Ibanez Tubescreamer
Aug 9, 2010 Distorsion and Overdrives, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Another classic, responsible for the guitar sound of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Edge, Scott Henderson and many more. Designed in late 70s to push the allready overdriven tube amp to give it an extra gain, this pedal sounds great even thru solid state amps as it emulates a tube [...]
Tags: Guitar Sound, Ibanez, Overdrive, Tube Amp, Tubescreamer
Marshall Regenerator
Jun 2, 2010 Modulation Guitar Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Another small but powerful unit from Marshall. Just like the Echohead delay unit, this pedal is capable of expanding your guitar sound beyond what you would expect from a single stompbox as it offers six different types of modulation effects which makes it effectively a modulation multieffect. Four knobs add to simplicity, two outputs give [...]
Tags: Chorus, Chorus ensemble, Distorsion, Flanger, Jimi Hendrix guitar sound, King Crimson, Marshall, Marshall Regenerator, Modulation effects, Phaser, Pink Floyd Sound, Synth Guitar Sound, Univibe, Vintage guitar sound
MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
Apr 22, 2010 Delay & Reverb Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Unlike digital delay units which produce accurate repeats and add no colour to basic guitar sound, analog delays produce some colouring in overall sound. It acts like the main signal is recorded and played back several times, each at lower volume so that it makes the impression there are small shifting in the tone of [...]
Tags: Analog Delay, David Gilmour, Edge, MXR Carbon Copy, U2
Boss SD 1 Super Overdrive
Apr 22, 2010 Distorsion and Overdrives, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Well, it is a classic. A sound of an old tube amp on the verge of breakup. It is a successor of a Boss OD 1, the first overdrive in a compact pedal that Boss ever released in 1977. Since SD1 was introduced it has been used on countless stages by countless guitar players due [...]
Tags: Boss SD1, Marshall, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tube Amp
Fulltone OCD
Apr 22, 2010 Distorsion and Overdrives, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Given the amount of guitar sound effects that are on the market at any given moment it is hard to choose THE pedal that you can declare the best one. Nevertheless, Fulltone OCD is definitely in top of the range when it comes to overdrive pedals. Whether you want a clan boost, Texas blues or [...]
Tags: Blues Guitar Sound, Boost guitar sound, Classic Rock Sound, Fulltone OCD, Overdrive, Plexi
Boss – PH 3 Phase Shifter
Apr 3, 2010 Modulation Guitar Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
This pedal is probably among my favourite pedals on my pedalboard. I consider it my secret weapon among all my guitar sound effects because it is capable of producing some unique sounds which can help you to stand out among other guitar players. Whether you want to round your overall tone with a vintage feel, [...]
Tags: Boss PH3, David Gilmour, Distorsion, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, Funky Guitar Sound, Mutron, MXR Phase 90, Van Halen
Marshall Echohead Delay Pedal
Mar 2, 2010 Delay & Reverb Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
I must say that I was amazed what this little pedal can do. Features and especially the sound quality is way beyond what you would expect. It offers six different types of delay: HI-FI which is a digital delay great to use for accurate repeats, ANALOG which emulates analog delay units and adds warmth and [...]
Tags: Analog Delay, Delay, Digital Delay, Eric Johnson Sound, Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Marshall, Pink Floyd Sound, Reverse Delay, Tape Echo
sound effects
