Do I need a buffer?
If you've ever wondered what a buffer is or if you need one, this post is for you. Read more [...]
Modifying the Marshall ED-1 Compressor for bass
After trying the Marshall ED-1 out, I realized it would only need a few small adjustments to work perfectly as an always on fattener/compressor for bass. This post shows how to do it. Read more [...]
Rechargeable pedalboard power supply, part 2
A revisit to the land of rechargeable power packs used to power a pedalboard, this time using an iPhone/tablet emergency charger. Read more [...]
Guitars
In this post you will find info on all my guitars, how they are set up, how I use them and how I came across them. Interesting? Well, you decide 🙂 Read more [...]
Amps
This post contains info on the amplifiers and speaker cabinets I use, and how they came into my hands. The digital modeller rig has its own page, leaving this one dedicated to the "real" amps. Read more [...]
Digital modeller rig
A detailed look at my digital modeller setup, all the way from the Eleven Rack itself, via the MIDI controller and powered monitor to the flight cases I use to cart it around in. Read more [...]
Setting up a modeler rig for live gigs
A post about how I set my digital modeller up for live use. While the subject of the post is the Eleven Rack, most of the ideas can be translated to other units as well. Read more [...]
Wah mod FAQ
If you have modified your Dunlop wah using one of the pages on this site and are experiencing problems, have a look here. I have added the most frequently asked questions, and will add new questions as Read more [...]
Why not use pedal couplers?
We've all seen them - the fixed pedal couplers that you can use to connect pedals. They come in two varieties, either straight (pictured to the right) or offset (pictured below). Obviously, as it Read more [...]
History
I wanted to write a sort of gear genealogy - a short (well...) history of how my gear habit has evolved over the years. Most of it will be from memory, and without pics - people didn't take pics of their Read more [...]
Analog or digital delay?
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 [...]
Restringing your guitar
There are as many variants on what the "proper" way to re-string a guitar is, as there are guitarists. If you can't get it right, don't feel bad - you're not alone. Many of us have tuning stability problems Read more [...]
Pedalboard projects
By popular demand 🙂 here's a rehashed version of a page from the old site. I'm sorry about the pics - I would love it if they were a bit bigger, but these (lifted from the old site) were the only Read more [...]
Building a connection box for the pedalboard
Running a pedal chain in front of the amp is simple enough - plug the guitar cable into the input of the first pedal, and then connect a cable from the output of the last pedal to the amp. But what if you want to run some pedals in the amp's fx loop? That means you'd need to connect cables in the middle of the board, which can get messy. And what if you still want to be able to run the whole chain in front of an amp that doesn't have an fx loop? A pedalboard connection box will let you do all of that, and here's how it works... Read more [...]
Modifying the MXR Phase 90 (M-101)
This post deals with the regular MXR Phase 90 (M-101), Revision E and F. It does not apply to the EVH phaser, Custom Shop Script models (with and without LED), as they have a different type of circuit Read more [...]
Positive tip or negative tip
I see these terms used a lot, but quite often they are used in the wrong fashion, or leading to the wrong conclusions. So let's start with the power plugs in use out there, and the different ways they're Read more [...]
Building a rechargeable power supply
A while back, Sanyo released the Pedal Juice rechargeable battery pack for guitar pedals. I believe it has since been discontinued, but there are others out there (Pedaltrain has one, IIRC). Anyway, this Read more [...]
Modifying old Boss ACA pedals to PSA specs
As mentioned in the "ACA vs PSA" post, some of the older Boss pedals (those with an "ACA" sticker by the adapter jack) won't work right with a normal 9vDC power supply. Keeping them on a daisy chain supply, Read more [...]
True bypass, Voodoo Lab style
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 [...]
True bypass myths debunked
Ever since I saw a video by a company claiming to bust the true bypass myth (but really only trying to sell their product), I've wanted to write a page to kill off a few myths about true bypass. And here it is... Read more [...]