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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A lot of the mods and tips posted on this site require soldering, a skill not all of us have acquired. Here's a quick and dirty "how to" guide with a few tips and pointers. I'd strongly suggest you get Read more [...]
The title is part joke, part truth. They aren't evil, of course, but the "tuner out" jack on your volume pedal can do serious harm to your tone. To understand why, we first need to dispel a myth.
"Using Read more [...]
If you've ever wondered in which order you should place your effects pedals, look no further. Granted, there are no rules - just because something is common practice, doesn't mean there won't be cool Read more [...]
