In this post I want to show how to put together a guitar pedal if you have basic soldering skills and basic knowledge of electronics. With this I mean recognising different components, knowing what’s the correct orientation of diodes and electrolytic capacitors and being able to read a basic circuit just in case there is some troubleshooting… Continue reading How to make guitar pedals – From a kit.
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Documentary on Wah Pedal
This is a great documentary on the wah pedal, with a lot of interviews to guitar giants for all the guitar geeks out there! Enjoy! Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World from Joey Tosi on Vimeo. Suggested reading: Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook
TC Electronic Toneprint Pedals
From time to time I bump into something new in terms of gear and I want to share it on the site. TC Electronic has been producing some new interesting things recently, one of these is the Toneprint pedals. Everybody seems to want the classic stuff nowadays, trying to copy vintage boxes or reissuing yet another limited… Continue reading TC Electronic Toneprint Pedals
Line 6 Double Preset Mod
I posted this diagram on a different blog page ages ago, but I had so many emails about it that I wanted to post an update and some new pictures of a smaller enclosure. The original was posted on January 5, 2009 and I think I did this mod (if you can call it that) during Christmas… Continue reading Line 6 Double Preset Mod
How to make your own guitar pedals
After being frustated with my tone tools for quite some time, I moved onto trying to to build my own. It is not as difficult as you would think if you have basic soldering skills and a predisposition to problem-solve and troubleshoot. Of course a simple circuit like a Fuzz pedal or an overdrive is… Continue reading How to make your own guitar pedals
Advice on sound: Creative noises
Make some creative guitar noise! The typical scenario at a pop/rock recording session is trying to come up with some interesting guitar parts that fit the song, but fulfill your creative side as well. The three parts you are usually asked to record are riffs/chords, solos and what I call ‘noises’. These are usually based… Continue reading Advice on sound: Creative noises