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The guitar is a very rocky looking shape and has Metallicaish look about it due to it being used by Slipknots Mick Thompson but still a very good guitar for rock and metal. The first few chords i played on it made me automatically love it becuase of the strong and aggresive distortion but it was still stable and not sloppylike some guitars. The bass and treble boost/cut off controls make it great from styles from Blink 182 to Slipknot because even though it seems a hard core guitar it still sounds great when you play Blink 182 and Nirvana riffs on it but the only cut back is its a bit top heavy so playing chords can sometimes be a bit of a bugger but all around a good guitar you can find it on www.bcrich.com its tonal comabilities are above average and the bass boost/cut off can be great for going from Punk to Heavy Metal in a second this would be usefull at a gig so it cuts down on the time inbetween songs but all in all i give it a 8/10.
Written By Mike Turner
Rock on! this is korn's 4th album, it's there deepest darkest offering yet korn have gone to a new level with this album, containing the great singles, falling away from me, make me bad, and somebody someone, korn does miss out on any song, each song is as good as the last, some great lyrics riffs and brilliantly put together my personal favourite! 10/10
Written By Chris Stevens
The fender amp is a great amp for practises but it falts in distortion becuase the louder the master volume is the worse the distortion but it redems its self becuase of its great sounds it can make i think its best with distortion on 10 treble on 6 middle on 4 and bass on 3 this sound is good for most rock riffs and some metal riffs. Its quite light weight so it is easy to carry around and is very hardwearing the metal capped corners make it alot more solid its wattage is 15 but what it laks in power it makes up for in quality running it through a desk gives you great uality for recording and is very affordable for young guitarists and the bass version borders around the same price.
It has a usefull head phone socket for playing late into the night and the sound through the head phones doesnt change unlike some amps i have incountered before but there is a draw back it is best to read the manual fter perchace because i ran it throught my desk and blew it out so watch out for that but all things considered i give it a 7.5/10 becuase of its good size and loud volume.
Written By Mike Turner
Green day tell a story as they go through there songs starting with the new single “American idiot”, they continue a grand album. if you like green day, then your in for some goodness! 9/10
Written By Chris Stevens
Fisrt the headphones are quite solid and hard wearing so there is no worry of breaking them easly and are very comfortable to wear which makes them uite suitable for lng recording sessions or just listening to music. The noise shut out is great for playing live they also have a high definition bass and ultra high dynamic range these type of head phones would also be good for any DJ's. 9/10
Written By Mike Turner
Ok first of all it rules the mixing on this album is incredible and the vocals have never been clearer plus its been put in the best set order ever I especially love Before I Forget and Duality and Pulse Of The Maggots they are sick the solo in Pulse Of The Maggots is the best though id give this album a 10/10 because
Written By Mike Turner
The Cyber Twin is one of the best amps iv ever seen its 130 watts total and 125 sterio it is 26 inchs wide, 10 inchs deep and 18 heigh so as you can tell its a large amp but its not just your standerd amp it also has a tuner, noise gate, effects and 85 built in preset sounds and another 85 for you to program yourself which can be changed and saved if you want at any time. The controls are mainly average but it also has Trim, Presence and reverb but one of the coolest things about this amp when you change presets the controls change automatically a sort of ghost effect as it where which is always cool, at the back it has midi in out and thru ports along with headphones, bypass, a peddle port and effects loop lines and lines out.
The amp also can be put on a fender stand soit can be heard better, it is open backed for better ventalation and has to velcro straps for lead storage. This amp is good for all styles as it delivers a good sound for any song from screeching solos to heavy chorus's and the efects are very good at settign asort of mood from slow and calm to hard and heavy. 10/10
Written By Mike Turner
The V-amp is a superb bit of machinery at 2ft wide, 19 inchs deep and 18.5 heigh its a great amp to gig with and is also very practical with 2 50 watt combo speakers, 32 amp models and 15 speaker cab symulations it is a good buy for its price. It also has A tuner, compresser, wah - wah, noise gate, modulation, delay and reverb.
Also midi in, out and through lines a sterio and speaker left and right out, headphones, AUX in, analog in and pre dsp lines out, there are also effects and reverb controls alog with the oter average controls in the front of the amp making it oine great amp with amazing tone and great distortion ranging from crunchy to a dirty hard distortion making it a 9/10.
Written By Mike Turner
The cordial lead is a good strong lead with solid jacks which are pure metal and unscrewable reducing damage to the inner jack. The lead is ten meters long but can be bought at a range of lengths and a very handy velcro cord is attached to the lead so it will stay wound when stored.
I give this lead a 7/10 becuase of the olid construction making it imposible to change the conector if needed to be changed eg if damaged so then the lead becomes useless.
Written By Mike Turner
Ok this album was a bit disoponinting because the last to albums (Take off your pants and jacket and Mark, Tom and Travis show where and still are great they had loads of rocky songs plus some funny ones and a few slow ones but this album had some crap stuff on it there where good songs like Go, Down and I Miss You plus Anthem Part To Live but some of it was really technoish with alot of what sounded like computor stuff on it so i can only give this a 7/10 even though Blink are my favourite band this album was a let down.
Written By Mike Turner
These mics are exelant for recording, practises and live gigs the pack includes 3 Behringer Ultravoice XM1800S Mics and 3 Mic holders all in a hard case lined with foam and foam cut out so they are secure and well kept. They have an On/Off switc, low distortion for a great clean sound, off axis feedback elimination and a strong construction making these great mics i even own a few myself because of there amazing quality. 10/10 (coz there are three and there cheap and kick ass)
Written By Mike Turner
Ok for a start the clean settings on it are sweet, they arent really twangy or dry but smooth and relaxed prefect for slow or easy numbers. The distortion is clear and hard not fuzzy and tonal. Id say this guitar is perfect for anyone who plays a range of music but also great for Nu - Metal, Punk and Rock.
Its not top heavy but fairly balanced altho the neck can get rough when played alot so polishing the next and fret board conditioner is a gd thing to have handy other than that its sweet. The pick ups are Seamore Duncan which in my opinion are the best around 9/10 becuase its a sweet ass guitar but to much maintanance.
Written By Mike Turner
Well this album is something completely new its basically a surfer playing the music he loves but without the fake lyrics and 100 diffrent things going on in it so you and one or two mates can do an acoustic session when ever he talks about alot of things in his songs that are dear to him and not just a good topic to talk about like some artists im a little annoyed some of his better songs like rodeo clowns and flake arnt on it because for the amount of fuss made about this album it seems like a greatest hits of Jack Johnson album but its just another album as most people think its his first but its not and to truely apreshiate the music they should listen to all the track on all the albums not just what seems popular.
Written By Mike Turner