http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:44:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fuzz Face Stompbox The Dallas Arbiter Company first issued the Fuzz Face in 1966, although the first fuzz faces were simply made by "Arbiter", the second batch then introduced the "Dallas" arbiter addition. There is also a rather large and serious debate amongst Fuzz Face geeks as to which were the ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/overdrive-pedals/admin/fuzz-face-stompbox/ During his career, Jimi Hendrix employed many effects both in the studio and in live performance that gave his music a completely new dimension. For example, Jimi used many fuzz box units among which were the Arbiter Fuzz Face, the 'Axis' fuzz , and the Mosrite Fuzzrite. Another effect that Jimi ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/famous-players/admin/jimi-hendrix-and-stompboxes/ Although Stevie Ray Vaughn wrought most of his tone out of his fingers, he did employ a couple of effects that were important aspects of his overall tone - the Ibanez Tube Screamer and the Crybaby Wah-Wah pedal. Stevie Ray Vaughan used both the early TS-808 and the later TS-9 Ibanez ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/famous-players/admin/srv-and-effects/ I've owned a ton of pedals over the last 30 years, but I seem to keep simplying my rig the older I get. After owning many of the "boutique" 808 clones out there, the one that I kept was the Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive - it's just the best ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/modulation-pedals/admin/voodoo-labs-micro-vibe-review/ The Z Vex Super Hard-On perfect preamp pedal. The "Crackle Okay" volume knob is a negative-feedback control styled after classic 60's recording console inputs. (They crackled when adjusted too.) Most vintage guitars suffer from steadily deteriorating magnets in their pickups, since permanent magnets aren't really forever. The Super Hard-On's input ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/boost-pedals/admin/z-vex-super-hard-on/ The Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive delivers classic Ibanez TS-808 style distortion and features an independent Clean control that lets you blend in a boosted direct signal to enhance clarity and preserve note attack. The Sparkle Drive utilizes the same concept as layering two amps, one clean and the other ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/overdrive-pedals/admin/voodoo-labs-sparkle-drive/ Like a lot of players, I thought power attenuators were a bad thing because of the color they added to an amplifier's natural sound. My opinion changed when I sat down with a AirBrake power attenuator built by Dr. Z. Although Dr. Z builds this unit,the technology is ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/other-accessories/admin/sweet-power-attenuator-dr-z-airbrake/ The Ibanez Tube Screamer is a distortion effects pedal produced by Ibanez. It is one of the most famous overdrive pedals, and is named for the fact that its light distortion is similar to the sound given by overdriven tube amps. The pedal can be used on a solid-state amp ... http://www.guitareffectpedal.org/blog/overdrive-pedals/admin/ibanez-tubescreamer-history/