The history of guitar effects is full of iconic pedals. One of them is undoubtedly the Pro-Co Rat. Any guitarist who has ever read a bit about distortion pedals has surely met this piece. Famous guitarists like Thurston Moore, Jeff beck, Andy Summers or Kurt...
Today's entry is not about a particular pedal. Actually not even about electronics. Today I would like to share some thoughts about decorating your pedals. At the beginning I did not decorate my pedals at all. I just boxed them into a plain alu enclosure...
I always liked the two-channel boost + OD solutions. If the basic sound is good then these are more versatile, if you are lucky one pedal can cover all your OD/dist/fuzz needs and save you considerable space on your board. Today's pedal is such a...
Yet again an effect from one of the biggest gurus: Brian Wampler. The Le Metal is a clone of the Triple Wreck without the boost option. I'm not a metal fan, but this pedal is very versatile with a lot of thoughts in it. The...
When talking about overdrive/distortion pedals the sounds of tube amps were always considered as standard. Many have tried to emulate these sounds - some with better results, some with worse. I personally think that the sound of a tube amp can't be substituted by a...
The "fuzz" is the third typical distortion device in the arsenal of guitarists next to "overdrives" and "distortions". In some forums there are long discussions and debates about these categories. I don't want to play this game especially because I don't think that there is...