A: Knock, Knock.

B: Who’s there?

A: Chris.

B: Chris who?

A: Chris Knox!

Not given lightly. This is the most beautiful song ever written by a Kiwi. If you play this song you will become rich and wealthy!

Inside story. Johnny Marr eat your heart out.

And finally some Tall Dwarfs - Nothings Going to Happen…

Chris Knox is a demigod of New Zealand music. What he cannot do with a cheap synth and an four track nobody can do with Apple Studios and half a million euros. Super.

Here is what wikipedia has to say about Mr. Knox:

Chris Knox (September 2, 1952) is a New Zealand rock and roll musician who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love. After Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s, he formed the group Tall Dwarfs with guitarist Alec Bathgate, much loved for their honest, unpolished sound and intense live shows. His 4-track machine was used to record most of the early Flying Nun singles.

He has also released a number of solo, self-produced albums which feature his trademark vocals and catchy hooks and loops generated by his trusty Casiotone. Chris Knox has also released an album under the pseudonym ‘Friend’. Continue »

We just got in some more effects pedals that we will be putting up for sale over the next week or so. Have to test them first - but here is a list:

Yamaha Graphic EQ GE10-M2

Yamaha Overdrive OD10-M2

Yamaha Multiband Distortion MBD-20M

Guyatone Digital-D 12 bit Delay

Guyatone Compression Sustainer

Guyatone Loop & Gate Double Effect

Boss Digital Pitch Shifter/PS-2 Delay (Taiwan model)

Maxon Digital Chorus DC-01

One of the really nice things about doing this business, is being able to play a wide range of effects pedals.

If you are interested in the above pedals, send us a message via the contact page and we will see what we can do for you.

The following clip is a very nice acoustic composition from FlyingHorseKnuckles. It is a song he wrote for his new son. A good song for this time of year I feel. The lyrics are his, I posted them below in case you want to sing along!

A song I wrote for my firstborn. I’m not crazy about the music, but the lyrics are heartfelt. Lyrics:

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