Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Sometime in the middle of last year while surfing the web for new and exciting gear outfits, I came across this keen little pedal company by the name of Penfar FX. Instantly I was drawn in by the magnificent looking stompboxes that flooded the Penfar website. To top it off not only were the pedals … Read more
Tweed Overdrive TO-1 For Pros and Everyday Players Alike No Clone or Copy Here Hand Built with Top Notch Components Versatility to the Fullest User Friendly Layout True Bypass Circuit Heavy Duty Roadworthy Powder Coated Enclosure Power Supply Included (standard 9VDC) Works Well with Others ————————————————– If there’s one type of overdriver I’ve always thought … Read more
For so so long have I been trying to get my hands on these pedals. I can remember visiting the Heavy Electronics website telling myself “Wow! These have to be awesome boxes.” In fact, Heavy Electronics was one of the first companies I contacted when I started the AWC weblog. Well, I am super duper … Read more
NOC3 FX Pure Drive Volume: Controls overall output and loudness Clipping Switch: Sets the compression & overdrive voicings Gain: Sets the amount of drive, sustain, and harmonic content Clean: Mixes in undistorted signal to give you a wet/dry blend Bass: Sets the amount of roll-off for bass/low mid frequencies Treble: Sets overall level of frequencies … Read more
Spencer Amps That’s right kids… I’ve hunted down another kickass effects pedal company. And his little outfit has really caught me by surprise. Spencer Amps is the brain child of one Bill Spencer, a passionate and experienced brother on a mission to build some of the best sounding and performing musical gadgets. Bill’s outlook on … Read more
As long as there are builders like Johan Maertens around I believe I will always be excited about the stompbox world. Some cats take the pedals they come across and simply build their versions of them. Then there’s the cats that take it a step further by taking the sounds that inspire them, those tones … Read more
When I started Analog War Cry my goal was to hunt down as much unique and innovative gear as humanly possible. The last couple years have not only been extremely educational, but they have shown me a vast evolution in musical gear, instruments, and how we go about achieving our sounds. Many of the companies … Read more
By now there must be a thousand and one boutique pedal companies doing their thing, with a thousand and one well on the way, and a thousand and one long and gone. As a player and true tone hound finding and separating the “gems” from the “so-so’s” has not been easy. It takes a keen … Read more
The limits for what is possible with our stompbox units these days are damn near endless. The materials and technology to go forward has always been in the grasp of our hand. It is those few gear builders and imaginative fellows that take us forward on a daily basis. In the last couple years there … Read more
I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to our guitar’s root tone we can get a bit on the obsessive side. Tinkering and molding things until our heads are spinning, and always on the hunt to make things sounds better is something any “tone chaser” will always get stuck doing. But obsessive … Read more