Back in the early 1990s there was a major shift with the state of rock music in the mainstream. Grunge and alternative rock came into the forefront, and knocked hair and glam metal from the top of the rock food chain. Following on from grunge was punk rock. In some …
The humble green “overdrive pedal” that has been around for around thirty years would have to be one of the most popular pedals on the face of the planet. Almost every guitar player would have at some stage played one of those green models, or one of the multitudes of …
Sometimes when playing electric guitar we wish we could get a little bit “more” out of our amplifier. Valve amplifiers always seem to sound their best when running at peak volumes. Problem is many of us rarely get to run our amps at these high volumes. Other times we want …
I received a box in the mail from TC Electronic today. Inside was something very nice – the brand new Spark Booster. The Spark Booster is an extremely versatile pedal that offers up to 26 dB of boost, with the flexibility to adjust bass, treble, output and gain. It also …
I think most people are a little scared to open up and tinker around with their guitar pickups and effects pedals. It’s like there’s some sort of special voodoo magic inside the components that shape our tone. Truth be told most of the time there’s nothing too crazy to deal …