Altin No matter how advanced and feature-packed a delay pedal is, the most important aspect is always how the repeats sound. Delay can make your guitar sound massive and add an extra level of interest to what you’re playing – yet that can only happen if the repeats are bright enough to cut through the mix … Read more
A delay pedal is among the necessary nutrients in your guitar diet. There’s no complete pedal board without a good delay, and sometimes delay pedals come with extra functions like an oscillation switch that can shape your delay feedback in exciting non-traditional ways. A delay with an oscillation switch is handy for controlling the wild … Read more
Taming a wild, loud distorted amp is a glorious sensation that makes us feel like rock gods standing in front of our wall of Marshalls. Having control over the “beast” requires mastery over the instrument, but first, you need to be able to crank up the amp’s volume to get natural overdriven sounds without having … Read more
Now that you have discovered how to tame a loud amp using an attenuator, you can safely crank up the gain without exceeding the volume limit. Even the procedure for installing an attenuator is simple – connect it between the amp head and the speaker, and you’re good to go. But what if you don’t … Read more
Delay can be the ultimate guitar tone shaper or the one faulty point in your entire rig – the difference lies only in how much of it you use and, most importantly, the delay time. Delay pedals with a BPM are your savior in getting the most out of the effect and getting out of … Read more
You may have wondered, as I have when staring at the counters full of shiny and colorful string sets of different sizes, brands, and materials if you can mix and match guitar strings. What would happen if you got picky and went beyond the regular pack? You can mix and match guitar strings to get … Read more