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Guitar Pedal X News
29 Sep 11:03 • Stefan Karlsson

Fortin massively upgrades Fredrik Thordendal's Boost Pedal - now in expansive 3.33 Dual Channel, 7-knob Edition with noise gate and smart Amp Channel Controls

This is quite the ramp-up - as the original 33 Boost was just a simple single knob boost - and now we have 3 knobs per channel, 7 knobs in total, 2 footswitches, and 2 side slider-switches as part of the Amp Channel Controls. This is obviously a highly optimised hig...

Guitar Pedal X News
29 Sep 07:12 • Stefan Karlsson

Tubesteader collaborates with Torsten Kinsella to deliver the key God Is An Astronaut tones across two channels of the Sunstead Tube Preamp

So here we have the 5th of the larger Tubesteader Double Twin Triode Dual-Channel Preamps, following on from the Beekeeper, Sunkeeper, Magnezium, and Gainlord, and the 3 Compact Single Twin Triode Preamps - Eggnog, Lightkeeper, and Roy. So there’s 8 of these in total now -...

Guitar Pedal X News
28 Sep 11:03 • Stefan Karlsson

Recovery Effects delivers smart 2-way Germanium Diode Clipper in Mini Enclosure

I’m a huge fan of Germanium Diode Clipping - and indeed, already have such on my board courtesy of the ThorpyFX Heavy Water - it add harmonics and texture to everything and makes is sound richer and more luxurious. This ’Clipping’ is like a redux version of Poly Eff...

Guitar Pedal X News
28 Sep 07:09 • Stefan Karlsson

Tampco's Rodolphe rolls out Custom Editions for his Warm and Transparent, Versatile Classic Tone Oven Overdrive

The original standard / stock Tone Oven had the Bass Cut and Comp controls as internal dip-switches. While for this Custom Edition those have been externalised via toggle-switches - for more on-the-fly versatility. The Bass Cut applies to both Start and Grill Modes, while ...

A Luthier's Blog
27 Sep 14:45 • Gary Nava, Luthier

Making a Mandolin Rosette

I’ve just started building my next mandolin. In this video, I look at making its rosette in quite some detail. Hope that you find it interesting.

Cheers Gary

Guitar Pedal X News
25 Sep 14:03 • Stefan Karlsson

PRS trolls Fender with a cheeky Silver Sky Land Rover Defender Collaboration

For me - Fender CEO Bud Cole and Ed Sheeran have been on a similar journey - both entirely on the wrong side of history - and still carrying on digging themselves a deeper hole! Both blaming everything and everyone bar their own actions or lack thereof. I’m actually...

Guitar Pedal X News
25 Sep 11:03 • Stefan Karlsson

PastFX unveils the doppelflänger - its own exacting vintage specs, high headroom, compact take on the original 1970's MXR flanger/doubler Rack Unit

The original MXR flanger/doubler Rack Unit which emerged in 1976 - used a Reticon SAD1024 BBD chip for the Flanger effect, and a RD5101 chip (4096 Stages) for the Doubler. It had a ±12V power supply or a 24V swing as such. It also had a Vactrol / Light-Dependent Resistor o...

Guitar Pedal X News
25 Sep 07:12 • Stefan Karlsson

Overkill Effects unleashes probably my favourite compact Muff to date - the no-compromise expansive V7 Softek Era Fuzz

This has been a long time coming, and dates all the way back to the end of May, when I very first received my V7 unit. That then came with DM 1510 knobs - which I didn’t feel did the pedal full justice (you can see those in the below demo). And so my friend Nikola set out ...

The Unique Guitar Blog
25 Sep 00:36 • marcusohara@aol.com

The Giannini Craviola

Harrison with Rickenbacker By 1970 I had played guitar for over six years. I’d seen George Harrison and Roger McGuinn both using Rickenbacker 12 string guitars and loved that sound. However, in that period those instruments were retailing for around $500. That was b...

Guitar Pedal X News
24 Sep 11:18 • Stefan Karlsson

JAM Pedals updates its superb flavourful Wahcko Wah - now with JAM's own Custom Inductor onboard, and additional internal Q-trimmer

One of the best sounding and most flavourful Wah Pedals since 2008 - gets further improved, with some really neat touches. The gorgeous multi-coloured Wah-li-gator artwork remains, while it gets a new JAM Custom Designed Inductor based on the classic 60’s TDK Induct...

Guitar Pedal X News
24 Sep 07:45 • Stefan Karlsson

Boss's new EX-4 Effects Expander is a fantastic intuitive Multi-FX Pedal which delivers 4 killer stereo effects at a time from a selection of 120

Boss delivers a really fantastic Multi-FX Pedal here - which has a super intuitive and visually appealing interface - and which is a joy to deploy. I’ve had this pedal for the best part of a month now, and I’ve really enjoyed the experience. I feel that Boss has tak...

Guitar Pedal X News
23 Sep 11:03 • Stefan Karlsson

Mojo Hand FX revives its Crosstown Hybrid 2-Transistor Fuzz - available in Classic and Rasta Editions

The Crosstown Fuzz is a Hybrid Fuzz Face - utilising one Germanium, and one Silicon Transistor. At one stage these used to be the Ge AC187 and Si BC109 - while Mojo soon ran out of the AC187’s - as those are long since discontinued and in very short supply. Supposed...

Guitar Pedal X News
23 Sep 07:15 • Stefan Karlsson

Great Eastern FX Co's latest Obsolete Devices release - the 2N1175 Germanium Transformer Boost is a superb always-on tone-enhancer - all the way up to killer low-to-mid-gain Overdrive

This is quite a notable period for me as I picked up 3 Germanium Devices within a month, while one of those probably won’t land until next month. Alongside this killer Germanium Transformer Boost, there is also the PigDog Germanium Overdrive, and then the Martian Sound Cyd...

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22 Sep 07:12 • Stefan Karlsson

Mad Professor announces preorders for its brand new Milestone Handwired Germanium Fuzz

Mad Professor has just announced preorders for its new Handwired Germanium Fuzz - while it doesn’t really provide too many details beyond the below statement, the nature of the control topology, and a picture of the insides from a jaunty angle! "Milestone is a germa...

Guitar Pedal X News
21 Sep 14:03 • Stefan Karlsson

Setting up Delay Presets and Tap Divisions on the Chase Bliss Big Time Hybrid Echo - alongside first impressions

When the Big Time was first announced at the end of April, I wasn’t sure it was for me. I needed some further convincing - which took the form of Doug Tolley’s Big Time Tour - where he travelled to 4 locations in the UK, including Hanwell in West London - where interested ...

Guitar Pedal X News
21 Sep 11:03 • Stefan Karlsson

Electro-Harmonix revives its Analog BBD Echoflanger Multi-Modulator as a Limited 2,500 Run Adrian Belew Signature Edition

One of EHX’s best loved pedals is back! Which has variously been labelled the Echoflanger (1977-1979), Polyflange (1979-1980), and Polychorus (1981-1984) throughout those years - until discontinued in the mid-80’s. Adrian Belew is a power user of said pedal - on his...

Guitar Pedal X News
21 Sep 07:09 • Stefan Karlsson

Pedal Pawn unleashes gorgeous hot pink 120 unit limited run CV7005 Germanium Transistor Fuzz Face edition

I have a couple of CV7005 Transistor Fuzz Faces to my name already - including my first one from Expresso FX. It’s one of my favourite sounding Fuzz Face transistors - which is military spec equivalent to OC71, and unerringly close to NKT275 and AC128. This 120 run ...

A Luthier's Blog
19 Sep 15:27 • Gary Nava, Luthier

Making a Bass Bridge

About a year or so ago, I built myself a short scale bass, inspired (aesthetically) by the Kay EB-100 that I had previously restored. I play this bass pretty much daily: it’s set-up with flat-wound strings and I love its smooth richness of tone. However, having recently restored the Westone Thunder Bass which has a long-scale and round-wound strings and spent some time playing it, I have found whole new range of tonal possibilities, which contrast and complement the short scale.

So, whilst having a brief breather from mandolins, I thought that I would make a bridge for a bass guitar which I intend building at some point in the future!

Guitar Pedal X News
18 Sep 14:03 • Stefan Karlsson

Rodenberg Amplification's latest release is the intriguingly potent Daphne Hight Voltage Amp-like Overdrive with Tube-like Dynamics

A really cool amp-like Overdrive which ramps up 9V DC [-] input voltage to circa 280V internally. This gives the pedal a really Dynamic and Amp-Like feel and output, which is highly reactive to your playing style and pick attack. The central Amp Voicing toggle-switc...

Guitar Pedal X News
18 Sep 11:03 • Stefan Karlsson

RockBoard releases super handy Snap-in Second Tiers in Small and Large Sizes - with a hinged design for full Tier 1 Pedal Access

RockBoard may have fallen a little under the radar for some of late - where it’s actually a killer supplier of superbly practical and capable Pedalboards in 16 core variations. These have a slew of smart accessories which make pedalboard assembly and maintenance a breeze. ...