Whether you like country, hard rock, funk or metal, chances are a compressor pedal was used.
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Imagine rocking Friday night, having a jazz gig the next day, and playing in church on Sunday. Most likely you don’t need the same gear for every performance.
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Guitarists are a strange bunch. With all the digital techniques and additional ease of use, the analog delay is still the pinnacle of guitar effects for many guitar enthusiasts.
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Dumble amps are the holy grail of tube amps. Alexander “Howard” Dumble has been making these iconic tube amps since the 1960s.
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The best pedalboard for my guitar pedals
Not so long ago there were no guitar effects pedals. If you wanted a different sound, switch guitars (or amps) or use your guitar’s tone and volume controls.
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If you’re using more than one guitar effect, you have a choice in how you’re going to connect these pedals. In other words, is there a correct order of guitar effects?
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Who didn’t grow up with it? The Cry Baby Wah Wah is arguably the most famous Wah pedal ever. Notable users include Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix.
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If you’re the lucky owner of one or more effects pedals, you’ve probably come across true bypass and buffered bypass.
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Who doesn’t love a guitar with overdrive, distortion and fuzz? It is for many guitarists the reason that they started playing the guitar.
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Recording guitar at home with your favorite tube amp is not as easy as you might think.
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