Fender Duo Sonic Pick ups01.07.08

I just love the sound of the single coil pick ups that I have in my Fender Duo Sonic.

They are the earliest example of what the Humbucking pick up sound would become when you put the pick up switch in the middle. In this position, you are using BOTH front and back pick ups [...]



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Basic Humbucker pick up system11.19.07

Basically making a Humbucker pick up(p/u) is when you place a single coil beside another one.

Visually you will notice that some Humbucker p/u’s may have a cover on them, thus you will not see the two coils side by side. I will try to explain that one in another post.
Both coils generate a [...]



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The Dream Theatre Rock experience11.01.07

I first heard of this band by my buddy Tony when we were standing next to the speakers at the Saga concert that I was at recently.

He had told me that his son that has his own band, loves this type of Rock. He quickly described it as a hybrid of RUSH, Saga, Yes [...]



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Tonelab LE10.06.07

I was introduced to the Vox Tonelab SE peddle by a guy who I was playing with this past weekend at the Arlington Hotel’s Capron’s Cavern, Paris Ontario.

The event was being held for a dear family friend who was celebrating his 50th birthday. Craig Peeler was the guitarist who played a wide variety [...]



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OMG you gotta hear it to believe it10.04.07

Now I already have a good pick-up system in my Larrivee L-03 but when went into my favorite guitar store, the 12th Fret in Toronto, I feel madly in love with the L.R. Baggs IMix.
Now I have been looking to update my pick-up system in my L0-3 lately and found many systems in which [...]



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