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35 JOHN MOYER – An American band with a growing European fanbase, Gear caught up with Disturbed’s acclaimed bassist John Moyer to find out why he chose Kustom to produce his new signature series of bass gear – and why his signature KBA16XJM 16 watt practice combo is very cool indeed! 53 GRAHAM OLIVER – Original guitarist with Barnsley metallers Saxon, Graham talked to Gear about the Oliver Dawson version of Saxon came about, how they played their part in the Spinal Tapo movie and why his new Metal Axxe guitar fit the bill! 9 PAUL RODGERS – So who exactly hasn’t the legendary frontman singer/songwriter played with in a four decade career? Currently enjoying huge success with Queen, Paul’s a dedicated Rhythm Tech tambourine man too. 33 GWYN ASHTON – Veteran blueser Gwyn Ashton finds yet another way to attack the blues, and how – this time it’s with his Two Man Blues Army... 19 ROY FULTON – Top Irish guitarist Roy Fulton gives us a personal ‘user report’ on his Fret-King Esprit 5. 7 35 14 AL GARE – You can’t have missed Imelda May’s rockabilly revival – this girl gives it some major attitude, and Al Gare is her fabulous boppin’ bassist, powering away on radio hits like ‘Johnny Got A Boom Boom’! 43 CRASH TEST KUSTOM – Ever left an amp stuck in a tree for a week following a car crash, then gone back, found it, checked it, plugged it in, powered it up – and continued to use it... Dave Press did. Here’s why. 22 ENCORE REFLECTIONS – Experienced guitarist Mick Morris has some tasty guitars at his disposal, but his humble Encore E6 electric provided the ideal sound for Mick’s recently-recorded solo album. 7 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS – Lots more now becoming available on the instrument front as SpongeBob guitars go full size! Here’s what’s bound to be the hottest summer sellers from the little yella fella! 56 WITTNER – For over a century this family-owned metronome company has provided perfect timing. 17 N-TUNE – We love this neat new onboard tuner – it manages to be cool, practical and still gadgety all at the same time! 34 REVIEWS 28 FRET-KING BLUE LABEL SUPER S AND SUPER T – Gear tries out these two ‘workingman’s’ guitars from the Blue Label range and finds there’s much to like about what both instruments have to offer. 34 KUSTOM DOUBLE CROSS AMP – Get ready to rage hard, as Kustom introduces a 100 watt all-valve amp head surely destined for the big stage, thanks to a three channel design dressed up in a killer-looking design! 12 FISHMAN SOLOAMP – Prepare to be amazed as amplification experts Fishman pack line array technology into a PA package that takes up the same space as the stands bag for a convention pub ‘n’ club size PA! 45 LEFT HANDER VINTAGE ELECTRICS – Yes it’s true – left hander options have now increased significantly in the Vintage range of electrics! TECHNICAL 30 KEVIN ASTON’S TECH TALK – Many people get seriously confused by the multi-coloured arrays of rotary control knobs laid out across a mixer’s interface. Fear not, it’s a logical process, as Gear boffin Kevin Aston talks you through a channel strip control functions on an Allen & Heath ZED22FX mixer. COMPETITIONS 21 WIN... WIN... WIN... A cool Vintage V6 fitted with a brand new N-Tune onboard tuner! Be a one-man travelling summer festival with our ‘camp fire’ musical instruments package, all for the price of a stamp! And experience a sudden rush of febrile furtling as you rack the old’ brain in the crossword. You could bag you a Danelectro Cool Cat pedal board case filled with five Cool Cat effects pedals though – nice! 12 FEATURES 28 53 Gear <strong>23</strong> 11 2009 2002 Whither goest thou, musician? Some astro-physicists reckon the universe is a continuously-expanding gigantic ‘horseshoe’ shape. Also that, as time must be essentially circular and not linear, so history never ends. Like, the 16th century is still happening, somewhere. Probably back in my old school, I’d reckon... Plus, it’s a fact that matter can neither be created or destroyed, so that could be true, but – I reckon music’s got a unique universal law to it as well – or maybe just ‘Keddie’s Law’, which states that, ‘...the further forward you go, the further back you travel’. How did I come by that? Well, there’s a lot of exciting new music happening at the moment, and it’s always good to enjoy the sound of the ‘Next Big Thing’ as it blasts out of your radio. But... in amongst my cases of (soon to be outmoded) CD’s I recently found an unplayed Best Of from an early 70’s ‘softish’ Nashville-based country rock band, and thought, almost 40 years after the songs were written that I’d enjoy some ‘easy listening’ on the drive to work. And what did I hear? Brilliant songs, excellent high-quality musicianship (you know, the best kind that doesn’t try too hard), emotive lyrics sung with soaring harmonies and sharp guitar solos, all impressively produced. In two words, sheer class. I loved it! I’m going to buy all the band’s other back catalogue CD’s now. So where am I going – forward or back? Or is it, like the expanding universe, the same anyway in the end? Heck, if you enjoy it, then it counts. I smiled afterwards as I realised it was still good to have prejudices (I really really didn’t think I’d enjoy that CD) firmly overturned from time to time. What a force music is, so many levels it works on – the force is, indeed, strong! So in the face of the worst global economic situation since records (‘scuse the pun) began, we know there’s only one answer – enjoy this issue of Gear and let’s ROCK! Gibson Keddie ® 3
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