Tone. At Home.
Back at the end of August, I bought a (I suspect) one-off clone of the Lovepedal Englishman overdrive pedal, called the PC30. It arrived in early September, and I promptly forgot about it 🙁
What is it like? Here are my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: PC30 Lovepedal Englishman Clone Overdrive”
I recently bought a new bridge pickup for one of my cheap-and-cheerful Esquire guitars.
How did I get on with it? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Seymour Duncan Antiquity Tele Bridge Pickup”
I’ve had Fender’s MTG:LA overdrive pedal for coming up on two years now, and it’s fair to say that it’s largely spent most of that time sat in its box on the pedal shelf. It’s a pedal for Strats and Teles, but I play my Les Paul most of the time.
Last July, I had a go at using additional pedals to shape the tone of the MTG:LA, to try and make it work better with my Les Paul. While I liked the results, nothing really stuck, so the pedal went back onto the shelf.
Let’s give the MTG:LA another go, this time by trying my new secret weapon: the Marshall DSL20HR.
Continue reading “Second Bite: Fender MTG:LA Overdrive Pedal, Through The Marshall DSL20HR”September has been another quiet month for new arrivals – but not quite as quiet as August was! A couple of interesting (to me) pieces came available at prices that suited me.
What did I get? Read on to find out …
Continue reading “New Arrivals: September 2021”How has it been three months already?!? And how am I getting on with my Tweed Deluxe amp?
On Saturday, I posted this photo with the caption: “Here’s a shot of the best Strat that I own. Happy #straturday everyone!”
It caused so much offence that another guitarist blocked me on Twitter.
Let’s talk about that.
Continue reading “#TeleTuesday: The Curious Incident Of The Strat That Was A Tele”It’s not every pedal that gets not one, but two First Impressions posts here on the HomeToneBlog. In fact, I believe this is the first one that I’ve done this for.
How does the Mad Professor Super Black preamp pedal sound, when I run it straight into a power amp? Let’s find out.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Mad Professor Super Black Pedal (Straight Into A Power Amp)”
I recently managed to tear myself away from my beloved Tweed Deluxe amp long enough to snag a second-hand Super Black pedal. And I swear that I didn’t realise this is (partially!) a tweed pedal when I bought it!
Continue reading “First Impressions: Mad Professor Super Black Preamp Pedal (Into The Front Of An Amp)”For the first time (that I can remember) since I started this blog, there have been no new arrivals this month.
Last month, I got my bucket-list amp: the Fender 57 Custom Deluxe, and I’ve been enjoying it so much I just haven’t been bidding on any second-hand items that have come up for sale.
Along with that, I’m back working for myself once again. I need to get some invoices raised and paid before I can afford to pay myself any wages, and that’s not going to happen until September.
You probably haven’t heard of this guitar. We certainly hadn’t. But once we’d tried one, we were sold.
