Tone. At Home.
I recently bought a LPD Pedals Fifty5 overdrive pedal.
What do I think of it? Here are my First Impressions.
You might want to grab a drink for this one. There’s a lot to cover, as the Fifty5 has three different tone characteristics to explore …
Continue reading “First Impressions: LPD Pedals Fifty5 Tweed Overdrive”I recently picked up a JRAD Monkeyman tweed overdrive pedal.
I think this is a fantastic tweed-tone pedal. Read on for my First Impressions, where I’ll try and demonstrate why.
Continue reading “First Impressions: JRAD Monkeyman Tweed Overdrive”I’ve just bought a DanDrive Tweedy 5B3 overdrive / amp-in-a-box pedal.
I’m in shock over how good this pedal is (for me). Read on to hear why.
Continue reading “First Impressions: DanDrive Tweedy 5B3”I’ve just bought a Tweed Drive by True North pedals.
What do I think of it? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: True North Pedals Tweed Drive”#CoffeeAndKlon is my (irregular!) Sunday morning magazine series, where I talk about whatever’s on my mind right now. There’s always coffee, and there’s normally chat about the Klon and its many competitors.
This week, I want to share a new (to me) way of using Klons and klones. I’ve just given it a go, and I just have to write up the results for the blog. I think they’re very promising!
Continue reading “#CoffeeAndKlon 38: Using The Klon To ‘Fix’ Other Drive Pedals”Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what guitars I’ve had my hands on, and what I’ve learned from the experience.
This post covers guitars that I play at home for fun. I’ll cover the guitars that I gig with tomorrow.
Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022]
Continue reading “2023 Review: Guitars For Home Playing”Back in August, I bought a NUX Sixty-Five Overdrive pedal.
Better late than never, here are my first impressions of this affordable drive pedal.
Continue reading “First Impressions: NUX Sixty-Five (6ixty-5ive) Overdrive Pedal”I’ve just picked up an ODD Box v1 Overdrive pedal from Warm Audio.
Is this going to be the Fulltone OCD clone that I’ve been looking for? Or is the original still the only real option for that sound? Here are my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Warm Audio ODD Box v1 Overdrive”At the tail-end of April, I picked up a new (to me) Les Paul. It’s a little bit different to a regular R8 Historic Reissue … and it just might be my new #1 guitar.
Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Gibson Les Paul ‘Cloud 9’ Chambered Reissue 1958”