When does the 'Brown Sound' get too, well, brown? Guitar tone chaser Joan Segeborn has taken an old Marshall head and cabs and run them through a Variac, taking us brown sound tone adventure.
Many associate the "Civil War" Big Muff with David Gilmour's sound on Pink Floyd's Pulse. Now you can get closer with the Patriot MkII fuzz - without having to shell out wads on the used pedal market.
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Ibanez has collaborated with another Japanese company, boutique pedal maker Vemuram, on the new TSV808. An amalgamation of TS and Jay Ray circuits
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A new hybrid all tube valve head designed by Suhr with Pete Thorn. The Suhr PT15 IR combines Impulse Response technology and a built-in load to make this modern-day amp super versatile.
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The Keeley Synth-1 is a signal-triggered synth wave generator, the DDR is a Delay, Drive and Reverb, the Fuzz Bender is a three transistor hybrid-fuzz and the Eccos is a vintage tape flanged delay!
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Two more Fender effects pedals have been leaked by CME. These pedals use DSP to mimic some of the company's classic amp tones and one adds a stereo rotary speaker emulator to its pedal range.
Nexi Industries and Skunk Anansie's Ace collaborate on two new analogue signature pedals for the Nexi pedalboard system: Skunkdrive and Octavius are ready to rock!
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IK Multimedia is launching its new AXE I/O high-end guitar audio interface at NAMM 2019 and comes with a stack of neat features to help guitarists get great recorded guitar tones.
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IK Multimedia get the tease machine working on the run up to NAMM 2019 with what appears to be the AXE I/O audio interface with some "Z-TONE" guitar tone built in.
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Another one?!? Joyo is releasing yet another new pedal, the R-05 Maximum dual-channel drive pedal. Could this set a new benchmark for budget overdrive pedals?
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Blackstar is bravely launching three new 10W combos, the new Studio 10 range based on an EL34, 6L6 or KT88 output tube respectively but sharing the same single-ended input stage.
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Joyo's R Series of budget effects pedals is causing a bit of a stir and its latest addition is the new Aquarius delay/looper pedal. with 300 s of loops and 8 delay models for under 80 quid.
Part two of Jef's Guitar Tone Tips: Ever tried experimenting with thicker plectrums to see how different materials affect your tone? Jef says: you should be...
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Heavier guitars sustain for longer - don't they? Or is this one of the biggest myths about electric guitar? YouTuber Darrell Braun has made a little video to help you decide if it's true - or not.
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UK amp guru Denis Cornell has just announced his new boutique Traveller 5 all-valve combo amplifier - this thing has lots of appeal for players needing great but portable tube amp tones.
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Chase Bliss Audio has released a new reverb pedal along with Keeley and Cooper FX. Dark World took a hefty sip in the 1980s but can do more. Much more.
