.

It comes as shown, or in midnight black for $600.

C’mon Reverend. Australia wants to play.

Sourced from MusicGadgets

reverend-gil-parris-guitar-near-mint-w-lace-pu-jet-blk REVEREND GIL PARRIS GUITAR NEAR MINT w/ LACE PU JET BLK
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reverend-volcano-flying-v-guitar! Reverend Volcano flying V guitar!
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new-reverend-manta-ray-290-electric-guitar-in-tobacco NEW Reverend Manta Ray 290 Electric Guitar in Tobacco
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Acoustic Cover Challenge

Acoustic Cover Challenge

It’s finally here. I’ve been working on this for a while, and although there are a few features I am still developing (with a vies of making them available to everyone down the track), my new website for my personal music projects is up and running.

CHRIS WATSON MUSIC

And the best part is, I’m ready for your input. The Acoustic Cover Challenge is now open

What is the Acoustic Cover Challenge (ACC)?

The ACC is the part of this site where you guys and gals are in control.You pick the songs, I record them acoustically and share them here for your pleasure. It will just be audio to start with until I get the hang of recording the video and audio at the same time.

How does it work?

When I announce I’m taking requests, you reply to the post. Then I pick my favourites from the suggestions and make a shortlist. This then gets turned into a poll and you vote on it. The winning song gets recorded. Hopefull there will be a new song every fortnight.

Why are you doing it?

I’m trying to piece together a set list for solo gigs, and I need some help choosing songs. What better way to find songs that people like then to get them to request the songs here.

So head on over to the site, leave a suggestion, sign up to the newsletter and lets get this ball rolling.

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Found at GearTrap.

Ahh… Marshall. Although my love of amps is constantly evolving and going through phases, i always come back to Marshall. To my ears, they have just the right amount of clarity, the right amount of dirt, the right amount frequency spread…. I just love them. I may have flirted with Orange, followed ZZ Top with Crate, dabbled with Vox, but my heart lies with Marshall.

Get Marshall at our store:

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marshall-jcm-2000-tsl-100-amp-head MARSHALL JCM 2000 TSL 100 AMP HEAD
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]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-28/i-love-the-smell-of-marshall-in-the-morning/feed/ RSS Feed Issues http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-25/rss-feed-issues/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-25/rss-feed-issues/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:06:52 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=575 To those reading on the RSS feed, sorry for those last 10 posts. I was trying a little experiment and it has not worked. If you follow those entires you’ll end up at a 404 on the website. Again, sorry about that, it should be fixed for the future (I hope).

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-25/rss-feed-issues/feed/ The Worlds Fastest Guitar Player http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/the-worlds-fastest-guitar-player/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/the-worlds-fastest-guitar-player/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:39:11 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/the-worlds-fastest-guitar-player/

GuitarMX and a few other sites have had this video up. It is amazing. Even though to me the playing is completely souless, you have to give credit for the technical prowess. in this video the player looks like he is in fast forward.

Would you ever want to play this fast though?

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/the-worlds-fastest-guitar-player/feed/ Demeter Fuzzulator Video http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/demeter-fuzzulator-video/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/demeter-fuzzulator-video/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:32:04 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=558
I saw this over at GearTrap, one of my new favourite sites. This is a very nice sounding fuzz pedal. I’ve always associated fuzz pedals with over the top crazy tone, but this does some beautiful lower gain tones as well.

demeter-fuz-1-fuzzulator-fuzz-pedal Demeter FUZ-1 Fuzzulator Fuzz Pedal
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]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-24/demeter-fuzzulator-video/feed/ GuitarCardio : Get fresh exercise routines everytime. http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-16/guitarcardio-get-fresh-exercise-routines-everytime/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-16/guitarcardio-get-fresh-exercise-routines-everytime/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:45:37 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-16/guitarcardio-get-fresh-exercise-routines-everytime/ Guitar Cardio

Guitar Cardio

From:GuitarCardio : Guitar Lifestyle.

Here is an excellent site for when you get board with your warmup routine or basic scale drills. This system will automatically create a practice routine for you dependant on the options you select. You mention how many exercises you want to do, what scales and what style of exercise, and it will create them each time. You’ll enjoy your warmup more if it is different everytime, so go check the site out.

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-16/guitarcardio-get-fresh-exercise-routines-everytime/feed/ Birds Of Tokyo - Universes http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-05/birds-of-tokyo-universes/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-05/birds-of-tokyo-universes/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:18:40 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=553 I know this is my “guitar” blog, but if I can introduce some more people to this band then I think I am making the world a better place.

Birds Of Tokyo hail from Perth, Western Australia, and are my favourite band at the moment. Their new album “universes” has just come out today and it is absolutely brilliant. Above is the video for the first two singles (yes, two singles, one video clip). I hope you enjoy.

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]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-05/birds-of-tokyo-universes/feed/ John Petrucci - Pedalboard and Demo http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-03/john-petrucci-pedalboard-and-demo/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-03/john-petrucci-pedalboard-and-demo/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:14:19 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=552 While we are showing famous guitar rigs, lets go to something stupidly complex. John Petrucci of Dream Theater walks us through his live rig on this video. Hope you enjoy.

And for a lighter take on the subject, check out the following videos.

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john-petrucci-dream-theater-kaki-king-guitar-cd-rom JOHN PETRUCCI DREAM THEATER KAKI KING GUITAR CD-ROM
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]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-03/john-petrucci-pedalboard-and-demo/feed/ Slash’s Rig Explained http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-02/slashs-rig-explained/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-07-02/slashs-rig-explained/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:03:07 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=551 As if I couldn’t post this. Super guitar tech Adam Day, Slash’s #1 guy for the past 16 years, goes right through the rig of the man himself… SLASH!!

I always wondered how someone got a job like that. I know my stuff, but these guys are amazing.

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I have a new site I’m working on. Actually a few, but this one will interest all you fine people. I’ll be after your suggestions on this site very shortly.

But first…. a teaser!!!

It is coming soon....

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]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-28/moog-at-namm/feed/ Worlds Biggest Pedal Board at Summer Namm http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-27/worlds-biggest-pedal-board-at-summer-namm/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-27/worlds-biggest-pedal-board-at-summer-namm/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:48:49 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=547 No need for words, just look at the video.

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-27/worlds-biggest-pedal-board-at-summer-namm/feed/ Keely Mod of a Boss DS1 http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-26/keely-mod-of-a-boss-ds1/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-26/keely-mod-of-a-boss-ds1/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:48:47 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=546 Robert Keeley is known for modifying pedals, and with good reason. The difference in tone he is able to achieve with his mods is absolutely amazing. If you ever wondered why people take their very expensive pedals and have them modified, I present to you some video proof of the difference it can make.

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-26/keely-mod-of-a-boss-ds1/feed/ Do you Joost? http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-21/do-you-joost/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-21/do-you-joost/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:17:46 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=544

have you tried Joost yet? I was one of the original beta testers a while back and found it to be a) unusable due to bandwidth and b) lacking anything to watch.

My, have things changed. Joost™ the best of tv and the internet

After talking to another guitar enthusiast the other day, he told me I should give it another go. And he was right. Featured on Joost now is the GuitarWorld channel, featuring the video lessons and reviews from the magazine’s cover discs. While you don’t get the full benefit of the lessons without the accompanying tabs, the equipment reviews are fantastic.

If you haven’t got Joost I highly recommend you check it out. It’s a great time killer (and yes that is Zakk Wylde in the above screenshot).

]]> http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-21/do-you-joost/feed/ Get Guitar Lessons from Satriani http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-17/get-guitar-lessons-from-satriani/ http://guitartoybox.com/2008-06-17/get-guitar-lessons-from-satriani/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:50:49 +0000 Wookie http://guitartoybox.com/?p=542 Get Lessons with Satch
You read that right. The man himself, Joe Satriani in conjunction with WorkshopLive is offering two lessons a month via the WorkshopLive website. The site says the access includes:

* TWO “Super” Lessons each month!
* Exclusive video and interviews filmed in HD!
* Our latest high-tech lesson tool featuring printable tab, speed control, and best of all –
an animated fret board!
* Forum access, special deals, and much more!

Yuo can sign up for the lessons right here.

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