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Jonathan Thomas

Fractal Axe FX III setup

Turning on the Axe FX III for the first time was an underwhelming experience for me, but a few tweaks made it amazing!

8 min readDec 16, 2022

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Fractal Axe FX III setup

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Jonathan Thomas

The Weekly GAS: James Tyler Studio Elite HD

As a young guitarist in my teens and early twenties, I didn’t really like Fender Stratocaster’s. I always wanted something different to…

7 min readDec 9, 2022

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The Weekly GAS: James Tyler Studio Elite HD

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Jonathan Thomas

Why do kids hate Stratocasters?

I grew up hating Strat’s but now I couldn’t live without one.

6 min readDec 9, 2022

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Why do kids hate Stratocasters?

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Jonathan Thomas

My Gibson Les Paul was voted the most hated guitar

In a community vote on thefretboard.co.uk, my ‘Blueberry Burst’ guitar was one of the most hated guitars out of hundreds of guitars owned…

6 min readDec 9, 2022

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My Gibson Les Paul was voted the most hated guitar

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Jonathan Thomas

Owning a Kemper, longing for real amplifiers but end up buying a Fractal Axe FX III

In December 2021, after a long period of using plugins, I made the mistake of listening to some old recordings and thought that “I just…

8 min readDec 6, 2022

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Owning a Kemper, longing for real amplifiers but end up buying a Fractal Axe FX III

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Jonathan Thomas

The cyclical grind of buying gear

If you’ve read through any of my previous gear posts, 1. I’m amazed you’re reading this one and 2. you’ll be wondering why I’ve not visited…

6 min readDec 6, 2022

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The cyclical grind of buying gear

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Jonathan Thomas

The weekly GAS: Line 6 DL4 MkII Delay Modeler

Release date: April 2022 / RRP: £279

6 min readMar 23, 2022

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The weekly GAS: Line 6 DL4 MkII Delay Modeler

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Jonathan Thomas

Built my dream guitar rig. Part 6: But I lost it all.

It’s April 2020 and much of the world was recently put in lockdown. Attempting to swerve a cripling and unforgiving pandemic that would…

8 min readNov 30, 2021

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Built my dream guitar rig. Part 6: But I lost it all.

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Jonathan Thomas

My return to real guitar amplifiers after using Kemper and Axe FX

Two years of using digital amps lead me back to the real thing.

7 min readMay 25, 2020

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My return to real guitar amplifiers after using Kemper and Axe FX

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Jonathan Thomas

New Guitar Day: Fender USA ’57 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster Candy Apple Red with lacquered maple…

I repurchased my first ever Stratocaster!

8 min readJan 1, 2020

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New Guitar Day: Fender USA ’57 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster Candy Apple Red with lacquered maple…

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