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The Boss SD-1(C) inside and out

8 april, 202322 maj, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

So I bought one of the new Malaysian-made Boss Super Overdrive pedals - internally named SD-1(C) - to see for myself how it is built, and how hard it would be to use it as a base for modifications. I Read more [...]

Changes at Boss (updated)

8 april, 202331 juli, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

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

Test: Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-2 Pro

9 mars, 20239 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

For those who may not know: Harley Benton is the "house brand" for German music retailer Thomann, and has long been associated with cheap and cheerful (but mostly cheap) stuff. The last few years, though, Read more [...]

The Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive bleed issue

16 oktober, 202030 april, 2023 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 [...]

Dunlop DB-02 bypass issue

5 januari, 201822 mars, 2023 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, 201822 mars, 2023 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 [...]

A pick maker finds a wah (part 1)

7 maj, 201522 mars, 2023 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. Read more [...]

The ins and outs of unbuffered effects

30 december, 201422 mars, 2023 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, 201410 mars, 2023 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 [...]

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

12 juni, 201430 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

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 [...]

What’s inside the Dunlop Jimi Hendrix wahs?

9 juni, 201422 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

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 [...]

Do I need a buffer?

22 februari, 201422 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

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

Analog or digital delay?

13 april, 201130 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

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 [...]

True bypass, Voodoo Lab style

21 november, 201030 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

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 [...]