Here is my latest video, featuring one of my newest acquisitions…

I recently decided to put together a new small pedalboard, initially to use with my Morgan Amplifier. The main reason being, that the Wampler Clarksdale Overdrive (which was not being used) sounds so great with the Morgan. The Tubescreamer based circuit, just complements the tone of the AC20 Deluxe so well.

However, I’m not man enough to play without any delay! So I bought a TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 from Andertons to stick on the board. That pedal seemed to be a great balance between sound quality and price. It is very good, although not as good as my Strymon El Capistan, but then not much is.

The Voodoo Lab power supply is also a spare one I wan’t using. The board is a Pedaltrain Metro 20, with the hard case.

Video number 2 of the day, this time with my Jazzmaster in Drop D tuning. I’d been listening to a lot of Philip Sayce before I did this one…

After I discovered that my Wampler Clarksdale Overdrive pedal, sounds so great into my Morgan Amplifier, I thought I’d do a couple of quick iPhone videos. Here is the first one, featuring my 2009 PRS DGT.

I had the pleasure of attending The Birmingham Guitar Show yesterday (with my Dad!)

We used to go to every show, every year, but fatigue set in a few years ago and we stopped going to them. Mainly because you see the same stands at every one, but also because the noise is quite unbearable at times. Having 50 people, playing 50 different things, AT THE SAME TIME, can be a little wearing!!

But we decided to give this one a go and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was good to catch up with my friend and dealer Mark, from Guitars4you. He still has that Sea Foam Green PRS DGT Standard. I resisted! I also saw a barely used Fender Telecaster Reissue, the exact guitar I have been looking at on the internet, but it was £200 cheaper. I managed to resist that too. Somehow.

So, the consensus between us was that we enjoyed it and will go to another one this year. Hopefully when I have a bit more disposable income. I stood in awe at the PRS stand. I’ll leave the pictures here…

Here are some gratuitous gear shots, of my set up from The Nightwires gig in Derby, last Friday. I ended up having to take my Gibson J45 at the last minute, as out support act had to pull out, so we did a short acoustic set, before the main full band show. It all went swimmingly.

The Andy Timmons @ Pedal by JHS, sounded fabulous through my Victory Head. Definitely a keeper.

PRS DGT–Wampler Clarksdale Overdrive–Morgan AC20 Deluxe

Sounds immense!! I set the Morgan up to be crunchy and then stomp on the Clarksdale for some serious dirt. Using the guitar’s volume knob, to clean up for less overdrive.

I feel a Morgan specific pedalboard coming on…

Going for something a little more ambient…

I’ve been looking for an overdrive pedal to give me a fluid, liquid drive sound. I initially bought a Thorpyfx Muffroom Cloud Fuzz, and whilst that sounded great, I’ve realised that fuzz just doesn’t work for me.

I’d been hanging my nose over the JHS AT pedal for a while, so the Fuzz went back and I got the AT instead. Its the Andy Timmons Signature version of the JHS Angry Charlie pedal.

My god, its brilliant!! There will be a video demo soon, but here is a picture of it, in all its glorious redness…

Here is the latest of my Going Loopy videos. I decided to produce a little tribute to David Bowie with this one. Not just for the obvious reason, but also because “Lazarus” from his new album “Blackstar” is an incredible song. And then something popped in my head at the end…