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18th March 202516th March 2025

#TweedTone: Dialling In A 5F6 Bassman Reference Tone For 2025

Recently, I posted about my latest attempt at creating a reference tone for my 5e3 Tweed Deluxe reissue amp. I’m still wrestling with creating a similar 5e3 reference tone purely in the Axe-FX 3. Sadly, I’m nowhere near ready to write up my promised comparison of the two.

I decided to take a break from that, and work on another reference tone that I’m going to need for future #TweedTone blog posts: capturing the mighty 5F6 Tweed Bassman sound.

Here’s how I got on. There’s audio demos to listen to, and a full breakdown of the signal chain that I used, with plenty of photos / screenshots to show you everything.

16th July 202412th July 2024

First Impressions: LPD Pedals Fifty5 Tweed Overdrive

I recently bought a LPD Pedals Fifty5 overdrive pedal.

LPD Pedals Fifty5, LPD Pedals Dutch ’24 and Ceriatone Centura on my pedalboard.

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 …

15th June 202413th June 2024

First Impressions: JRAD Monkeyman Tweed Overdrive

I recently picked up a JRAD Monkeyman tweed overdrive pedal.

The JRAD Monkeyman Tweed Overdrive on my pedalboard.

I think this is a fantastic tweed-tone pedal. Read on for my First Impressions, where I’ll try and demonstrate why.

7th May 20246th May 2024

First Impressions: Ritual Devices Grey Overdrive

A few weeks ago, I bought a Grey Overdrive by Ritual Devices.

What do I think of it? Read on for my (lengthy!) First Impressions. There’s a lot of good things to talk about …

13th April 2024

(Belated) First Impressions: MXR Duke of Tone

Back in February, I finally got myself an MXR Duke of Tone pedal.

This photo shows the MXR Duke of Tone mini-pedal on my pedalboard. — MXR Duke of Tone pedal, sandwiched between my Analogman King of Tone and my Boss BP-1w pedals.

What do I think of it? Read on for my First Impressions.

11th March 202310th March 2023

(Overdue) First Impressions: Lazy J Cruiser Deuce Boost Pedal

Back in January 2023, I picked up something a bit different: a pedal that’s designed (amongst other things) for boosting tweed amps.

Read on for my (overdue!) First Impressions, with audio examples too!

29th December 202217th December 2022

2022 Review: Guitars For Home Playing

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]

11th September 202210th September 2022

New Arrivals: August 2022

August was shaping up to be a very quiet month, gear-wise. I had a plan: I was going to pick up just the one pedal – as long as I could find it nice and cheap.

But then something came along that I knew I’d regret if I didn’t get it …

10th September 2022

First Impressions / TeleTuesday: Fender Postmodern 63 Telecaster

This photo shows a top-down view of my new Telecaster, laid on its back on a wooden floor.

The heavy relicing of the all-maple neck really stands out, along with the silver-green body, and the all-back bridge pickup. — Fender Postmodern 63 Telecaster

A couple of weeks ago, I finally found the Telecaster for me. I wasn’t even looking for it, either.

21st August 202221st August 2022

#CoffeeAndKlon 33: The EHX Soul Food

#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.

Today, I want to talk klones, and specifically the most important klone pedal ever released: Electro-Harmonix’s Soul Food. Make yourself your favourite morning drink first. This one is going to be a #longread … with audio demos.