Category Archives: Guitar Effects

This looks really cool especially the effects loop that allows you to put other effects, such as the tremelo in the demo video below, on the wet signal while retaining the dry signal. This pedal seems to excel when used in conjunction with other effects such as Delay or Reverb to give the sound extra… continue reading

This is a very cool demo from Voodoo Labs’ James Santiago with the legendary effects maestro Jorge Tripps explaining each Dunlop Fuzz Face model before James plays each one in turn. Pedals used in this demo: Fuzz Face JDF2 – Built to the exact specifications of the Original Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face. http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/jdf2-fuzz-face Jimi Hendrix™ Fuzz… continue reading

Part 1 – Overview Bogner Amplification unveiled their new Ecstasy and Uberschall Pedals at MusikMesse 2012, until now I hadn’t seen a demo of the pedals in action until now, they sound really nice. http://www.bogneramplification.com/

Caution: The above video contains strobe effects! The Marrs Pedals Multiverse is a hybrid tremelo/boost/fuzz/strobe controller pedal, no really you can buy a Marrs Pedals Satellite Strobe (for $100 (CAD) + shipping) which will run on 9VDC but can get even brighter with a 15VDC power supply. You can and connect this device to the… continue reading

Prashant Aswani always has a really smooth liquid Overdrive tone when he plays so I was really interested to see what the Maxon RTO700 would sound like in his hands. Well needless to say it sounds awesome and very amp-like. “Unlike other tube overdrive pedals, the RTD800 places the tube AFTER the OD/Distortion circuits, making… continue reading

The Suhr Shiba Drive is one of my favourite Overdrive pedals, it seems to work particularly well with my most recent Amp acquisition (Ceriatone Chupacabra 50) as an extension of the amp, very transparent and adds a nice level of sustain to an already Overdriven tone or creates a very natural Overdrive tone on the… continue reading

So first up you might be thinking why is this T-Rex Effects Wah pedal called the Gull Wah? Well it is a tribute to the old Mercedes Gull Wing 300 SL, it has the same Chassis colour, the car had Gull Wing doors which obviously relates to the Wah action, the control Knobs are the… continue reading

Ooh I want one of these! Dunlop Manufacturing presents the MXR Slash Octave Fuzz. Developed by Slash and the MXR Innovations engineering team over the years for his own personal rig, this extremely unique and multi-faceted pedal is now available to the public. This 100% analog stompbox essentially features three effects in one that can… continue reading

Why use one? The first reason for using a volume pedal is to get a fine level of control over your volume. Often you’ll want to be louder during lead breaks, finger picking parts etc., and then turn it down during other parts of the song – sure you can try turning your guitar’s volume… continue reading

I have tried a few Fuzz pedals but I’ve never found one that I really gelled with before until trying the T-Rex Tonebug Fuzz. Quite often the Fuzz effect is just to extreme for my liking and creates a bit-crushed kind of effect when run flat out, this pedal however is a much more dynamic… continue reading