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LA Amp Show '11 - Tomaszewicz Amplifiers TZZ-17 Overdrive Demo

PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Van Nuys, CA, for the 2011 LA Amp Show where he visits the Tomaszewicz Amplifiers room. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of the TZZ-17 Overdrive.



PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Van Nuys, CA, for the 2011 LA Amp Show where he visits the Tomaszewicz Amplifiers room. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of the TZZ-17 Overdrive.

The body shape of this 6-string seems surprisingly ergonomic, but that perception changes when you hold its neck!

Originally priced at $25 and tagged for the student market, this guitar built at the Kawai factory sounds surprisingly good, but its neck is a “husky” fit.

Recently, I celebrated a birthday—and let me tell you, after 50 I just feel thankful for a shot at another day. I’m at the point in life where I wake up with injuries, like random bruises or sore joints after a good night of sleep. What the heck! As part of being over 50, I find it necessary to keep up on my vaccinations and health things, and in my recent travels, I was surprised to learn that so many people have a birthday around the same time as me. It started with various phlebotomists, doctors, and nurses. Then it continued with people at work and social media messages. I never really thought about it before, but I did some research and, in fact, more babies are born in September than in any other month! My birthday is October 6, but according to my dear mom, I was two weeks late (as usual).

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Dynamic and pitch control of delay textures pave roads to new compositional and playing approaches in another unusual effect from Latvia’s foremost stompbox provocateurs.

Impressive control over parameters. Coaxes new playing and compositional approaches for players in a rut. High build quality.

Interrelationships between controls will be hard to grasp for many.

$329

Gamechanger Audio Auto Delay
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From the outset, it must be said there are easier ways to get a delay sound than using Gamechanger’s Auto Delay. But if simple echoes were the sole objective of this pedal, I doubtGamechanger would have bothered. As you may have gleaned from a listen to the company’sBigsby Pedal,PLASMA Pedal fuzz, orLIGHT Pedal reverb, the Riga, Latvia-based company rarely takes a conventional approach to anything they design or release. But what is “conventional” from a guitarist’s point of view, may be something quite different for musicians determined to bend notions of what sound and music are, how it’s made, and by what means.

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Gator Cases offers custom cases for Flying V and Explorer style guitars in their Traditional Deluxe Series.

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The Smiths’ 1984 press shot. From left to right: Andy Rourke, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, and Mike Joyce.

Bassists from California’s finest Smiths tribute bands weigh-in on Andy Rourke’s most fun-to-play parts.

Listen to the Smiths, the iconic 1980s indie-rock band from Manchester, and you’ll hear Andy Rourke’s well-crafted bass lines snaking around Johnny Marr’s intricate guitar work, Mike Joyce’s energetic drumming, and singer Morrissey’s wry vocal delivery.

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