Jay Skyler\\\'s Guitar and Amp Gear Guide: A No BS Guide to Guitars, Accessories, Amplifiers, and Vacuum Tubes, Take Guitar Lessons in San Francisco with Jay Skyler. 143 Turk St. San Francisco, CA 94102 http://www.jayskyler.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:33:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.jayskyler.com/images/M_images/livebookmark.png http://www.jayskyler.com Jay Skyler\\\'s Guitar and Amp Gear Guide: A No BS Guide to Guitars, Accessories, Amplifiers, and Vacuum Tubes, Take Guitar Lessons in San Francisco with Jay Skyler. 143 Turk St. San Francisco, CA 94102 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/save-your-back-easiest-amp-rigs-to-move.html We need more roadiesWhats easiest depends on if you move the stuff yourself or with your band. Although I'm fairly young and in reasonably decent shape, I have a blown shoulder from a teenage baseball injury. Plus, at the end... Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:17:26 +0100 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/sovtek-5881-wxt-6l6-wgc-tube-guide.html Tubes (aka valves) can be quite confusing, but the most confusing is the industry standard Sovteks that are OEM on most major amp brands. The same tube is sold under at least 20 different names at wildly different prices.... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:56:37 +0100 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/best-tuner.html Looking for a cheapie one to keep in your guitar case? Get the Qwik-Tune GUITAR tuner (should be less than $15). DO NOT get the chromatic version, as it's not very good at all. Avoid those cheap Korg... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:12:00 +0100 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/what-amp-is-best-in-a-rock-band.html If you are playing in a band and you are playing live, you have a professional responsibility to make sure you have a quality rig to play through. I play for a living, and am not independently wealthy. Still, I... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:21:59 +0100 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/money-cant-buy-you-tone.html I was a fool years back and spent way too much on a high end tone snob approved amplifier (I won't mention names). I was convinced by a fellow musician who thought it was so important for my career he... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:14:43 +0100 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/speaker-power-handling.html The power handling of a speaker enclosure is equal to the power handling of the lowest wattage speaker x the number of speakers in the enclosure. All speakers should have the same impedence (i.e. 8Ω or 16Ω).Example: You have a... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:10:55 +0100 http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear-guide/giving-guitars-as-gifts.html Guitars are popular gifts (even for yourself).But selecting one can be difficult. But here's a few tips:If they want an electric buy them an electric! Salespeople at stores will often try to convince you to buy an acoustic, saying it... Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:33:35 +0100