A long time ago, in a bass galaxy far away, there were two basses made for me that had the Fred Hammond Dark Star pickups in them. Here, for the first time, are those basses’ stories. Although those basses of mine are not featured on here, you can hear my friend Oz’s basses which, in fact, sounded better than mine ever did.
Read MoreSo sometimes, on Pedals And Effects, we end up with messed up videos. You know the story…video guy has footage, loses footage, says he will look for footage and ultimately, you end up with no footage. After months of digging in the drives, I found some really great videos that, though some may seem incomplete, were really great videos in the making. Think of F*$k@D Up Fridays as a sort of blooper reel day.
Read MoreI have been a huge fan of Electro-Harmonix’s all analog Micro Synthesizer for years, but it wasn’t until the early 90’s, when I played in a band called Distortion Felix, that I purchased my first. The band’s guitarist Manny and I used those pedals all over the two records we did in the 90’s. Although Electro-Harmonix made a Micro Synthesizer for bass (which I also own), I feel like the guitar Micro Synthesizer works like no other. As I have stated many times on Pedals And Effects, no two vintage pedals sound the same and you have to search for ones that sound good to your ears. The guitar one happened to sound better to mine.
Read MoreI have always been a fan of the Beastie Boys since Licensed To Ill. I saw them live, early on, opening for Run DMC. I knew they were on the verge of being huge and influential. They were respected in the rap world, they came from punk rock, and when they eventually started playing instruments on Check Your Head, I became hugely influenced by their direction and fearlessness.
Read MoreThrowing it back to one of the very first Pedals And Effects posts ever! Can you believe Pedals And Effects is 5 years old already? Revisiting a video I took of a loop I put together during a soundcheck for the main man D (Deantoni Parks) to jam to.
Read MoreThe pedal designs coming out today are reaching new frontiers. With inventive programming, we are now hearing some amazing advantages digital pedals can offer. With pedals like the Rainbow Machine or Pitch Bay, Earthquaker Devices brings to the market the pedals that help us achieve otherworldly sounds and textures. The Afterneath pedal is no exception, and if you want otherworldly, this is Earthquaker’s best pedal at doing just that!
Read MoreI love bass playing, and I love biking, so here is my attempt at combining both into an interesting blog post. The way I see it, is as simple as combining two things that contain pedals and describing the way the two activities help one another.
Read MoreThe Red Panda Particle is easily one of my favorite effect pedals ever; it’s a granular delay/pitch shifting pedal but also offers so much more. When Jonathan Hischke first brought over Josh Klinghoffer’s Particle, we plugged it in and spent about an hour playing through it and looking at each other in amazement. The way this pedal manipulates your instrument’s sound is simply beyond words.
Read MoreFunk knows no end, and with so many basses in the bass game today you have to find the right envelope filter for your funky endeavors. One that opens when you want it to, and has enough head room for what you are about to throw into its input. My suggestion? The hand made Emma Electronics DiscumBOBulator.
Read MoreJuan has been prominently featured in the press lately spreading the good word of Pedals And Effects and going in depth about his latest project, Halo Orbit! Juan is currently featured in Premier Guitar, Bass Player Magazine, and Bass Magazine Japan and deBassist for the fans in Japan and the Netherlands!
Read MoreWhen legendary pedal maker MXR asked me to do a video of a couple of their new pedals, I was excited to get started. I already reviewed their Bass Chorus Deluxe, so this time, I wanted to showcase their MXR Bass Overdrive.
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