The Avalanche Run stereo delay with reverb from Earthquaker Devices has been my go-to delay unit for the past two years. It is the first digital delay I’ve ever owned, … Read more
Overdrive. Dirt boxes. Drivers. Whatever you call them, overdrive pedals (not to be confused with distortion or fuzz pedals) imitate the sounds of cranked tube amps and are some of … Read more
Have you ever listened to guitarists like Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Jack White (White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Dead Weather) or Jimi Hendrix and wondered: how do they sound … Read more
Let’s face it. Guitar gear gets expensive, fast. With so much “must have” gear out in the world, how is anyone expected to afford new pedals? Is it possible to … Read more
Depending on where you look, you’ll see the Crayon from JHS labeled as everything from a Preamp, to Distortion; DI Box, to Fuzz. Even JHS themselves have the Crayon listed … Read more
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
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
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
As a guitarist, it is very likely come to the debate of “Should I use guitar multi effects (digital) pedals, or go with the single analogue stomp box pedals?” Now … Read more
So you’ve got that new fancy $300+ Line 6 DL4, but you aren’t quite sure how to use the looper function on it yet, hmm? For most people that have … Read more
The POD x3 live has some legendary features, and it’s robust interface makes it incredibly useful. Unfortunately, the lack of support from Line6 (which isn’t too bad of a thing, … Read more