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Overdrive vs. Distortion

Posted in amps, Amps/Amplification, booster, clean boost, compression, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, Tone, tubes, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, boost, clean boost, distortion, distortion vs overdrive, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, overdrive vs distortion on November 5, 2009 | 19 Comments »

I had an interesting conversation with a friend today regarding the difference between overdrive and distortion. Talk about two terms that are bandied about interchangeably in the guitar world! If you ask ten different guitarists the difference between them you’ll get ten different answers. But a common theme you’ll hear is what each sounds like; [...]

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Gear That Has Changed My Life

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, booster, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, custom guitars, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, fender, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, reason amps, Red Bear Trading, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, SM25, Strat, style, Tone, V-Picks, tagged amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, effect pedals, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, reason amps, Red Bear Picks, RoxBox, saint guitars, Tone, V-Picks on March 3, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I recently started a friendship with Vinni Smith at V-Picks – what a cool dude! Not only does he make great picks, but that man can make an axe sing! Anyway, I was e-mailing him this evening about how his “The Snake” pickup has changed my life, and it got me to thinking about specific [...]

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Move over OCD, the Holy Fire is where it’s at for me now…

Posted in booster, buying gear, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, inspiration, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, playing live, reason amps, SM25, Strat, Tone, tagged clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effect pedals, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, OCD, overdrive, pedals, Strat, Stratocaster, tube screamer on January 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

What do you do when you have two kick-ass overdrive/distortion pedals and don’t know which one to choose because both pedals bring so much to the table? The obvious answer is to use both. But my problem in choosing is exacerbated by limited pedal real estate, so I have to make a choice. Actually, the [...]

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Gear Review: Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

Posted in booster, buying gear, Creation Audio Labs, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Music, overdrive, pedals, recording, Tone, tubes, tagged Creation Audio Labs, distortion, effect pedals, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Holy Fire, Music, musicians, overdrive on December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire Overdrive/Distortion Summary: Overdrive and Distortion and tons of gain in one box that will NOT alter your tone. Has built-in wave shaping that responds to attack and input gain that simulates overdriving the front end of an amp. Pros: Possible to achieve all sorts of clipping from swampy grind to [...]

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