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A Heavy Metal Salute to The Armed Forces (Veteran’s Day 2023)

A Heavy Metal Salute to The Armed Forces (Veteran’s Day 2023)

November 14, 2023
This is Max Carlisle’s (Guitar MAX) heavy metal tribute to the Armed Forces! The themes of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines…. and the Coast Guard done heavy metal style! To all the veterans and active military members out there watching: Thank you for your service and happy Veteran’s Day! Very special thanks to: March...
Schecter’s BRUTAL Triple Coil Pickup!

Schecter’s BRUTAL Triple Coil Pickup!

October 16, 2023
Schecter’s new Sunset 6 Triad features a wild triple coil pickup! And this thing sounds as powerful as it looks. The best part is, the rest of the guitar is awesome as well. Extra jumbo stainless steel frets, locking tuners, a 5 piece maple and rosewood neck, ebony fretboard, and a body shape built for...
By Popular Demand: The $240 Westcreek Revenge

By Popular Demand: The $240 Westcreek Revenge

September 19, 2023
By popular demand… one of the most requested guitars for me to review is the Westcreek Revenge. This is an affordable $240 set neck explorere / destroyer type guitar, with rounded ball end frets and a head turning looks. These are available from Amazon, and come in a few different colors. Let’s check this out....
Mythbusting Cheap Guitars!

Mythbusting Cheap Guitars!

August 28, 2023
Whenever I review an affordable guitar, I get in the comments section about how the guitar is “not real wood”. I’m tired of this cheap guitar myth and today I’m going to disprove this. Let’s sacrifice two affordable, but unusable guitars and see what they’re really made of. Particle board? MDF? Plywood? What’s the truth?...
My Marshall DLS20 Amp is Broken! But I still LOVE IT!

My Marshall DLS20 Amp is Broken! But I still LOVE IT!

August 12, 2023
My Marshall DSL20HR is an awesome sounding amp… with problems. The earlier versions of these Dual Super Lead re-issue amps had widespread problems with the effects loop and emulated output, and I got unlucky with mine. This amp features an ultra gain channel and classic gain, and at 20 watts all tube, you can get...
I Visit The AIO Guitars Shop!

I Visit The AIO Guitars Shop!

July 24, 2023
AIO, or All In One Guitars, has become one of my favorite guitar brands in recent years. This is the source of Wolf guitars and now the AIO brand of guitars. Here is my shop tour video and interview with Jin, the owner. He talks about how the guitar business started and we see the...
The New SBS Guitars from GFS! Radical Looks for Cool Prices

The New SBS Guitars from GFS! Radical Looks for Cool Prices

July 18, 2023
It’s the new SBS brand of guitars from GFS. Steve Brown Sound is the name here and that’s because this brand is the brain child of TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown. Who else would be the prefect guy to bring an 80s shred guitar into the modern day. Featuring an alder body, roasted maple neck and...
Add A SUSTAINER SYSTEM to ANY GUITAR

Add A SUSTAINER SYSTEM to ANY GUITAR

June 16, 2023
Whether it’s a Sustainiac, or Fernandes system, or something else, I love the sustainer systems for electric guitars. The give unique sounds and abilities that you can’t typically get any other way. BUT the issue has always been finding a guitar with one of these installed. Now there’s a company that will custom build one...

Compilation CDs available on Ebay!

A limited number of the Maxxxwell Carlisle “Visions of Speed and Thunder” CDs are available for purchase on Ebay. This CD is a compilation of Max’s solo material and includes both instrumental and vocal tracks.