9 Tips and Tricks to Making a Fuzzier World or I Heart Fuzz

This a except from my Fuzz Guide. If you have in interest in the science, history, devices and use of fuzz check it out.

9 Tips and Tricks to Making a Fuzzier World

Digitech Hardwire Series Pedals or More Power

Until recently I really had no interest Digitech pedals. I guess their marketing never really work on me. Maybe it is the name is reminiscent of digital. Not very appealing if you like analog goodness. I like my digital Holy Grail pedal which does a good job of faking spring [...]

Good Links or Programable Stomp Boxes, Wii Remotes, Glitches, Generative Music and Optimizing

Here is a bunch of cool stuff I have found lately:

The Openstomp Coyote1 is a product seemingly made for me. A stomp box that you can program to be any thing you wish. Sound great but it is not yet released. I am going to keep an eye on [...]

Fab Echo Mod or A Reminder to Delay

The thing that is so attractive about the FAB Echo is they are so damn cheap & I got mine on sale. You can’t find a cheap platform to mod. It use a pretty common chip for echo pedals both DIY and commerical designs the PT2399. So, there is a knowledge base of what you can do with it

Death by Audio Video or Pitchforks

Ah, crazy life. I can’t believe it was only yesterday. But it was yesterday I posted about the new Pitchfork.tv. Well, on it today is a video tour of Death by Audio’s pedal making empire.

Good viewing lovers of noisy music or noisy gadgets.

V-Pedal or Free Your VST’s?

Some more cool gear from Musikmesse. SM Pro Audio has released 3 pieces of hardware able to host VST’s. Much like Muse’s Receptor only in smaller packages. The most interesting to me is the V-pedal:

The V-Pedal has been specifically designed for guitarists wanting to take the best guitar plug-ins (and [...]

The Rory Gallagher Treble Booster or Caveat Emptor

BSM I think makes 9,999 treble boosters & a few other pedals. Well make that 10,000. They have a new one.

BSM’s description of there other pedals drop names of legends and contain words & phrases like: vintage, based on, identical to, 1960’s, British, oc44, etc. So you know it is going to be [...]

Tech 21 Character Series or More Modeling Boxes

Tech 21 has come out with there character series. If you are not that familiar with Tech 21 there are the company that came up with the SansAmp which was one of the first and most successful amp modeling products. They have a pretty good rep. You have a lot of choice [...]

Radio Havana or More Boutique Redals

Heavy Electronics is another boutique pedal maker. There seems to be more and more spring up all the time. I think that is great. I like to make ‘em myself but if you are not into that why not have more choices. I why not those that [...]

Source Audio or Wave Your Hands Like You Just Don’t Care

Somehow I have missed these but Source Audio have cool effects. If you have missed them too you might want to check them out. Motion control is cool but combine with wireless operation makes them even cooler.