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This is a demo of the Peavey Nanovalve 5 watt guitar combo. The audio was recorded on a Tascam digital 8-track and transferred to Cubase for editing. The voice was treated to make it more intelligible, although nothing could be done about the subject's risible accent.... No EQ or compression was used on the guitar.

In 2001 whilst exploring some arcane, unlikely corner of the internet; I came across a group of people who were looking to reverse engineer and construct copies of the rare but venerated Marshall 18 watt model 1974 amplifier. These were manufactured in small quantities between 1965 and 1967. 'Hmmm', thinks I, 'there's one of these sitting here right in front of me....' I had owned this old Mars...

This is a demo of a 1967 Marshall JTM50 amplifier head. The sound was recorded using a close/dynamic, distance/condenser microphone pairing into a Tascam digital recorder. It was edited and dubbed using Cubase and Windows Moviemaker. No EQ or compression were used at any stage. Some spot - adjustments were made to the condenser mic level in order to make my amateurish ramblings a wee bit more i...

This amp was kindly given to me in 2005 by its builder, Mark Durham. Sadly, Mark died 9 months later in a car accident in Hawaii. I describe some of the finer points concerning the amp in the video. It's based on a mid-60s Marshall JTM45. It's a traditional non-master volume 'louder is dirtier' design, but has a few modifications. There are switches for gain boost on the normal channel and treb...

A demonstration of the British Ball Breaker guitar distortion effects pedal by Geekmacdaddy pedals. As fine a distortion box as you'll ever hear. Further details and specifications can be found at: www.geekmacdaddy.com. Just to be clear, I am not an employee or paid endorsee of the Geekmacdaddy organisation. However, if Jeff wants to buy me a beer, I'm up for it....

Description of how to play the main guitar riff.

Out June '09, Kathy Stewart's new album sails the waters that span Folk, Pop and Country music. A native of White Plains NY, she is now resident in Scotland. The album features Ken Kennedy on double bass and harmonica, and Colin Macfarlane on multi-instrumental and production duties. Here she explains in her own words, the passion and inspiration which fuels her songs and performances.