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Gear Find: Pigtronix Aria – Overdrive? Distortion? Fuzz? No! It’s Disnortion!

Posted in gear, guitar gear, GAS, guitar pedals, overdrive, distortion, guitar effects, gear find, tagged guitar, guitar gear, gear, Effects, GAS, guitar effects, guitar pedals, gear find, effect pedals, overdrive, distortion on December 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I usually keep up on new stuff, but the Aria has been around for about a year now. Can’t believe I missed it! In any case, I just spoke with Dave Koltai of Pigtronix, and he said the Aria was the result of releasing a product with no marketing. I take it that Dave is [...]

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New Gear: Love Pedal Kalamazoo

Posted in GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, overdrive, pedals, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Yup, you guessed it… yet another overdrive pedal. I came across this pedal while perusing the forums over at Mark Wein Guitar Lessons. Mark occasionally posts “Pedal of the Day” entries, and this was his latest. I know, lots of people complain about “yet another OD pedal.” But if you stop to think about it, [...]

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The KASHA Overdrive Revisited

Posted in aracom amps, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitar tone, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, PLX18 BB, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, kasha, kasha overdrive, Music, musicians, overdrive on February 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I know, I know… I talk about this pedal A LOT, and I’ve already reviewed it a few times… (here’s the original) But I keep on discovering so many great things about this pedal that makes me want to talk about it. Just when I think I’ve got it dialed in, I find yet another [...]

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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 | 18 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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Why an Attenuator Will Change Your Life

Posted in accessories, amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, attenuator, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar accessories, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, PRX150-Pro, reason amps, reason bambino, Tone, VRX22, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, amps, guitar gear, gear, gear reviews, guitarists, musicians, GAS, guitar effects, reason amps, amplifiers, guitar pedals, amp, overdrive, aracom amps, amplification, guitar gear reviews, attenuators, PRX150-Pro, guitar accessories, guitar attenuators on November 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ever since I started this blog, I’ve talked about attenuators, and how they’ve enabled me to get tones out of my amp at reasonable volume levels that I could only previously get at super-high volumes. But before I get into the discussion part of this article, take a listen to this clip (it’s the same [...]

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Amazing the Difference a Tube Can Make…

Posted in Amps/Amplification, Tone, Guitars, amps, Music, guitar, guitarists, musicians, gear, guitar gear, gear reviews, GAS, tubes, amplifiers, aracom amps, overdrive, saint guitars messenger, new gear, goldie, attenuator, guitar gear reviews, NOS, 12AX7, Mullard, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, amps, guitar gear, gear reviews, guitarists, musicians, amplifiers, new gear, amp, aracom amps, aracom, amplification, guitar gear reviews, PRX150-Pro, Aracom PRX150-Pro, NOS, NOS tubes, Mullard, ECC83, NOS ECC83, NOS Mullard ECC83 on November 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Conventional tube-amp wisdom states that you get the most bang for your buck by replacing your pre-amp tubes. I’ve been a believer of this for quite awhile, and have tried out all sorts of pre-amp tubes in my amps over the years. A couple of days ago, I wrote that I had installed a new [...]

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The KASHA Overdrive ROCKS THE HOUSE!!!

Posted in effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, overdrive, pedals, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, kasha, kasha overdrive, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I finally got some time to record a couple of clips of the absolutely wonderful KASHA Overdrive tonight, and I am just so blown away by how it sounds! This little box is like having 4 differently voiced amps in a little box! I’m not going to spend too much time praising it because I’ve [...]

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ToneBox Skull Crusher Videos

Posted in effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar effects, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, overdrive, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, kasha, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, skull crusher on October 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »

When I wrote my original announcement of the Skull Crusher, it was absolutely brand new, and not surprising at all, it was met with a mixed response. But as I mentioned in my announcement, get beyond the looks, and this pedal is a KASHA overdrive with an EQ knob, and I LOVE how that sounds. [...]

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Gig Report: KASHA Overdrive

Posted in buying gear, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, kasha, Kasha KA-ODP, kasha overdrive, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

OMG!!! Just gigged with my brand-new KASHA Overdrive last night, and I was in tonal heaven! Even though I’d done a pretty good test on it in my original review, there’s nothing like using gear in a live situation. So here are my observations: Incredible Dynamics – The one thing that is readily apparent is [...]

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How the New Breed of Attenuators Will Change How We Approach Our Performance

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, attenuator, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, PRX150-Pro, tagged amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom prx150, Aracom PRX150-Pro, attenuation, attenuators, faustine phantom, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, Tone on September 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

As many know, I’m a big fan of attenuators. In the past I’ve owned a couple and have tried out several. And with the addition of the Aracom PRX150-Pro to my rig, I’ve finally got a device that is helping me realize all the tonal goodness my amps have to offer. But this entry isn’t [...]

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