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Digitech Whammy DT review

Since 1991, the field of pitch-shifting effects has been dominated by the DigiTech Whammy; an effect which allows users to perform dive bombs and radical octave-shifts using digital pitch-manipulation rather than a guitar-mounted vibrato-bridge. But in the last decade or so, DigiTech’s Whammy has been given a run for its…Click on the title for more

Digitech Whammy DT review

The Secrets of a perfect Surf Guitar Tone

Surf Rock experienced a Renaissance in the last few years, influencing a wave of new indie artists. The ultimate surf guitar tone has several elements: a guitar, the amplifier, reverb, tremolo, and vibrato, but the sound starts with the guitar itself. A Fender Stratocaster, Jaguar (pictured) or Jazzmaster would be…Click on the title for more

The Secrets of a perfect Surf Guitar Tone

Recording Artist Feature: Yellow Ostrich

What's in a name? Don't ask me. There's no such thing as a yellow ostrich, but that doesn't stop Alex Schaaf from insisting it's alive anyway. And in songs like 'Whale' and 'In The Past I Was an Astronaut', Yellow Ostrich is making the abstract discernible, and getting a lot…Click on the title for more

Recording Artist Feature: Yellow Ostrich

Rocktron Sweet Spot Review

It was November of 1966 when Brad Plunkett was commissioned by Warwick Electronics Inc. to make a substitute for the rather expensive Jennings 3 position Mid Range Boost (MRB) circuit. The circuit was needed after the company had bought out the Vox name due to it's association with our favorite…Click on the title for more

Rocktron Sweet Spot Review

Moog Cluster Flux Review

TRY THE MOOG CLUSTER FLUX IN NYC AT THE DELI'S FREE STOMP BOX EXHIBIT In scientific terms, flux is the rate of movement of some energy or matter. When something is in a state of flux, it is changing from one state to another. In audio terms, the Cluster Flux…Click on the title for more

Moog Cluster Flux Review

Line 6 M5 Stomp Box Modeler

The sounds of velcro separating are familiar to me and more so perhaps to those that know me. Like many musicians, effects pedals and processors have crept into my setup at a steady pace and as a result I have spent a good chunk of time adding, rearranging and removing…Click on the title for more

Line 6 M5 Stomp Box Modeler

TC Electronic MojoMojo Review

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing TC’s TonePrint line. Since then I kept thinking to myself... I really wish there were an easy go-to distortion that featured the same quality and no-brainerness. The TC tone gods have answered my prayers! Usually anything that claims to have…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic MojoMojo Review

1st NYC Stomp Box Exhibit: FREE PEDALS + FREE FOOD + $1 BEER

Deli readers with an obsession for Stomp Boxes... As you may have heard, this week we are organizing a Stomp Box Exhibit at CMJ - it will be Friday and Saturday at Ludlow Guitars and The Living Room on Ludlow St., Manhattan. PLEASE help us promote this event, and RSVP! We recommend you…Click on the title for more

1st NYC Stomp Box Exhibit: FREE PEDALS + FREE FOOD + $1 BEER

Win a T-Rex ToneBug Pedal Board!

Delicious Readers, here's the new Scooptacular Giveaway! The T-Rex Tonebug Board V (MSRP: $1,100) comes with 5 must-have Tonebug pedals - Reverb, Overdrive, Distortion, Phaser, Chorus/Flanger - and FuelTank Chameleon power supply. Bring dry, flat-sound guitar playing to life with the ToneBug Reverb; Add dynamic undulating shimmer to your sound…Click on the title for more

Win a T-Rex ToneBug Pedal Board!

T-Rex Tap Tone Delay Review

Boutique purists must have winced when Danish pedal maker T-Rex partnered with Guitar Center on four new pedals, but judging by the Tap Tone Delay (TTD), they don’t need to worry. At $169, the TTD is at least a Benjamin short of T-Rex’s regular pricing, but its makers don’t seem to have cut many…Click on the title for more

T-Rex Tap Tone Delay Review

Maxon RTO700 Review

This summer, Maxon released the latest in a line of great overdrive pedals, the RTO700. The “RTO” stands for real tube overdrive, and indeed houses a tiny dual triode preamp tube instead of the usual clipping diode. Maxon certainly isn’t the first manufacturer to use real tubes in its overdrive…Click on the title for more

Maxon RTO700 Review

The Secrets of Recording Great Vocals

Recording vocals might not seem like the most challenging of tasks when producing a CD, but this delicate and crucial process often ends up being quite draining and taking longer than expected. Producer Larry Hammel, who has just finished shooting some instructive videos focused on this topic, has agreed to share some of…Click on the title for more

The Secrets of Recording Great Vocals