I get lots of press releases, but there are some that compel me to share. This is one of them: Pigtronix announces release of the Class A Boost – Elegance In Tone Pigtronix Class A Boost is the final word in high performance guitar preamps. This pedal’s elegant exterior and single knob layout cloth an [...]
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Gear Announcement: Pigtronix Class A Boost
Posted in Guitars, tagged boost, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, pedals on July 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The EWS Little Brute Drive – My Next Drive Pedal?
Posted in Guitars, tagged distortion, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, overdrive, pedals on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
AH! HA-HA-HA HAHAHA! <manic laughter> I guess my love affair with overdrive pedals hasn’t waned one bit – even with getting my Timmy. Don’t get me wrong, my Timmy will NEVER leave my board, but this totally cool, ultra-compact “Little Brute Drive” from EWS Japan is nothing short of amazing to me. Lots of overdrive/distortion [...]
New Gear: Homebrew Electronics Skull Crusher Overdrive
Posted in Guitars, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, overdrive, pedals on June 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
How can anyone complain about a great-sounding boutique pedal at mainstream prices? Taking its design cues from industry-veteran Gary Hoey who wanted to ensure a great-sounding, built-for-the-road but affordable pedal, HBE has created just that. This is a simple, road-worthy standalone overdrive that costs just $99. Nice! Not much media on this pedal yet since [...]
The Timmy Overdrive Is a Game-Changer for Me
Posted in Guitars, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, overdrive, paul cochrane timmy, timmy overdrive, timmy pedal on May 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One of my biggest problems with Strats in the past is that while I loved their tone, the stock pickups never really satisfied me; being a bit too bright and not powerful enough. Plus, the Strat is not a guitar that sustains very well. With my new Strat, I’ve solved the brightness problem, and most [...]
Gear Review: Paul Cochrane Timmy Overdrive
Posted in amps, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, Guitars, Music, musicians, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, overdrive, paul cochrane timmy overdrive, timmy on May 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Paul Cochrane Timmy Overdrive Summary: Others boast transparency, but the Paul Cochrane Timmy overdrive is one of the very few transparent overdrives I’ve ever used, and to me it is the best OD I’ve ever owned! Pros: Super-simple to dial in a great tone for the guitar you’re using. Bass and Treble cut knobs make [...]
New Gear: Source Audio Guitar Envelope Filter
Posted in Guitars, tagged aracom amps, effect pedals, Effects, envelope filter, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Awhile back, I mentioned that one of the next pedals I was going to get besides my Timmy was an envelope filter. I was really digging the Electro-Harmonix pedals, but then got contacted by Jeff at Source Audio who was saying that they were working on a new guitar envelope filter, following the bass envelope [...]
New Gear: Electro-Harmonix Voice Box
Posted in Guitars, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear on April 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
You gotta dig the folks over at EHX. They take classic designs then put their own unique twist on them. I’ve been considering getting one of their envelope filter pedals for awhile, but then they recently released a harmonizer pedal called the Voice Box that is very intriguing. I myself have been using DigiTech’s Vocalist [...]
TC Electronic Corona Chorus Sound Clips
Posted in Guitars, tagged corona chorus, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, tc electronic on March 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’ve gotten to the point in my playing where I’ve pretty much established my base tone, so I’m extremely sensitive about the pedals I add to my rig; especially modulation effects. To me, they should only enhance my tone, and not define it. I should still sound like me whether I have a particular modulation [...]
Gig Report: TC Electronic Corona Chorus
Posted in Guitars, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear reviews, gig report, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on March 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I took the Corona to my weekly solo acoustic gig last night to give it a gig test. From the moment I started playing it, I was in love with this pedal! I actually got to my gig a little early so I could play around with the settings and find a “standard” setting that [...]
Gear Review: TC Electronic Corona Chorus
Posted in chorus, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, pedals, tagged effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, gear find, gear reviews, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar pedals, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on March 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
TC Electronic Corona Chorus Summary: Part of TC Electronic’s new Compact line, this is just about the most tweakable chorus I’ve ever played. Standard chorus most offers a wide range of chorus tone from subtle, ringing tones to thick leslie-like warble. But with TonePrint and TriChorus, you’ve got even more chorus sounds at your fingertips. [...]















