Since 2001, I have been aware of the Japanese band the B'z. I auditioned for their live band for their 2001-2002 Japan/Asia tour, not knowing much about them except for the few songs I had to learn for the audition. My wife Anne, being Japanese and having worked in the Japanese music business, described to me that the B'z were the biggest rock band in Japan!
Read MoreIt is not often that I get to break down, track per track, what gear I used on an album. So I felt like doing a retrospective feature on Big Sir's Digital Gardens - so here we go!
Read MoreHere is a post that is long overdue, because the #1 question I get on this site, hands down, is “How do I chain pedals on a pedalboard?” It seems that many of you think there is a right way and a wrong way. I am here to tell you that your “perfect” pedalboard is in the eye of the beholder- YOU.
Read MorePedals And Effects comin' at ya with a Show Me Your Pedalboard entry. Today's feature comes from Alessandro all the way from Rome, Italy! Alessando plays bass in a post punk band and his rig is definitely reflective of that, let's take a look:
Read MorePedals And Effects hitting hard with another installment of Pedals And Effects 5, and this week's column features Ryan Ratajski of Fuzzrocious. I can't remember the first time I met Ryan but I know the last time I saw him was at this year's winter NAMM with his wife Shannon. Ryan has many fans from his commitment to fuzz (duh!) but he also has great ideas on music, running a family business and currently plays in two bands Cavale and Plutonian.
Read MoreI have to admit, nostalgia can be both good and bad. I look at the photo of my first band, Black Page, and I look like such a dork. Everyone's got a "first band" story, this one happens to be mine!
Read MoreI have to admit, I get very excited every time I see the UPS, FedEx or USPS truck come rolling up my street, because it usually means there will be a new pedal coming for Pedals And Effects!
Read MoreThis one is for all of you guitar players out there, since I know not all Pedals And Effects readers are bassists. Maybe I will showcase both of these pedals on bass in a future video, but today, I once again have the assistance of guitarist Mason Stoops to help me showcase these two amazing pedals and how they can add to your guitar sound.
Read MoreWhen I receive a pedal that fires me up and keeps me in my studio a few extra hours, I have to make a video for it ASAP just to let you all know what I found. The Pitch Bay by Earthquaker Devices is one such pedal.
Read MorePedals And Effects has brought you a Sub Wars before but these pedals, though similar, are mainly octave pedals so we dubbed this installment Sub Octave Wars! Please be aware that the low end coming through your speakers may rattle your speakers off their stands!
Read MoreThe Pedals And Effects 5, the builders series, continues with Matt Holl of Wren and Cuff. I met Matt Holl through a 2009/2010 email correspondence when I was investigating his Pickle Pie Hella Fuzz. I was weary of touring with my Sovtek fuzz and was looking for a suitable replacement. I hit up Matt and the rest as they say, is history.
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