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The iconic sound of the Vox AC30 combo amp is inseparable from Rock n’ Roll. Used by countless legendary bands from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin to Queen to U2 to Radiohead, Vox amps are known for their chimey clarity and tight low-mids, as well as their crisp breakup tones.... Click on the title for more
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"Tweed" is a term used to refer to a series of amp+speaker combos made by Fender originally between 1948 and 1960, and including a dozen different models. They are among the most popular amps ever made, and over the decades, countless heroes of rock n’ roll -from Neil Young to B.B. King to Robbie Robertson to Keith Richards to Jeff Tweedy- have chosen Fender Tweed amps as their weapon of choice.
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This article compiles some of the coolest, creative, and most bad-ass sounding fuzz circuits you can buy today. Some sound like synths, some have modulation, some have expression pedal input, but they all have the potential to inspire and create never-before-heard sounds.... Click on the title for more
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Adding an octave effect to your rig can dramatically change your tone in fun and exciting ways: here's an article that will guide you through the best offerings in the octaver realm!
And for this 2023 update we added a new section about Reverb+Octave pedals!... Click on the title for more
The Fuzz Face deserves to sit proudly on the fuzz pedal podium, offering a more nuanced and dynamic sonic behavior at different gain levels than the king Muff.... Click on the title for more
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Released in 1965 in London, the Tone Bender was the UK’s answer to the Gibson Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone, the very first mass-produced guitar pedal. There was a need in Britain for something similar to the FZ-1, because fuzz guitar could be heard all over recordings by popular bands such as The Yardbirds, The Beatles, and The Kinks.... Click on the title for more
EQ may not be the flashiest effect there is, but we'd be hard-pressed to find a pro guitarist who doesn't tweak their EQ from song to song. ... Click on the title for more
Pigtronix has announced a new fuzz pedal, the Star Eater, a dual-footswitch fuzz sculptor with lots of tweakable options.... Click on the title for more
