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Boogie Wonderland

NEVILLE’S ADVOCATE

As you will know if you follow my scribblings in this tome, for the past five years or so I’ve been using digital systems for my main gig – first a Line 6 Helix and lately a Blackstar Amped 2. I do love them and the many benefits they offer, especially when playing theatres and using in-ear monitors, as we do. But for pub gigs and the occasional dep you can’t beat the simplicity of sticking a combo on a

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