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Most engineers and producers, to allow themselves more options at the mixing stage, record guitars (electric ones in particular) with two or more microphones placed at a different distance from the sound source. Shoegazer bands are particularly famous for using this technique, which indeed can help give the guitar a more roomy and open sound (if the mics are spread across the stereo field), but can also be problematic, because of a little mysterious word called “phase”.... Click on the title for more
In recent years Reverb.com has become one the of biggest online retailers of guitar pedals in the US, so it's safe to say that any of their "best selling" pedal charts have a good statistical chance of reflecting the national trends.
Here at Delicious Audio we regularly publish extremely thorough shopping guides focused on one specific effect, but, frankly, there are so many fuzz pedals out there that even contemplating such task makes our head spin.... Click on the title for more
Here's the Pro Guitar Shop video of the Luna Stone TrueOverDrive 2.
"TrueOverDrive 2 is as true to transparent and tube-like overdrive as the original TOD 1. Yet it adds a serious punch in the low end frequencies, creating a beefier tone that will fill any venue with warm and fat overdrive.... Click on the title for more
Here's the Pro Guitar Shop video of the 
Demo of the 
If you understand music from a technical and creative angle, Brooklyn/Long Island duo Bangladeafy will, in all likelihood, blow your mind. We praised them enough already in our sister blog The Deli (they placed 2nd in our Best of NYC 2017 Yearly Poll for emerging artists, and their 2016 album was our NYC Record of the Month in September of 2016). If you don't know them, enjoy this little example of their instrumental prowess.... Click on the title for more
If you understand music from a technical and creative angle, Brooklyn/Long Island duo 
The look of Beetronics FX's pedals made me think of a conversation I had years ago with a friend who was scandalized at the fact that there was a factory whose sole purpose was to wear down new pairs of jeans and make holes in them so that they looked "cooler." At the time, I was recording bands, and I told him: "Actually, that's pretty much what I'm trying to do when I produce a band: I try to add character to their songs so that they sound cooler."... Click on the title for more
New bass pedal from Electro-Harmonix, check it out!
The Il Diavolo Overdrive features a classic circuit that’s been hot-rodded for enhanced midrange and low end frequencies with a three-position Hi/Low switch to select your preferred clipping style, from a smooth organic boost to sweet, smoky overdrive to full-on grind."... Click on the title for more
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