I’ve spent the better part of my professional career as a guitarist looking for great gear that doesn’t break the bank. I’ve never let the price tag discourage me from respecting a pedal enough to try it. Growing up in India, I had very little access to grade-A gear through my formative years, so I […]
So you finally have a boatload of effects pedals to play around with and a beautiful pedalboard to mount them on… Now comes the difficult part — figuring out what order to put your pedals in. After hundreds of gigs and studio sessions over the years, not to mention many hours of arduous experimentation, I […]
One of the ultimate pleasures of being a guitarist is setting up your pedalboard. Whether you’re new to the guitar realm or a veteran shredder, curating a solid set of stompboxes can pave the way for tons of creativity.
Modulation effects are those that change the pitch over time. Parameters of the effect are tied to a Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). If you don’t know what a Low Frequency Oscillator is, think of a clock and a light bulb. When the hand is on the 12, the light is all the way Off. As […]
Delay is created in many ways – including electronically – with springs, or tape (like in a cassette or audio reel).