Although many guitarists love large pedalboards, most of them go into raptures over the sound that originates when the guitar-signal runs straight into the amplifier. The dynamic is increased and the guitar has got a higher output. Continue reading “Downsizing”
The 10 most exciting pages for guitarists
There are many good and informative pages for guitarists on the internet. I would like to present you a list of my favourite pages: Continue reading “The 10 most exciting pages for guitarists”
New Delays in 2017
2017 numerous new pedals were put on the market. Especially for delays it seems that the Golden age has come. There have been some interesting innovations for both, the analog (because of the reissue of the MN2005-chip) and the digital delays. Continue reading “New Delays in 2017”
Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall RKM vs. MXR Carbon Copy
This is a comparison of the Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall RKM with the MXR Carbon Copy:
gear:
Fender Telecaster, Fender Princeton Reverb, Celestion G12M, Shure SM57, Cubase
For more videos of the Tonal Recall RKM click here.
How to control the parameters of a pedal
Expression-pedals, Midi, CV and Apps
Expression-pedals
The first pedal that could be controlled with an expression-pedal in real time was the Uni-Vibe. The advantage was that you could adjust the swiftness without taking the hands off the strings. Later this function could also be found in Auto-Wahs. In this way the pedal could be controlled just like a real Wah. Continue reading “How to control the parameters of a pedal”
Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall RKM – Analog Delay
Here I would like to present the Tonal Recall in the RKM-Version solo.
For all Videos of the Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall RKM click here.
Effect history (Part 5): Retro boom of the 90s
In the 90s there was a recollection. Grunge killed the dreams of the hairspray-metal bands and thus, also of the effect-industry. For cost reasons and also as a commercially statement many guitarists bought second hand pedals and were satisfied with two or three of them. The previous polished sound became rougher. Continue reading “Effect history (Part 5): Retro boom of the 90s”
Wampler Faux Tape Echo vs. Fulltone TTE
Here is a comparison of the Wampler Faux Tape Echo and the Fulltone TTE Tube Tape Echo:
Effect history (Part 4): The 80s shaped in racks
In the 80s there was a boom of pedals and some technical progress. Each of the most famous manufacturers (Boss, MXR, Ibanez and Electro Harmonix)) produced his own interpretation of each kind of pedal and all of them have been packed into colorful enclosures. Continue reading “Effect history (Part 4): The 80s shaped in racks”
Empress Superdelay vm vs. Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
In diesem Video vergleiche ich das Empress Superdelay vintage modified mit dem Fulltone TTE Tube Tape Echo.
Effect history (Part 3): die 70er – Revolution der Modulationseffekte
In den 70ern wurden zahlreiche Effekte entwickelt. Die ersten OP-Amps vereinfachten den Aufbau von Effektgeräten enorm. So konnten auch komplexe Modulationseffekte, wie zum Beispiel Phaser, Chorus, Auto Wah und Flanger Effektpedale umgesetzt werden. Continue reading “Effect history (Part 3): die 70er – Revolution der Modulationseffekte”
Catalinbread Belle Epoche vs. Fulltone TTE
This is a comparison of the Catalinbread Belle Epoche with the Fulltone TTE Tube Tape Echo.
Hughes and Kettner Replex vs Fulltone TTE
This is a comparison of the Hughes & Kettner Replex (which is a very fine tube driven tape emulation) with the Fulltone Tube Tape Echo.
Weitere Vergleichsvideos des Fulltone TTE findest du hier.
Effect history (Part 2): The 60s – transistor pedals
The new transistor-technique
The first fuzz-pedals have been invented in the early 60s. One of the first pedals using the new transistor-technique was the Maestro Fuzz Tone Pedal which became famous by the Song “Satisfaction” of the Rolling Stones. Continue reading “Effect history (Part 2): The 60s – transistor pedals”
Fender Jaguar Mod: serial /parallel connected pickup modification
The Johnny Marr signature Fender Jaguar offers the possibility of using both pickups serial connected. This creates a special kind of sound which cannot be produced with the standard versions of the Fender Jaguar. But these standard versions are easily modified without the need of the installation of a new switcher.
This is the Fender Jaguar modification: Continue reading “Fender Jaguar Mod: serial /parallel connected pickup modification”
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