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Visual Sound Effects
Visual Sound is the brainchild of guitarist and self-taught effects designer Bob Weil. Weil's passion for building effects pedals originally developed from his desire to build a new and improved volume pedal, one that had a visual LED lights to indicate the volume level (hence the company name). Though very well received by critics, the [...]
Continue reading...Fulltone Effects Pedals
1. October 2008
Fulltone Musical Products, Inc. is perhaps the oldest of the so-called "boutique" guitar effects manufacturers, if we define boutique as any high-quality, hand-built effects pedal. Long recognized for their superior build quality and professional sound, Fulltone pedals are still the standard by which many of their peers are judged. Fulltone was started by guitarist and session [...]
Continue reading...Keeley Effects Pedals
1. October 2008
Musicians love to "hot rod" their gear, whether it's installing aftermarket pickups on a guitar or beefing up the distortion channel of an amplifier. Effects pedals are no exception. An engineer with an ear for music can take a stock, even drab effects pedal and make it a pro-quality piece of gear. Robert Keeley is [...]
Continue reading...Pedaltrain Pedalboards
27. September 2008
Guitar pedalboards are the most utilitarian tool in the guitar player's arsenal. The best kind of pedalboard is one that you typically don't notice, since its primary purpose is to transport and protect one's effects pedals. With the wide variety of effects available today, however, pedalboards are becoming increasingly larger, which increases both the bulk [...]
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26. February 2009
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