Kategoriarkiv: Under the hood

A pick maker finds a wah (part 1)

7 maj, 2015 Andreas

This is a guest article by Joe Gagan, who also took 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 it out: serial Read more [...]

Under the hood

The ins and outs of unbuffered effects

30 december, 2014 Andreas

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 [...]

Under the hood

Directional guitar cables?

1 september, 2014 Andreas

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'll come across a cable where the ends are marked in such a way Read more [...]

Under the hood

Volume box for a tube amp’s effects loop – does it work?

12 juni, 2014 Andreas

You may or may not have seen them, but on eBay there are always a few boxes for sale that claim to give you the full experience of your tube amp, but at bedroom level. The word "attenuator" is also thrown Read more [...]

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What’s inside the Dunlop Jimi Hendrix wahs?

9 juni, 2014 Andreas

For a long time since rescuing the Crybaby brand from Thomas Organ in 1981, Dunlop kept to producing just the one model - the GCB-95 Crybaby. There were a bunch of circuit and construction revisions over Read more [...]

Tips and tricks, Under the hood

Do I need a buffer?

22 februari, 2014 Andreas

If you've ever wondered what a buffer is or if you need one, this post is for you. Read more [...]

Under the hood

Analog or digital delay?

13 april, 2011 Andreas

This article is an attempt at setting something straight that has been bugging me for a while now. And apparently it's not just me - I got the inspiration to write from numerous discussion threads at Read more [...]

Bypass systems, Under the hood

True bypass, Voodoo Lab style

21 november, 2010 Andreas

There has been lots of discussion about exactly how Voodoo Lab can call their pedals true bypass, when they only use a DPDT switch and still manages to switch an LED too. They could have used the "Millenium" style of bypass, but instead they went another way... Read more [...]

Under the hood

Tube Screamer genealogy

16 november, 2010 Andreas

The family tree of that familiar green pedal 🙂 Read more [...]

Under the hood

Boss DD-3 history

15 november, 2010 Andreas

The different versions of the venerable Boss DD-3. Yes, there are several different ones out there 🙂 Read more [...]

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Kategoriarkiv: Under the hood

A pick maker finds a wah (part 1)

The ins and outs of unbuffered effects

Directional guitar cables?

Volume box for a tube amp’s effects loop – does it work?

What’s inside the Dunlop Jimi Hendrix wahs?

Do I need a buffer?

Analog or digital delay?

True bypass, Voodoo Lab style

Tube Screamer genealogy

Boss DD-3 history

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