Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
For those of you who haven’t heard of or had a chance to try out the pedals from E.W.S. let me just say this…One hell of a talent! I first came across the E.W.S. line by mistake. I had gone to my local shop for a chorus pedal when I saw an old favorite of … Read more
The one pedal that is floating around out there more than others is? You guessed it, the overdriver. Tons of cats spend numerous hours tweaking, modifying, and even cloning old favorites. To be honest most of the time it’s hard to really separate these pedals from each other, I mean yes some are brighter, some … Read more
One really cool thing about spending time in the studio environment is the great gear talk to gets thrown around from player to player. This was how I came to discover David Hall Amps, I don’t remember exactly who it was that tuned me on to them but I never forgot the gear itself. From … Read more
Core One/Bullet Cable When it comes down to playing music there’s never anything wrong with throwing in a bit style into your setup. As a matter a fact, I wouldn’t have it any other way. The Bullet Cables from Core One are definitely a cool way to add a killer retro look to your style. … Read more
Being an addict of gear can sometimes be one big pain in the ass, “I want this, I want that, when will they make this…”, and so on and so fourth. Then there’s those few moments when we come across those very special pieces of gear. For me it’s all about the old school, the … Read more
What did this beautiful man give us and our world of rock, jazz, blues, and folk? Some of the greatest guitars known to man, some of the most revolutionary changes in recording sound, and some of the greatest music of all time. Les Paul was to the guitar world a true hero and legend. His … Read more
Ah yes, they’re back. The name is Rothwell Audio Products and their gear is most definitely something to write home about. Not too long ago Analog War Cry featured Rothwell’s Switchblade distortion pedal in our OD/Dist/Fuzz Pedal Hunt Podcasts. Well once again the wonderful people at Rothwell have sent us another unique and great sounding … Read more
Imagine you’re playing your Strat, something isn’t quite right and so you decide to swap out the pickups and do a little hot rodding. If you’ve ever had to work on you guitar before you know it’s no walk in the park, especially if you’ve never changed your pickups or if you’re new to the … Read more
I am always surprised and blown away whenever I mention the Holy Fire to someone and they haven’t heard of it. This isn’t necessarily a brand spankin’ new pedal, but what it sports under it’s hood sure is. I had first learned of Creation Audio Labs through some studio rat buddies of mine. Because of … Read more
I have been so fortunate this last year to come across some pretty great boutique gear companies. One of them being Rumpelstiltskin, a fantastic one-man operation pickup company run by the talented Aaron Campbell. All of Campbell’s pickups are hand-wound one at a time, right here in the good ol USA, with tip top materials … Read more