I’ve just bought a Tweed Drive by True North pedals.
What do I think of it? Read on for my First Impressions.
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#CoffeeAndKlon 38: Using The Klon To ‘Fix’ Other Drive Pedals
#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!
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#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.
When I started writing this, Winter NAMM 2024 had just kicked off, and my inbox was full of my favourite guitar stores sending out links to their pre-order product pages. Out of curiosity, I clicked through to the Andertons page to take a look …
… and my jaw hit the floor at just how expensive new gear has become.
But was my reaction right, or was it just a reflection of how hard general inflation has affected all prices in the last few years? I’m going to explore that today.
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Santa brought me a Boss BP-1w 🙂
What do I think of it? Read on for my (lengthy!) first impressions.
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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”Side-By-Side: Marshall Shredmaster and Warm Audio ODD Box v1
When I looked at how Marshall’s The Guv’nor sounded next to Warm Audio’s ODD Box v1, I came away with some questions. One of them was this: is the ODD Box closer to the Shredmaster than the Guv’nor in sound?
This is just a quick blog post to find out.
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In a previous blog post, I said that I wanted to hear how Warm Audio’s ODD Box v1 overdrive pedal compared to Marshall’s The Guv’nor.
Read on to find out!
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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.
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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.
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It’s impossible to talk about the King of Blues without comparing it to the Analogman King of Tone – because that’s the question everyone wants to know. Is it a King of Tone clone, or (at the very least) a passible substitute?
No, it isn’t. The King of Blues is its own thing. And I really dig it. Read on for the full details, including audio demos to demonstrate why.
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