Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
In all honesty, I haven’t tried that many Wah pedals. I chose to get this pedal for two reasons: 1. I liked the way it sounded, 2. I could afford it. I remember well that at the time, it seemed to be the go for Wah pedal, there was some hype about it, and that’s probably how it got my attention. Still, the final choice was only taken after a lot of research. I tend to use a lot of time finding out more about stuff I’m about to invest my money in, specially if that’s a relatively big investment. Let’s face it, guitar equipment is a luxury by any standards. You simply don’t need it to get from one day to another. Yes, it sucks not to have it, but you won’t go hungry without it – it’s definitely less important than food! So, considering it,...
Rockbox Boiling Point
Even after having watched many videos on this pedal, I still underestimated the amount of gain one could get from it. You’ll be wanting to get used with the pedal before going wild on turning knobs around while playing, and for the sake of your equipment and ears, don’t drive it all “at eleven”, as they say! In the pedal’s white paper, they’re very particular on warning you about the dangers of damaging your amp, speakers and hearing. That said, I can add that Chris did a very good job putting it together. It’s a circuit with premium, top-shelf components that don’t compromise on anything. The unique paint job – which helped the pedal reach its celebrity status – is but another detail on a pedal that was built not only to last, but to...
Boss GT-10
My GT-10 was my first “pedal”. I bought it a few months after buying my first electric guitar, about 6 months later if I remember well. It was a welcome replacement to playing through software like GuitarRig 3 and Amplitube 2. Playing through software is not that bad, but I grew tired of depending on my PC to practice, specially after long hours developing websites at the office. The GT-10 was the perfect gear at the time for me, because it didn’t require an amp: I could practice with only the GT-10, my guitar and my headphones. I don’t know how many people are aware of this feature in GT-10, but for me it was one of the strongest selling points, since I didn’t have an amplifier and had no juice to get one anytime soon… I also wish I had known the...
Lovepedal Kalamazoo
Yes, there’s a lot of hype about this pedal, thanks to Proguitarshop.com putting so much effort in promoting this one pedal. But let me emphasize it plainly: there is a very good reason for it! Lovepedal Kalamazoo was one of the few drive pedals I tried that managed to loosen-up something inside my tone quest. It interacts with my guitars and pedals in such a dynamic way that I keep discovering tones even when I leave it set on a sweet spot for a while. It reacts to my picking, to my guitar pickups, their combination and their volume, in a way some of the driver pedals I have don’t. And that should mean something, for at the time of me writing this article (meaning, right now), I do own quite good drive pedals which are quite responsive. Lovepedal Kalamazoo is...
EHX HOG
The HOG is one of those stomp-boxes that are so original and awesome at what they do that they should rather be considered a musical instrument. It’s definitely not just a guitar pedal – it was not meant to be played only with guitars. I have yet to try it with my flutes, with my acoustic guitar and my organ… It provides six memory slots, a welcome addition to a pedal that provides such a wide tone spectrum. The downside is that can only be accessed through a dedicated HOG extension stomp-box. This extension is huge, bigger than most of my average pedals, and costs more than $100. I got it online, and didn’t realize it was going to be as big as the Electric Mistress standard (not the latest “Stereo”). Too bad, as it won’t make it to my...
TC Electronix Polytuner
This tuner dramatically changed my expectations on what a tuner can – and should – do. I won’t just assume that a tuner is a easy-to-put-together device, but I think it’s a fact that the technology behind a tuner has become undeniably accessible and affordable. That is, of course, an assumption taken on a very broad concept of a tuner as a device. That considered, tuners haven’t really seen a major functional evolution (that took them beyond their mere tuning task) in a very long time, except for occasional interface face-lifting and casing from different producers. I guess the poly-tuning technology already existed, but TC Electronics were definitely the first ones to wrap it into a device that was both straight-forward and convenient to...
Pigtronix Tremvelope
This tremolo pedal is the most versatile tremolo pedal I know of, period. It’s a stompbox that combines envelope effect with tremolo effect, with a few useful switches to control different aspects of the envelope interaction with the signal. It has two expression pedals input, one that controls speed/rate of the tremolo and another that controls the volume (when it’s running as mono) or the panning (when it’s running as stereo). The build is sturdy, the finish is a treat to look at. The blue color on it reminds me of those cars from the 50′s, the white is kinda creamy, again just like the same cars. The switches are far from frail, but I wouldn’t get too stompy while switching those switches meant for your feet, one might damage...
Blackout Effectors A Very Special Twosome Dual Fuzz Ltd.
This pedal has totally redefined fuzz for me. While I do appreciate simplistic pedal designs like the ones on the EHX Big MUffs, I do love versatility. This pedal is a limited edition version of the already acclaimed Blackout Effectors Twosome Dual Fuzz, and the difference between them is a single switch. But don’t underestimate the power of this single switch, for that basically gives you two more pedals: the Fix’d into the Musket and the Musket into the Fix’d. You can of course disengage either the Fix’d or the Musket sides, so you still have the option to run each independently. The original pedal had been on my G.A.S. list since it came out, but the price tag was stiff… So I decided to simply let it lie for a while, after all I...
Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Ltd.
This pedal is the best compressor I’ve played, ever. Its unique knobs – the “Blend” knob and the “Grit” knob (courtesy of the growling Germanium) – combined with the other knobs – which are kind of expected but not necessarily present on a compression pedal – will give you a variety of tone you’ll find hard to dislike. It plays well by itself and it’s bound to improve your signal, whatever you play. If you put it into the right context you’ll get an incredible smooth tone. Push it a little harder and you’ll get a throaty growl, that will shake objects around the room if you play loud enough. The knobs are incredibly sensitive, the whole range is a sweet spot on its own, making it a...
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