Alright, we’ll talk about Star Wars if that’s what you guys and gals want, quit pressuring me! Seriously, I’m absolutely one of the people most excited about The Force Awakens being released in under a week, and have no qualms about relaying that to you fine readers (I suspect many of you are in the same boat, am I right?). That said, my boy Todd over at FoxPedal is excited as well, so we decided to team up and make...
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The classic Tube Screamer, in its many early variations, is considered by many guitarists as the top dog in the overdrive department, and that can be evidenced by the numerous attempts to recreate that signature sound by pedal companies across the world. With a surge of pedals focusing on smaller footprints and less pedalboard space, Ibanez decided to follow suit and release the Tube Screamer Mini, a micro version of their overdrive...
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Overdrive pedals are a tough but fun category of gear to deal with, at least in my opinion. Dealing with so many incredible choices can be daunting, frustrating, expensive and awesome, all at once, sometimes. On the plus side, there are lots of incredible drives to put through the ringer to see what they can do and how well they hold up to other greats in the industry. Our latest test drive (pun intended) comes to us from our friends...
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There are a lot of choices when it comes to how you can get a reverberated signal these days for guitar players: some simple, some overly complex and some that fall somewhere in the middle of the sonic spectrum. Although the pedals with tons of bells and whistles can be super-fun, and definitely have their place in today’s pedalboard arsenals, it’s nice to kick back with a basic reverb pedal that just focuses on great...
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The Wrath (w rat h) is a beautiful take on the famous, rodent distortion – the Proco Rat. What I mean by beautiful is far more than graphics. This “rat” crosses through tunnel ways from places like a light overdrive, a high gain overdrive, gritty and cool distortion, “open” distortion (if that makes sense), cool fuzz vibe (oh the vibe!), and lastly, full out fuzz. I honesty don’t think I have found...
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This thing really DOES scream. I play lead guitar in a melodic metal band (Think August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, and A Day to Remember). Since acquiring my first all-tube amp (Blackstar HT50), I’ve been searching for the best way to squeeze more gain out of it and tighten the tone up for more attack on chugs, and better sustain on leads. Man does this thing deliver. After reading reviews from some of the best bands in the...
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FoxPedals has done an amazing job with this beauty. Aesthetically, it is a masterpiece that stands out among anything else you would have on your board. But just wait until you actually hear it. Left side reverb, right side delay. The pedal is what you ambient players are looking for. The reverb is controlled by one knob; just adjust it to how much you want. It’s lightly modulated and provides a rich tone. Speaking of...
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The K-Buffer by FoxPedal is built using a classic buffer design as seen in the famous Klon Centaur (yeah, there are unicorns inside). You need a buffer. Really, you do. Every time I hand a musician a buffer pedal, they say “I don’t think I need one of those”… then they try it and say “Wow, I can’t believe my tone was so bad before, now I know!” Bottom line is that your guitar pickups...
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