June 26, 2013

Portable Guitar Tools

OV Valle [Roland US] Tips & Tricks amp modelers, dual pedals, G-5, G-5A, GR-D, GR-SV, GT-10, GT-100, guitar, JS-10, JS-8, ME-25, modeling guitars, RC-30, RT-20, V-Guitar, VG Stratocaster 8 Comments

Modern Solutions for Successful Gigging

Portable Guitar Tools

In March, guitarist Peter Thorn published an article for Premier Guitar titled “Simplify Your Life: Portable Power Tools For The Modern Guitarist.” Peter feels that being practical in today’s age is the key to successful gigging. Face it; budgets are not what they used to be, and they haven’t been for a long time. Peter says, “Forget about the limos, refrigerator racks, and 100-watt stacks of rock and roll excess.” As an alternative, he presents a modern-day approach with technology and portability. Peter covers modeling guitars, dual pedals, amp modelers, and portable guitar practice solutions. Here are a few Roland and BOSS solutions to these modern day challenges that Peter discusses. More

January 16, 2013

Loop Station World Finalists 2013 Part 2

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There are 12 contestants from all corners of the world that will be participating in this year’s Loop Station World Championship. Here are the six remaining contestants and the performances that got them to the finals. Using a Loop Station, each finalist will compete with an original one-man song and will be critiqued by our celebrity judges as well as viewers around the world. More

January 9, 2013

Loop Station World Finalists 2013 Part 1

OV Valle [Roland US] Contests boss, guitar, Loop Station, RC-2, RC-20, RC-20XL, RC-3, RC-30, RC-300, RC-50 2 Comments

There are 12 contestants from all corners of the world that will be participating in this year’s Loop Station World Championship. Here are six of the contestants and the videos that got them to the finals. Each finalist will compete by creating a one-man song using a Loop Station and judged by our celebrity judges and the viewers around the world. More