3 Results for "Variac"

When does ‘brown’ guitar tone get too brown? Dropping voltage to get the EVH sound

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.

Bogner Ecstasy Red and Blue Mini pedals: Smaller size, same boutique tone?

The Bogner Ecstasy pedals have been shrunk, letting you squeeze even more pedals onto your board. Will these new versions of the Red and Blue be enough to take you down the rabbit hole of tone?

Jacques Pedals Bête Noire – Classic Plexi tones plus modulation = Van Halen?

This new pedal from France combines classic rock amp tones with phasing effects and tries to emulate that infamous 'Brown Sound' of all those classic Van Halen records.