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Custom “Fuzz Monster” Pedal
I’ve had my eye’s on a Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Fuzz pedal for some time now. It is the quintessential fuzz pedal for rock from the 60’s to today. One of the great things about being such a famous piece of gear is so many people have opened it up and played with the guts to…
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Custom Cheap True-Bypass Phaser
This weekend was a pedal project weekend for me. I had a Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Fuzz pedal and a Behringer VP-1 Phaser Pedal (which is a Small Stone clone). I love them both and looking around online I found a few mods for them. The Phaser pedal is a great copy of Electro…
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New Vs. Re-Issue
All guitarists are in search of that “tone” whether it’s a rock legend that they want to copy or just the quest for the perfect tone that raises the hair on their back. “Tone” is something that can’t really even be described. It’s a combination of so many minutely, user-dependant, changes in sound that it…
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Dunlop Wah Pedals
Jim Dunlop is famous for a tons of guitar gear. Effects, Strings, Picks, Slides, Straps and tons of accessories. Chances are, you have something from them if you play. The Wah-Wah pedal is one of the most iconic effects ever invented and Dunlop has a full line to meet any needs that may arise. …
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Fender Silverface Twin Reverb Schematics
Yep, The title says it all. These are the electrical schematics for a ’74 Silver Twin Reverb. In case you need to change any wiring, pots, resistors or tubes, this print will help keep it all organized for you. MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you do not know how to properly discharge the capacitors on the amp…
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Digitech Ipad IPB-10
So this has to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. It uses your iPad as a brain for all the different effects, amps and pedals. Great idea by a great company. When the price drops a bit on these, I will definitely be picking one up.
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Larry Graham Funkin’ Around
While I’m on a music kick, I figured I’d throw this old school funkiness down. It’s Larry Graham going over his slap techniques, but you can lift a ton of great riffs and lines just by watching some of his changes. Part 1
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Herman Li Guitar Tricks
Here’s a youtube vid I found of Dragonforce’s guitarist Herman Li explaining how he makes all those wacked out noises using just his guitar, a Floyd Rose and some distortion. The guy really does have some chops for having such a computerized sound, they use a ton of overdubbing tho so at times there’s 8…
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Electro Harmonix Effectoloy
Here’s a link to a Electro-Harmonix’s “Effectology” page where they show you tons of ways to create all sorts of sounds samples using only a guitar and their effect pedals. Click Here to check out all the different sounds you can make. No Synths, computers, samplers, or midi controls, just old school strings and stompboxes.…