Ted Drozdowski

1 week ago | premierguitar.com | Ted Drozdowski

I enjoy that back-of-the-throat, big cat growl that starts happening when you turn up the preamp of an Orange amplifier. But the company’s new O Tone 40 is a different breed of feline. With no gain control and a 1x12 made-in-Poland Voice of the World speaker that doesn’t break up until you start cranking it past noon, the O Tone 40 is designed to purr rather than snarl—unless lashed to an overdrive or fuzz pedal.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ted Drozdowski

1 hour agoMeek Mill is speaking out on his past friendship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, as the Bad Boy Records founder fights for his freedom in the second week of his sex trafficking trial. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia rapper took to X to acknowledge allegations that he was the artist listed as “redacted” in a …

1 month ago | premierguitar.com | Ted Drozdowski

What instruments should you bring to an acoustic performance? These days, with sonic innovations and the shifting definition of just what an acoustic performance is, anything goes. I believe it was Shakespeare who wrote: “To unplug, or not to unplug, that is the question.

1 month ago | premierguitar.com | Ted Drozdowski

There’s only one relevant question about Marshall’s new 1959 Super Lead overdrive/distortion pedal: Does it sound like an actual vintage Super Lead head? The answer is, simply and surprisingly, yes. The significant difference I heard within the voice of this stomp, which I ran through a Carr Vincent and a StewMac Value Factory 18 kit amp for contrast, is that it’s a lot quieter than my 1972 Super Lead.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ted Drozdowski

11 hours agoAvoid this job interview mistake—it can make it look like you don't really care about the role, says HR execAngela Beatty has worked in human resources for decades and currently serves as professional services company Accenture's chief leadership and human …7 hours agoPerfectionism's Role in Intermittent Explosive DisorderAre our feelings always valid? And, if so, are emotional outbursts justified? Other-oriented perfectionism describes the extremely rigid set of …