Guitars, Amps, Reviews, Music from Tony Mckenzie
Get the lowdown on music equipment including amps, guitars (fender, gibson, PRS, Ibanez) setups, sounds, music, new videos and new music written by Tony Mckenzie at www.tonymckenzie.com
WhatsNew:
Review of GR-55 from Roland Corp.
6th April 2011
A review of the GR-55 Guitar Synth. Does this thing REALLY stack up where it
matters - on the fretboard? or is it just another revamp of the GR-20? Check it out
HERE its online right now.
Also the YJM100
new amp head from Marshall amps here in the UK... a no holds barred review from
Tony Mckenzie. Input also by Santiago Alvarez from Marshall Amplification.
CurrentNews:
Kemper Profiling Amp Review
1st January 2012
Updated 28th January 2012
I recently bought a Kemper Profiling Amplifier and have reviewed this unit inside and out on tonymckenzie.com - and right from the start this amp sounds good.
check out the review and do yourself a favour - the Kemper Profiling Amp really is something to behold and promises users a new era in guitar amps. But just how good is this amp? Find out on tonymckenzie.com right now.
Check out this review online now .. trust us to look at a revolutionary product in a way that others simply do not.
I updated the review at the end to show how I used the Kemper with an amp and 4 x 12 Marshall cab and include other new info on this great product.
LatestReviews:
Divided by 13 FTR37
January 2nd 2012
I
recently completed with Dan Kelly a review of the Divided by 13 FTR37 top end
tube power amp and it's matched speaker cab. Check that review out
Divided by 13.
Later we took the Divided by 13 amp and profiled it with a Kemper Profiling Amp - check the video out
I also reviewed recently some old favourite pickups and show a demo of David White pickups for the Stratocaster. David passed away some time ago but he left a fantastic legacy if you can find any... Click here for David White Pickups
Welcome to tonymckenzie.com
Guitars, Amps, Amplifiers, Effects, Fender, Gibson, PRS, Ibanez, Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Egnater, Roland, Splawn, Ceriatone, Kemper, Divided by 13, Dumble, Ground Control, Music, Video and much more - Welcome to tonymckenzie.com
We have spent an inordinate of time updating Tony Mckenzie's website and now included more Reviews, Equipment, Video and advice for musicians than ever before.
Check out these two fabulous Fender Warmoth Strat
combinations
Newest is on the right called 'Blue' We hope you like them...
Review of the 'Brown' strat is
HERE and review of the 'Blue'
strat is HERE
Guitar Amplifiers
Our Guitar Amp Reviews keep on Expanding
The section for guitar amps is growing exponentially and we are please to include reviews and tips on the Triple Rectifier and the Road King II from Mesa Boogie. Our TriAxis area has also had a little updating. There are now reviews of: Engl E670, Splawn Nitro, Egnater Tourmaster, Marshall JTM45 Reissue, Marshall JVM410H, Ceriatone (Dumble) Clone HRM, Divided by 13, Kemper amp, Marshall 2061X Reissue and cab and more coming online all the time.
AFD100 Full review and how to use it online now.
Comments within the review by Santiago Alvarez from Marshall Amplification PLC
I have offered a slight update in green
on that review as of a later opinion on this amp.
Check out more on the new Marshall YJM100 review is NOW ONLINE
New REVIEW of the Kemper Profiler Amplifier. Check out this great new product from Kemper - is this a revolution in amplifier design but not as we know it? This amp is now available and reviewed inside and out as we usually look at most amps. Is it a good idea to buy one? Find out now. We're also developing a website where you can contribute and download 'profiles' of amps for general use called www.kemperampprofiles.com which may or may not become fully active as time will determine.
Another NEW Review is of the Divided by 13 Tube Amp model FTR 37 which is (as you might guess) a 37 Watt handmade amp which is a top end amp. Check it out at Divided by 13 Review on this site.
Guitars
Our Guitar Section Includes:
Reviews of Ibanez 7VWH, Fender Custom Strat, an Ibanez Copy made in China, Gibson Spotlight Special Custom Shop, Gibson Les Paul Supreme, Gibson Les Paul Jimmy Page model, PRS Dragon III, Ibanez RG550 and more coming online as we get to write the reviews.
NEW - Review of Fender Custom Strat with Warmoth body Fender Custom 3 Body Brown
NEW - Review of Fender Custom Strat with Warmoth body Fender Custom 4 Blue Body
NEW - Review of Fender Custom Strat 'Blue' with Warmoth and Seymour Duncan 'Antiquity' pickups. Also included 'Super-V' 'Bladerunner' tremolo for the strat. Check this page regularly
Fender Custom Stratocaster 'Blue' review and overview of 'Blue'
NEW - Review of 'Bladerunner' tremolo from Super Vee for Fender Strat
Effects and Processors
We have expanded this Effects section too which now includes: Sanyo 'Pedal Juice', Lee Jacksons Fuzzy Finger, Roland GT-Pro, GT-8, GT-10, Digidesigns Eleven Rack, TC Electronics G-System, Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah, Vox 60's Cry Baby wah, Ibanez TS-808 Reissue, Ibanez TS-808 Hand Wired, Hardwire SC2 Tube Screamer, Hardwire DL-8 Delay and the Vox Satchurator with more coming online presently.
Check out the Line6 POD HD500 Review online now HERE
Theres a new kid on the block now reviewed from Roland Corp. called a GR-55 Guitar Synthesiser and that promised to be cool - but was it? - review now online HERE
The Axe-FX II - well we did take a look
at that one. But we sold it quickly before we lost some money and were
called more names. Check it out Axe-FX-II
Accessories
Our Accessories include the eBand JS-8, Bare Knuckle Pickups and a Metroamp PTP Board for a JTM45 Style amp. Theres a review of David White pickups (remember those?) and Seymour Duncan 'Antiquity' 54 hot pickups coming presently. Also a review of the new 'Bladerunner' tremolo for a strat. More items as we get them...
Video
We updated the video section and have video of the Dallas Guitar show and Tony Mckenzie playing some of the music from his albums Eniac and Berner Street.
Tony also demonstrates the eBand JS-8 with a couple of tracks to show what you can easily do with this great practising unit for guitarists.
Last Video updates were on 14th January 2012 or thereabouts. Theres a divided by 13 amp and Kemper profiling amp video, the YJM100 Marshall amp, The 'Blue' Strat from above and much more coming presently.
Marshall YJM100 Amplifier
The YJM100 Marshall amplifier has landed for review.
That's right! The new Marshall YJM100 landed with me on the 28th July 2011. I'm told its one of the first 25 units to be released by the factory (who knows that may well be wrong) and like many guys I was looking forward to reviewing that amp. Did I keep it?
Other input from Santiago Alvarez of Marshall Amplification. A really great contribution from a really great manufacturer - this is the way other manufacturers should do things. The right way!
THIS REVIEW IS ONLINE RIGHT NOW
Marshall AFD100 Amplifier
The AFD100 from Marshall is now reviewed online and you might be surprised at the results... remember theres no bull***t in my reviews - I tell it the way it really is...
Actually this amp was so much anticipated by many guitarists, as well as a
complete review, we have developed a complete section under the Marshall
menu on the left which go in to many of the new features of this SLASH
'Apetite' Marshall Amp. Read the review online, watch the videos on
this site or at
www.youtube.com/tonymckenziecom Comments within the review from Santiago Alvarez from
Marshall Amplification PLC here in the UK.
Review updated to later comments by tonymckenzie.com in green.
JVM410H Marshall Amplifier Review online
The JVM410H is a well known Marshall head that's been around for a while and is now commonplace on the second user market. How do they stack up? Find out what we think in the JVM410H review HERE Its interesting to note that the JVM will be Joe Satriani's amp of choice from Marshall... I've already read about Joe hating those red channels... well fancy that - you read it here first! What's more, some say there will be a 'Satch' JVM100 soon...
Buy Tony Mckenzies Music Online
You can now buy Tony Mckenzie and Alan Bruce's music online from this
website and yes we do ship the real deal CD, but may presently offer tracks
for digital download from here. But you can buy the tracks from iTunes or on
CDbaby or thousands of other places on the internet.
Tony Mckenzie
I would like to welcome you all to my latest offering on the internet for musicians and guitarists who want to be at the cutting edge of technology and I strive to offer the experiences that I have had over the years to help other musicians in the best way I can - short of actually paying you to visit my site :-)
I would like to thank all of the previous visitors that have visited my site over the years since 2000 and welcome you all once again to see what I have been up to. Use those reviews to determine whether a piece of gear is good or bad in my opinion - its likely you would agree with my views - especially after you have bought it - but then of course its too late if it was not what they said in other reviews or simply not for you.
Please watch the videos of my music and of the Dallas Guitar show those have some great guitars and amps in the video which you probably would never see if I had not recorded the videos at that time. Other videos show lots of equipment under review and theres a great new 'spoof' video coming presently (script just completed January 2012) - something you will not want to miss - it's VERY funny - at least we think so. So check back here and on tony's YouTube tonymckenziecom channel (note no dot).
And don't forget:
Play it LOUD - you KNOW it makes sense.....
Heres a link to Tony's myspace area: MYSPACE if you insist. Theres also a Farcebook (really) but I try and not use that at all because of the overly persistent advertizing in your Face - maybe THATS why its called by that name?
Iif you have a myspace thing going on, go there and make friends..with Tony.. thanks.
