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Part 3 of my Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Review of the Joyo Crunch Distortion. A”Marshall In a Box” at a knock-down price. Let’s take stock of the situation in my Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout. Next up we have a clone of the M.I. Audio Crunchbox, which promises more of a mid-range thump than the
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By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer There are a variety of guitar accessories on the market, some items are essential for playing while others may be more suited to personal taste and style. While it is up to you to buy the extras, there are some guitar tools and materials that
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The guitar is a chordophone instrument, which means we will often be plucking multiple strings at once. If one of those strings is slightly off-tune the chord, riff, or even solo you are playing will sound terrible. From the first time you pick up a guitar, and even before your first beginner guitar lessons, it
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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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If you are just starting on the guitar with some beginner guitar lessons, the strumming process can seem like a daunting hill to overcome. Besides learning how to move your wrist in a particular up-and-down movement, you will also have to study modern rhythms. These basic syncopated patterns and techniques will be the key to
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Advice and tips for the Gigging Guitarist. Less is more Keep it simple! There’s a wealth of very complicated equipment available on the market today. Multi-channel amps, multi-effects units with their own effects loops using the four cable method (4CM). But ask yourself, are the thousands of sounds available any good? would you use them?
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