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Davis Wilton Bader

Davis Wilton Bader is a professional guitarist/writer based out of St. Louis, MO. He plays in the bands Lumet and The Outskirts.

5 Best Guitar Amps Under $1000 (These Are Awesome)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Guitar Amp Under $1000

There are two primary parts to any electric guitar rig: The guitar and the amplifier. I would be hard pressed to decide which affects your tone more, but what I … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

6 Best Cheap Acoustic Guitars (That Aren’t Junk)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Cheap Acoustic Guitar

There are many reasons one would be interested in the value of cheap guitars. Maybe you’re a beginner, your budget is tight, or you need a “beater” guitar to take … Read more

Categories Acoustic, Uncategorized

5 Best Guitar Amps Under $200 (Quality & Affordability)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Guitar Amp Under $200

You only have $200 in your pocket but the want, no, the need to play electric guitar is so great that you must find a great amplifier. Good News: it’s … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

5 Best Guitar Amps Under $300 (Something For Everyone)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Guitar Amps Under $300

So, you bought yourself an electric guitar. Now you need a good amplifier so that you can actually hear what you’re playing. Getting all the gear that you need doesn’t … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

5 Best 7-String Guitars

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best 7-String Guitar

So… Six strings aren’t enough for you anymore. Maybe you need that extended range in your next progressive metal song. Maybe you want to mimic bass lines while simultaneously playing … Read more

Categories Electric

5 Best Solid State Guitar Amps – Chosen By A Musician

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Solid State Amp

As an electric guitar player thinking about the gear that will be needed to get your sound, there are two pieces of gear that immediately should come to mind: The … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

8 Best Guitar Pedal Boards In 2024 (Mini, Budget & High-End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Guitar Pedal Board

Are you tired of lugging all of your pedals around in a bag and having to set up your rig every time you play at a show? Do you have … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Acoustic Simulator Pedals In 2024

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Acoustic Simulator Pedals

Are you tired of traveling around with your acoustic guitar just so you can play that one song in your set that needs it? Maybe you’re looking to reduce the … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

7 Useful Tips To Buying A Used Electric Guitar

by Davis Wilton Bader
Buying a Used Electric Guitar

You want to get a new guitar. Congrats! Fewer things get a guitarist more excited than the prospect of purchasing a new instrument. After all, new is better right? Not … Read more

Categories Electric, Guides

5 Best Guitar Amps Under $500

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Guitar Amp Under $500

Spending $500 on anything can be a big decision, especially when that money is going towards a new amplifier. Though it is far from the top price point one could … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

5 Best Tube Amps (Take Your Playing To The Next Level)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Tube Amp Reviews

One of the biggest contributing factors to your tone as a guitar player is your choice in amplifier. There are many great options out there these days in the form … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

9 Best Boost Pedals On The Market In 2024 (How To Choose & How To Use)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Boost Pedal

Ever find yourself playing out at a show? Ever find yourself practicing at home what you would be playing live, and you get to that big solo and wish you … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Acoustic Guitars Under $1500 (Chosen By Musician)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Acoustic Guitar Under $1500

Ah, new acoustic guitar time. Isn’t it exciting?? Part of the fun is doing the research to figure out which model of acoustic guitar is going to best serve your … Read more

Categories Acoustic

6 Best Pedal Platform Amps On The Market In 2024

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Pedal Platform Amp

If you’re anything like me, you love guitar effects pedals. However, even if you pick out all the right effects and set them up in the proper order, your amplifier … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

9 Best Univibe Pedals In 2024 (All Budgets)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Univibe Pedal For Guitar

There are a number of reasons why one might be interested in Univibe. Maybe you are interested in sounding like Jimi Hendrix at his trippiest. Maybe you want to add … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

7 Best Wah Pedals In 2024 (Metal, Blues, Auto, High End & More)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Wah Pedal

Looking for a new wah pedal?  Perhaps you’re looking for some added percussion in your 70’s funk licks. Or maybe you want to write a car chase style song. If … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Fuzz Pedals In 2024 (Bass, Mini & Octave Included)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Fuzz Pedal

Fuzz might be the most divisive effect not only in terms of high gain stomp boxes, but in terms of all guitar effects. It’s not for the faint of heart. … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

5 Best Acoustic Guitar Amps In 2024 (Chosen By Musician)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Acoustic Guitar Amp

If you’ve ever played your acoustic guitar in front of a crowd, you’ve probably noticed that it is easy for the sound of your instrument to get overwhelmed by a … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

5 Best 8-String Guitars On The Market (All Budgets)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best 8-String Guitar

There’s no way around it: 8-string guitars are beasts. If you are interested in getting one then your needs exceed the versatility and range needed in most traditional guitar based … Read more

Categories Electric

6 Best Flanger Pedals In 2024 (Multiple Budgets)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Flanger Pedals

If you’ve ever listened to pop recordings from the 60’s and 70’s, you’ve more than likely heard a whooshing, swirling, sonic effect known as a Flanger take over the mix. … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

Best Guitar Slide In 2024 & How To Pick The Right One (Glass, Metal, Ceramic)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Guitar Slides - And How to Choose the Right One for You

One of the most expressive and satisfying playing styles is slide guitar. Though most often associated with the blues, slide guitar occurs in all genres of music. Slide guitar has … Read more

Categories Accessories

6 Best Compressor Pedals In 2024 (Bass, Metal, Mini & High End Options)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Compressor Pedal

Ever wish that your clean tones were more evened out when you strum hard? Have you ever tried playing a “chicken pickin” style lick, but notice that you’re missing that … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

7 Best Reverb Pedals On The Market In 2024 (Mini, Budget, Analog & High End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Reverb Pedal

Do you own an amplifier that doesn’t have a built in reverb? Maybe you do have a spring reverb built into your favorite amplifier, but now you’re interested in all … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

5 Best Small Combo Amps In 2024 (Picked By A Musician)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Small Combo Amp

So, you’re looking for a small amplifier. While some believe that bigger is better, I’m here to say that there are many uses for small amps. Maybe you’re looking for … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

9 Best EQ Pedals On The Market In 2024 (High End, Budget, Bass, Acoustic & More)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best EQ Pedals

Equalization (aka EQ) is at the very heart of guitar tone, yet it is one of the most underutilized and misunderstood “effects” among guitar players.  Since you are reading this … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

8 Best Vibrato Pedals In 2024 (Mini, High-End & Budget)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Vibrato Pedal

Does your guitar have a fixed bridge, but you still  want to have the ability to produce the pitch modulation and texture or a whammy bar? Maybe you always set … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

5 Best Bass Synth Pedals In 2024 (Budget to High-End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Bass Synth Pedals

Synth pedals and bass guitar are a match made in heaven. Synth pedals just sound better on bass than they do on guitar. Whether you’re looking for experimental sounds, to … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

11 Best Distortion Pedals On The Market In 2024 (Mini, Bass, Rock, Budget & High End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Distortion Pedals

Does your overdrive pedal not offer enough saturation? Or are you trying to get high gain tones without cranking your amplifier to unbearable, deafening volumes? Then you need a distortion … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

5 Best Pedal Power Supplies In 2024

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Pedal Power Supply

Building your first pedal board? Looking for clean, silent power for all of your effects pedals? Then you need a good pedal power supply. No matter how many pedals you … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Buffer Pedals In 2024 (Budget to High End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Buffer Pedals

As an electric guitar player you have probably collected a large amount of effects pedals. Since buying all these guitar pedals, you may have noticed that your guitar has lost … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Phaser Pedals In 2024 (Mini, Budget & High-End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Phaser Pedals

Phaser pedals are to 70’s guitar what chorus pedals were for 80’s guitar. They were used on everything in the 70’s, even master tracks. Don’t believe me? Just listen to … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

10 Best Multi-Effects Pedals In 2024 (Budget to High-End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Multi-Effects Pedals

Are you a new guitarist looking for an all-in-one pedal to practice on a budget? Or are you a professional guitarist looking for an alternative to your expensive, vintage guitar … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

8 Best Expression Pedals In 2024 (Mini, Budget & High-End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Expression Pedals

If you own a keyboard or a number of guitar pedals, you more than likely have noticed an input labeled “EXP” and are looking for a way to take your … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Harmonizer Pedals In 2024 (Budget to High-End)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Harmonizer Pedals

So, you’re on the hunt for the best harmonizer pedal. Maybe you’re the only guitarist in your band and you’re looking for a way to make it sound like there … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

6 Best Tremolo Pedal Options In 2024 (Mini, Budget, High-End, Analog & More)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Best Tremolo Pedals

The two most common built-in effects found on tube amplifiers are reverb and tremolo. While most are quite familiar with the concept of reverb, you may have overlooked the slightly … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

Line 6 Powercab 112 Plus Review (An Owners Experience)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Line 6 Powercab 112 Plus Review

Digital amp modelers have become one of the most popular options for guitarists of all experience levels. However, there is one common issue that until recently has kept this technology … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

Line 6 HX Stomp Review (Find Out Why I Own It & Love It!)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Line 6 HX Stomp Review - Hands On

The Line 6 HX Stomp is my most-used piece of gear. It’s an amp modeler, multi-effects unit, interface, and so much more. In this Line 6 HX Stomp review, I’m … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps

Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2 Review (Everything You Need to Know)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Fulltone Full-Drive 2 v2 Review

Are you looking for the best dual-overdrive pedal around? Need a pedal that’s built all in the USA and with high quality parts? Look no further than the Fulltone Full-Drive … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Review (Full Hands-On By Musician)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Review

It’s time for an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Review! If you’ve done any research on the best overdrive pedals, you’ve more than likely stumbled across this little green stomp box. … Read more

Categories Guitar Pedals

Lead Guitar vs Rhythm Guitar (What Is The Difference?)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Lead Guitar VS Rhythm Guitar

If you’ve ever gone online to look for a band that needs a guitar player, you may have noticed that some ads ask for Rhythm Guitarists and some ask for … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar

Bass Amp vs Guitar Amp (Everything You Need to Know)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Bass Amp VS Guitar Amp

Do you want to know how to tell the difference between a bass amp and a guitar amp? Can you plug a guitar into a bass amp? What about a … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar Amps

3/4 Guitar Vs Full Size (The Differences & Which is Best?)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Three Quarter Versus Full Sized Guitars

The two most common size guitars players use are the standard “Full Size” and the smaller “3/4 Size” guitar. What do these size differences mean, and how do they effect … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar

Nylon String Guitar Vs Steel String (Which is Better?)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Nylon String Guitar VS Steel Strings

Are you looking to pick out your first acoustic guitar? You could easily be forgiven for not realizing that there are two distinct types of acoustic guitar worth considering. In … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar

Guitar Amp Noise Troubleshooting (Fixing Buzz, Hiss & Hum)

by Davis Wilton Bader
Guitar Amp Noise Troubleshooting - Buzzing, Humming and Hissing

There’s nothing more troublesome or worrying for an electric guitarist than hearing strange noises coming from their amplifier. We’re musicians, not technicians… How do you know what is causing the … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps, Guides

How Does A Guitar Amp Work? (Everything You Need to Know)

by Davis Wilton Bader
How Does a Guitar Amp Work

You may have noticed when you strum an unplugged electric guitar that the instrument sounds uncharacteristically quiet. Not exactly the sound that’s ready to rock a stadium, is it? There … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps, Guides

What Is Gain On A Guitar Amp (Compared to Volume & Distortion)

by Davis Wilton Bader
What is Gain on a Guitar Amp

Gain. It’s a word that gets thrown around in the guitar world quite often, yet there is a lot of misunderstanding around the word. Not knowing exactly what gain is … Read more

Categories Guitar Amps, Guides

How To Make A Fuzz Pedal At Home (Full Guide With Videos)

by Davis Wilton Bader
How to Make a Fuzz Pedal

Are you a fuzz pedal fanatic? So much so that you are interested in making your own design? Are you fascinated by pedal circuitry and looking for a place to … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar Pedals

How To Use An Effects Loop On A Guitar Amp

by Davis Wilton Bader
How to Use an Effects Loop on a Guitar Amp

Have you ever looked on the back of your favorite tube amplifier and seen two ¼ inch jacks labeled “FX Send” and “FX Return” and wondered – what do these … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar Amps

What Does An Overdrive Pedal Do? (Plus 5 Cool Types of Overdrive)

by Davis Wilton Bader
What Does an Overdrive Pedal Do

Are you are beginner wanting to know what overdrive pedals do to the sound of your guitar? Have you been using overdrives for years but want to learn more about … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar Pedals

How To Use A Compressor Pedal & 6 Awesome Ways To Use Compression

by Davis Wilton Bader
How to Use a Compressor Pedal

Are you wanting to buy your first compressor pedal, but don’t know how to use it? Maybe you’ve had compressor pedals before, but always ended up ditching them because the … Read more

Categories Guides, Guitar Pedals
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