Legendary singer Ronnie James Dio has sadly passed away. He was known among other things as Ozzies’s replacement in Black Sabbath, who were recently touring under the name “Heaven and Hell” for legal reasons. Here is a little tribute:
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Boss DS1 Match: Stock vs Keeley vs Analogman
The Boss DS-1 is one of the oldest distortion boxes on the market. Released in 1978, it is revered by some and loathed by others. Being a distortion, it offers more gain and more “hair” than a traditional overdrive pedal. Is it often used with a clean amp but it can be used to boost [...]
How to use Modulation Effects Part 1: the Phaser
There is a lot of effects that fall under the “modulation” category on the ground that they send your tone swirling or oscillating. In this series of posts, I will try to unravel the mysteries of effects such as phaser, flanger, chorus, leslie/univibe, vibrato or tremolo. These effects, if used well, can spice up your [...]
Timeless classics: the Big Muff
Question: what do David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) and Jack White (the White Stripes, The Raconteurs) have in common? Answer: they are all avid users of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff pedal and a lot of their recordings would not have been the same without the raunchy, dirty, gritty, fat tone of “the [...]
Timeless Classics: The Ibanez Tube Screamer
I thought it was about time to write my take on the most famous overdrive pedal ever: the Ibanez Tube Screamer. This little green machine and its clones are ubiquitous because they do two things extremely well: Used against a clean amp, a Tube Screamer will go from a bluesy to classic rock tone that [...]
The Proco RAT 2 (or how to make your strat or tele sound fat) – Updated
I would like to introduce this “Timeless Classics” series about effects with a pedal that I discovered quite recently (about two years ago) after trying and owning a lot of distortion/overdrive pedals: The Proco Rat-2. The Rat 2 is the granddaughter of the RAT, released at the end of the 70s and whose 1985 reissue [...]
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