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Opening Up The Beast
Taking the old starpoint to the Gibson GA-5T yields a glorious bit of information as soon as the speaker cavity guard is removed. On the back of the guard, a faded white sticker displays the followin… more »
Dusty Old Amp
PETE SPECIAL at KOKO SUSHI BAR, FRIDAY, JULY 11th, 2008 8pm
countryfriedfred wrote 1 week ago: Technorati Tags: Sushi,Blues,Jazz,Friday July 11th 2008 8pm,Live music,Pete Special,Chicago Illin … more »
Magic Sam: West Side Story
arisurdoval wrote 1 week ago: Besides the fact that he was one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, “Magic” Sam Magh … more »
Hubert Sumlin: Raised by Wolf
arisurdoval wrote 2 weeks ago: Hubert Sumlin was starting out. Howlin’ Wolf was starting over. Together, they changed the blues … more »
Chicago Bluesfest not so blue
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playhotpotato wrote 1 month ago: by Albert Corvera and Christopher Brinckerhoff As the summer heat replaces the wet spring, and the … more »
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
elena672 wrote 1 month ago: Howlin’ Wolf, American musician (d. 1976) … more »
Opening Up The Beast
dustyoldamp wrote 1 month ago: Taking the old starpoint to the Gibson GA-5T yields a glorious bit of information as soon as the sp … more »
Back In Black
dustyoldamp wrote 2 months ago: … more »
On This Date (May 4, 1987) Paul Butterfield
themusicsover wrote 2 months ago: Paul Butterfield December 17, 1942 - May 4, 1987 From wikipedia Paul Butterfield was an American bl … more »
On This Date (April 24, 1970) Otis Spann
themusicsover wrote 3 months ago: Otis Spann March 21, 1930 - April 24, 1970 Otis Spann was one of greatest blues pianists to come out … more »
On This Date (April 21, 1970) Earl Hooker / Blues guitar great
themusicsover wrote 3 months ago: Earl Hooker January 2, 1929 - April 21, 1970 Exerpted From PlayBluesGuitar: Earl Hooker was begat b … more »
The Sweet Spot
dustyoldamp wrote 4 months ago: Moving the loudness nob up to 75% brings a big jump up in volume and single notes are definitely ge … more »
Halfway There
dustyoldamp wrote 4 months ago: Halfway up on volume and it starts to sing a wee bit but this is a really transparent amp in that y … more »
Taking Flight
dustyoldamp wrote 4 months ago: Plugging into the GA-5T Skylark, it’s immediately evident that it’s not an overly aggre … more »
The Skylark
dustyoldamp wrote 4 months ago: The GA-5T’s common name is “Skylark” and like it’s finely-feathered namesak … more »
Introducing The Gibson GA-5T
dustyoldamp wrote 4 months ago: New month, new amp to examine. This time we experience a big jump up in power from the Silvertone 1 … more »
Silvertone 1470 In Closing
dustyoldamp wrote 4 months ago: Today we bring this look at the 1966-7 Silvertone 1470 to a close. It’s a good little bedroom … more »
It's ok, I Have Others
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Rosa wrote 5 months ago: My roomie is starting his 2nd round of training for NOAA Fisheries Observer. He’ll be leaving … more »
Earl Hooker- Walking the floor/ Off the Hook
nathansears74 wrote 6 months ago: Earl Hooker was a guitarist’s guitarist, one of the finest slide blues guitarist of his genera … more »
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Driftin' Blues (Monterey 1967)
elena672 wrote 7 months ago: Paul Butterfield (December 17, 1942 – May 04, 1987), American blues singer and harmonica player, w … more »
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