All Entries Tagged With: "thetoneking.com"

How I Built a Diddley Bow
It is summer time, and this makes for extra time for summer projects. I felt I had to make a diddley bow. This was my chance to be creative in a new way.

Moniker Guitars Gives Players What They Want
When I was asked by The Tone King to write about Moniker Guitars out of Austin Texas, I had never heard of them. I quickly found out that every time you buy from them, you get a one of a kind guitar.

Contemporary Classic: Carvin Unveils the PB4 & PB5
Carvin knows that almost nothing beats a classic. That is, unless, you drop a 5.8 L Supercharged V8 into it! Then it makes that classic look like a lost schoolgirl. That’s the thinking behind the Carvin PB4 and the PB5.

Korg Pitchblack Polytuner
When I was tasked by TheToneKing.com to look at the Korg Pitchblack Polytuner, I noticed that it can lay in wait for hours, taking in only minimal signs of life and at that moment when the time is right and everything has gone sharp or flat, you call on it to set it all right once again

Winter is Here: Seymour Duncan’s Most Metal Pickup Ever?
Find out what “Ubiquitous” means and why Seymour Duncan pickups are that in the latest article at TheToneKing.com

Godin Guitars: Multiac, LGX-SA, and the Redline Series
Robert Godin has made a company that makes it a goal to leave the world a better place.

What’s Your Function? TheToneKing.com Talks with Holeyboard Creator Chris Trifilio About Making Better Pedalboards for Gigging Musicians
Looking at a guitarist’s pedalboard is like looking directly into his or her brain. That’s the thinking behind the Holeyboard, a pedalboard that lets players change their pedal order/combinations on the fly with no messy adhesives or hard to maneuver Velcro.

Music and Film
We’ve all had the experience as musicians of watching some fluffy so-called music documentary or movie where by the end of it, we are left scratching our heads and wondering aloud: “Where was the music?”

Cleartone Monster Heavy Series Strings
Finally, a coated string that’ll let you shred without shredding your strings.

How Many Guitars is Enough?
How many guitars do you need to be a rock star? Well, what about the rest of us?