Shootouts

I love using guitar pedals on bass and experimenting with finding the "magic sauce" for a great, gnarly, distorted bass tone. Often, when I…

I recently got my first bass, a JMJ Mustang Bass. I needed to find a decent sound for recording bass without breaking the bank. I was trying…

I love Big Muffs. Whenever I hear a band with a fat or sustaining guitar tone that I like, it's very likely that the guitarist is using some…

I was fortunate enough to have a bunch of delays at hand and I compared them. From simple to highly adjustable, there is a pedal that…

In this shootout, I'm providing some side-to-side comparisons between multiple types of modulation effects. There are phasers, choruses…

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a TubeScreamer, a Klon, a Bluesbreaker or any other overdrive? This is the shootout to…

Amp in a box pedals are great for when you want the sound of a pushed amp, but can't really push a real amp. They are also a very nice…

The Strymon Iridium and the Walrus Audio ACS1 are the top contenders when it comes to compact amp and cab simulators for your pedalboard. In…

If there is a specific tone that I crave for my personal setup, it’s velcro fuzz . What is velcro fuzz? It’s hard to describe and one of…