Tag: Guitar Effects
Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout: ProCo Rat 2 Review.
Part 5 of my Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Review of the ProCo Rat 2. Meeting a Legend. I won’t bore you with the background of this shootout, for that please refer to the other parts in the series on this site. I’d now been through the clone phase, and so far in my quest…
Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout: BOSS Blues Driver BD-2 Review
The 6th and final chapter of my Guitar Overdrive Pedal Shootout series. Before we start, a recap of the situation so far…… After being spoilt with fantastic overdriven amps in the past, (Marshalls, Oranges, and last but not least my Cornford Roadhouse 30 combo), I decided to simplify my setup, and instead of using the…
Zoom G6 Review: They RUINED it!
Review of the Zoom G6 Guitar Multi-Effects processor….. … or rather a demonstration of how bad the UI experience is. Enough for me to send it back. I’ve always loved Zoom products, from way back to the 505 through to the G3. The OD/Distortion and amp modeling beat anything by Line 6 in my book,…
Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive V2 Review
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…
Zoom G3 Guitar Effect and Amp Simulator Review
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,…
Donner Music @ The Blogging Musician
I’m proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with Donner Music: A musical instrument company founded in 2012. 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…
BOSS ME-80 Guitar Multiple Effects Review
In my 25 years of guitar playing, I’ve owned two ‘perfect’ guitar products. One is the BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amp. The other is the BOSS ME-80 Multi-Fx. Read on to find out why…. Does the BOSS ME-80 possess BOSS’s legendary bulletproof build quality? Right up until the time of writing, I would have given…
