Humbucker Soup

Mini Humbuckers offer you the best of both worlds; they are humbucking (i.e. no 60-cycle hum), they are capable of great chime and clarity when you play clean, and when you use a lot of drive, they sound fantiastic. They will never sound quite the same as a full-sized humbucker, but they have a fullness and grit all their own. You really have to experiment and find the ones that are best for you, but it is worth the effort.

So, you need a new electric guitar and you are on a budget. There is no need to worry; more than ever, there are some options for you out there if you know what you are looking for.

I’ve always been impressed by this pedal. At first I thought it was a damn good overdrive pedal. As years have passed, nearly ten now, I look back and think: “Man, this is one great pedal”. I’ve actually never really come across a Fulltone pedal that wasn’t at least excellent. Some may or may not be your cup of tea, but he makes great sounding pedals. The Fulldrive-II is no exception.

There are gazillions of compressors available today. Many can do all kinds of amazing things. These are facts. But… there was a time when the choices were far fewer. When it comes to compression, the MXR Dyna Comp still stands tall as one of the greatest compressors of all time. Although the feature set is [...]

A phase shifter is a phase shifter is a phase shifter… right? well, kind of, well, not really…. each of these offers a little variation on sound and many of them offer a lot of variation in features and performance. Not all phase shifters are created equal, but some are pretty damm good.

If you are looking for an Acoustic Electric guitar, and money is not an issue, there are a wide range of guitars to choose from. Here are the ten most popular high-end Acoustic Electric guitars available today.

There are wah pedals, and then there are great wah pedals. Sure, you can save up and buy one of the vintage classics, but you will need to save a lot and when you drop it (or spill bong water on it, or your pup poops on it, etc…) you will cry. Or… you could save yourself the drama and run out to by the Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah.

If you need a good balance of quality and value, these mid-priced acoustic electric guitars offer the best of both worlds. Here are links to the manufacturer’s product page and a handy Google search for some of the most popular models on the market today.

There is so much you can do with a Volume Pedal. When you put one at the beginning of your signal path, you can really fine-tune your gain structure. When you precede your delay pedal with a volume pedal, you can do some really nice stuff with the delayed signal. No one-trick-pony, the volume pedal is a tremendous asset when you need to employ a bit of subtlety to your sound. Here are links to the most popular guitar volume pedals on the market today.

If you are shopping for an acoustic electric guitar, but funds are low, you’ll need just the right balance of performance and value. Exotic woods, pre-amp, electronics, tuners, pickups; lot of components to consider. There are may budget acoustic electric guitars out there to choose from. Here are ten of the most popular ones.