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The Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive bleed issue

16 oktober, 202019 oktober, 2020 av AndreasKommentar stängt

If you have a Boss SD-1, you may or may not have noticed that it has a "bleed" issue. Or you might have read on various forums that on the SD-1, the distortion can be heard ever so slightly bleeding into Read more [...]

Sum to mono?

7 september, 20183 oktober, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

How to adapt a stereo setup to situations when you can only bring or use one amp? Why not sum the two outputs to mono, so you won't lose any of those nice stereo delays etc? This article details a couple of reasons why you may want to think twice about it. Read more [...]

Splitters, voltage and current doublers – what’s all that about?

24 februari, 201828 maj, 2020 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Ever heard about splitters, voltage doubler or current doubler cables? Here's a rundown of how they work and how to use them. Read more [...]

Discovering the Boss LS-2 Line Selector

20 januari, 20182 oktober, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

The first part of a series about "handy tools" - various problem solver units that can work wonders for your rig. In this article we meet the ever useful, but ever under-appreciated, Boss LS-2. Read more [...]

Dunlop DB-02 bypass issue

5 januari, 201829 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

While poking around in a DB-02 Dime Classic wah, I found a problem that might affect all of the GCG-95F Crybaby Classic-derived was - at least the early revisions. Also, I explain what happened to the "hall of shame" post. Read more [...]

Are Boss buffers any good?

2 januari, 20182 oktober, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Some claim that Boss pedals make for crap buffers - they generally suck tone, make the tone thin and tinny etc. Others say they're just fine. So which is it? Read more [...]

Triple wah

2 januari, 201830 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

As mentioned on the "Changing the tone of the GCB-95 Crybaby" page, you can change the standard CGB-95 into a bass wah or Zakk Wylde (ZW-45) or Hendrix wah (JH-1) by simply replacing a capacitor. But Read more [...]

Pedal power basics

1 januari, 201830 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

The absolute basic ground rules... if you're just getting into all this, scratching your head wondering what all the power gubbins are and what to consider - this article is for you. Welcome! 🙂 Read more [...]

Top tips on daisy chaining

27 december, 201730 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Want to power more than one pedal from the same supply, or from a single output on your power supply brick? Here's a post on how, and what to look out for. Read more [...]

How to power your pedals

11 december, 201730 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

In the early days, most guitar pedals were used with batteries, and we simply set up our chain of two or three pedals on the floor. It took all of 30 seconds, and we were up and running. But as guitarists Read more [...]

Changes at Boss

30 november, 201719 oktober, 2020 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Wherein we investigate some (startling) changes to the insides of a couple of Boss compact pedals... Read more [...]

A pick maker finds a wah (part 1)

7 maj, 201530 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

This is a guest article by Joe Gagan, who also took and provided the pictures. I am Joe Gagan. I buy hundreds of Dunlop wahs a year, from many sources. in 2013, a rare bird landed in my lap. Check Read more [...]

The ins and outs of unbuffered effects

30 december, 201419 december, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Ever wondered why certain pedals get brighter when you turn the delay on? If you've never experienced it, consider yourself lucky. If you have, you know how annoying it can be. Find out why, and what you can do about it. Read more [...]

Directional guitar cables?

1 september, 201430 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

This one is a bit of a hot potato - and at the same time it is not, depending on which type of cable we're talking about. Occasionally, we will come across a cable where the ends are marked in such a Read more [...]

True bypass wiring schemes

23 augusti, 201430 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

There are plenty of wiring schemes for true bypass floating around out there, and of course there are a few on these pages as well. But they do differ somewhat. Here are the basic true bypass wiring diagrams you can use for any pedal or wiring project. Read more [...]

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