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SMG Review: Love and Death – Chemicals EP

SMG Review: Love and Death – Chemicals EP

Love and Death is the new band that Brian Head Welch (formerly of KoRn) has formed from the remnants of his solo touring band of which I was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the first two years…

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SMG Review: Behringer DC-9 Dynamic Compression Pedal

SMG Review: Behringer DC-9 Dynamic Compression Pedal

The DC-9 is a sweet little compression/sustain pedal that is really affordable!

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SMG Review: DigiTech iStomp

SMG Review: DigiTech iStomp

Shopping for pedals through the virtual store is fun and the fact that you can upload a wide variety of stomp boxes to a real pedal you can integrate with your board opens up options for changing your effects preferences on the fly…

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SMG Review: Ibanez RGD7421 – A Metalhead’s Dream Axe!

SMG Review: Ibanez RGD7421 – A Metalhead’s Dream Axe!

In my quest to create a life of Zen by way of shredding, I have almost primarily leaned on Ibanez guitars to provide such tools…

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SMG Guitar Review: Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet Electric Guitar

SMG Guitar Review: Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet Electric Guitar

This week’s review brings me to the Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet with Bigsby. With its vintage look, Gretsch sound and sweet price you can rock out with your…

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SMG Review: Paul Reed Smith SE Zach Myers Signature Electric Guitar

SMG Review: Paul Reed Smith SE Zach Myers Signature Electric Guitar

Right from the moment I set my hands on it, the PRS SE Zach Myers felt like all Paul Reed Smith guitars. It’s on the heavy side with a moderately slow neck. It’s pretty comfortable and grippy with a nice powdery finish on the neck. The Mahogany body has a nice tone with decent sustain on both the clean and overdriven channels.

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SMG Review: Ring it and Rock it with JetSlide!

SMG Review: Ring it and Rock it with JetSlide!

The JetSlide is a simple, yet uniquely shaped and effective guitar slide. The slide portion is a solid bar of brass, stainless steel, or copper that runs nearly finger length and curves up at the end, giving the appearance of a jet plane’s fuselage and tailpiece.

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SMG Contest: Win an Epiphone SG Standard Electric Guitar!

SMG Contest: Win an Epiphone SG Standard Electric Guitar!

Enter now to win an Epiphone SG Standard Electric Guitar from SMG!!!

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