For sonwriting it is extremely important to have a good working pedalboard with inspiring sounds.
Today I would like to introduce some ideas that might worth it to be taken into consideration if you are willing to create such a songwriting pedalboard. Continue reading “Tips & Tricks: Songwriting Pedalboard”
Jazzmaster Pickups – Vintage correct or Classic Player?
Jazzmaster Pickups -vintage correct or Classic Player?
In 1958 Fender debuted the Jazzmaster guitar which has since been reissued numerous times.
Mainly the grunge music of the 90s made the Jazzmaster guitars and other “offset” like the Jaguar and the Mustang pretty popular. Continue reading “Jazzmaster Pickups – Vintage correct or Classic Player?”
Kingsley Page V2 featuring Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
This is a demo how to use the Kingsley Page V2 with the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man.
gear: Fender Jazzmaster (classic player), Kingsley Page V2, EHX Deluxe Memory Man, Fender Champ, Celestion G12M Greenback, Shure SM57, Cubase.
Kingsley Page V2 Review
The Kingsley Page V2 is a tube booster and an overdrive pedal with a true 12AX7 tube. Continue reading “Kingsley Page V2 Review”
Tips & Tricks : Compressor hiss
Frequently, guitarists search for a better compressor because their actual ones produce too much hiss. Continue reading “Tips & Tricks : Compressor hiss”
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man vs. Ibanez DE-7
This is a comparison of the Ibanez DE-7 with the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man.
gear: Fender Telecaster, Fender Tweed Champ, Celestion G12M, Shure SM57, Cubase.
Guitar tone wood
Maple or rosewood fingerboard?
Mahogany, alder or ash body?
What are the tonal differences and how much do different types of wood really influence the whole sound of a guitar? Continue reading “Guitar tone wood”
Power scaling
It is pretty complicated to get a nice overdriven amp sound at a moderate volume level.
Of course, there is the possibility to install a master volume but, in that case, you will only get a preamp distortion and no power amp overdrive.
And in the end this kind of sound has nothing to do with the beloved power amp overdrive. Continue reading “Power scaling”
Delay Blind Comparison: Fulltone Tube Tape Echo vs. Line6 DL4
This is a blind comparison of the Fulltone Tube Tape Echo with the Line6 DL4.
Solution: Continue reading “Delay Blind Comparison: Fulltone Tube Tape Echo vs. Line6 DL4”
Echoplex EP-3 Preamp
The preamp of the EP-3 Tape Echo still is pretty famous and various manufacturers offer this effect also as a pedal. Continue reading “Echoplex EP-3 Preamp”
Tips & Tricks: How to protect the pots from unintentional maladjustment
It is so annoying: you have spent hours to find the perfect tuning for a pedal while the minutes of the transport to wherever or even the seconds of a single touch are enough to lead to a maladjustment of the pots. Continue reading “Tips & Tricks: How to protect the pots from unintentional maladjustment”
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man vs. Way Huge Echo Puss – Analog Delay Comparison
This is a comparison of the Way Huge Echo Puss with the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man.
gear: Fender Telecaster, Fender Tweed Champ, Celestion G12M, Shure SM57, Cubase.
Legendary overdrive pedals 5 – ZVEX Box of Rock
The ZVEX Box of Rock is one of those pedals that every guitarist should have played at least once in his life.
To many this is the reference to all “Marshall in a Box”- pedals. Continue reading “Legendary overdrive pedals 5 – ZVEX Box of Rock”
Legendary overdrive pedals 4 – Fulltone OCD
This episode of the series is dedicated to a modern overdrive pedal which already has become a legend: the Fulltone OCD. Continue reading “Legendary overdrive pedals 4 – Fulltone OCD”
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man vs. Line 6 Echo Park – Delay Comparison
This is a comparison of the Line 6 Echo Park with the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man.
gear: Fender Telecaster, Fender Tweed Champ, Celestion G12M, Shure SM57, Cubase.
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