First part of a Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. A review of the Joyo Ultimate Drive Guitar Overdrive / Distortion pedal. Ultimate OCD Clone ? The Joyo Ultimate Drive has been much vaunted as one of the best Fulltone OCD clones on the market (other’s include the Mooer Hustle Drive and Danelecto Coolcat Overdrive V1). […]
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Part 2 of a Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Review of the Electro-Harmonix East River Drive guitar overdrive pedal. Bargain JRC4558 chip Ibanez Tubescreamer Clone? Moving on from my previous attempt at a standalone overdrive, the Joyo Ultimate Drive, this was it. Tubescreamer time! Never having owned a tubscreamer in the past, I plumped for
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Review of the Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive V2 guitar pedal. More than just an ordinary guitar overdrive pedal Version 1 of the Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive was a clone of one of the most highly regarded and sought after overdrive/booster pedals out there, the Paul Cochrane Timmy clone. After the legalities were settled
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An In-depth, hands-on review of the Zoom G3 Guitar Effects & Amp Simulator Pedal. A loveable box of tricks I really miss my Zoom G3. From the moment I pawed over the box, gawping at it’s many functions, to the moment it went on ebay for a highly respectable £70. It just did the job,
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How the BOSS BR-800 Digital Recorder became an invaluable part of my recording and practice setup. My brief history of the stand-alone multi-track recorder My first multi-track recorder, way back in the mid-90’s was a cassette-based Tascam 4-track Porta05 ministudio. Obviously cassette tape had it’s limitations, primarily the degradation of the tape itself after numerous
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In-depth review of the Fender Blues Junior III guitar amplifier. Comparisons…… I’ve owned a fair few amps in my time, a Vox AC30, Marshall DSL401, Orange Rocker 30 and Cornford Roadhouse 30 to name but a few. All amazing amps in their own right, but they all had to go for various reasons. The Vox AC30 was
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Review and In-depth video review of the handy and surprisingly great-sounding Laney MINI-STB-LION Battery powered guitar mini amplifier. Back to the world of guitar amplifiers Before I acquired this marvellous little amp, the Laney MINI-STB-LION, I was making do with iPad Garageband or even no amp at all to practice with. Guitar-wise at the time
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Donner Music is having a Mid-year sale from June 27th to July 10th. Get your coupons/deals now! About Donner Music Since 2012, Donner has been committed to creating new experiences in music and performance. This is what drove Donner as a pioneer of the mini pedals, which brought the joy of musical performance to many
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Is my first looper pedal all I’ll ever need? Is the Donner Triple Looper all you’ll ever need in a looper pedal? Looper Pedals: Why the long wait? Before the Donner Triple Looper, I can’t say I’ve ever been drawn to looper pedals. I’ve seen them before on Multi-FX units (the BOSS ME-80 in particular),
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