Photo from Pedaltrain's Instagram account Last year, Pedaltrain did an overhaul on their product line and replaced several existing products with new models. One of the products that was replaced was the Pedaltrain Nano, which was replaced with a slightly larger model called the Nano+. The Nano+ added 4 inches of width to the board (18 inches of width versus 14 inches). I … [Read more...]
Carr Lincoln
Carr Amplifiers is a high-end amp manufacturer based in North Carolina. I've had the pleasure of playing through several Carr amps at a local dealer here in Nashville, and each model has sounded very good, if not exactly what I was looking for at the time. That may change with the new model they're introducing this winter called the Lincoln: The Lincoln concept started with … [Read more...]
Country Songs for Ukulele
Ed. note: This is the fourth in a series of posts by Guitar Lifestyle contributor Russ about the ukulele and its growing popularity among musicians and educators. Read the other posts in this series here. Aloha! Today we'll be reviewing the book Country Songs for Ukulele, published by Hal Leonard. One of the things that makes the uke such a great instrument is that it … [Read more...]
Cassettes are Back?
I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so cassettes were a large part of my early musical life. The first album I ever bought was on cassette (Michael Jackson's Thriller, natch). I had a cassette player hooked up next to my bed, and I listened to cassettes every night. Even though I loved the cassettes that I owned, I was very glad to see cassettes go away as CDs became the dominant … [Read more...]
Ukulele Courseware
Ed. note: This is the third in a series of posts by Guitar Lifestyle contributor Russ about the ukulele and its growing popularity among musicians and educators. See the first post, The Ukulele as an Educational Tool, and the second post, Review: The Ukulele Site. Aloha! Today we'll be talking about homeschooling and the courseware I chose to teach my kids music and the … [Read more...]