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After selling my old Traynor YGM-3 guitar amp, I didn’t realise how much I actually used the Tremolo.
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This feature was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Pedals For Hire
On a recent trip to The Guitar Store in Southampton (strapped with birthday cash), I found myself on a tonal quest for an overdrive pedal.
I’m very particular about overdrive pedals – one of the main requirements I have is the pedal must retain the natural sound of the amplifier as much as possible.
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The EHX Big Muff Pi is a distortion/fuzz pedal that has been around, in various guises, for decades with many recognised guitarists having had used one at some point in their career; David Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Billy Corgan & Jack White to name just a few.
This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Gordon Norman
I found this pedal on eBay and was intrigued enough to bid for it. I did not know that I wanted it until I won the pedal (I paid £29.50). I had not heard of Hello Sailor Effects before, but I now have a further 3 pedals, more of which to be reviewed later. The pedal was described as a “Double Doll Drive: an Overdrive/Fuzz Booster”. I’m now a fan.
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I’ve been a fan of boost pedals for a long time and at the time of writing, the Moollon Signal Boost is my pedal of choice. I’ve always been intrigued about the SFX-01 though, mainly due to a specific feature incorporated into the unit; a resonance switch that lowers the resonant peak of single coil pickups, allegedly making them sound more akin to a humbuckers.
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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Steve Coates
I’d played through a number of overdrive pedals looking for a vintage-style tone. Being a Fender amp player, I wanted something that would push the amp into a nice valvey overdrive but nothing too crazy. I’d read in reviews that the Tube Screamer was designed to give a similar vibe of an amp that was breaking up (not to mention SRV used them!).
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Hello Sailor Effects is a relatively new company to the world of boutique guitar pedals. Manager Joseph Halliday is currently establishing the brand in his spare time and has made a handful of pedals to date. Guitar Jar reviews “The Demon” – a boost pedal designed to take an already cranked valve amp to the next level.
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During the past year, I’ve been on a learning curve; learning how to control the amount of gain from my Marshall Vintage/Modern combo purely using my guitar volume control. I’ve found from time to time though I still need an extra gain stage and as I’ve always wanted to retain the natural tone of the amp, I chose to purchase a boost pedal in the form of the ZVEX Super-Duper. Recently however, I’ve acquired a Moollon Signal Boost pedal – but how will this unit compare against the ZVEX?
Due to the amount of time I travel & stay in hotels for work assignments, I’ve recently got into the habit of taking an electric guitar on the road with me to try and get a couple of hours of practice in as and when I can. To make the most of this valuable practice time, I’ve been on the lookout for a cheap multi-effects pedal that I can use with headphones, whilst providing me with a range of overdrive, distortion & modulation effects.
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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Tom Fisher
I have always been a fan of Zvex stuff, very unique and high quality. I used to own an original Fuzz Factory, so I knew they made good stuff. This pedal is meant to sound like a cranked Marshall and I wanted something with a bit more midrange and less fizz, and this really fit the bill for me. Also the boost section being based on a Super Hard On is a big bonus and being placed after the distortion is what I used to do with boost pedals, so it was perfect for me.
For me this pedal is my distortion, my solo, my boosted clean sound, it just does so much for me and with only 4 knobs!
Since purchasing a Marshall Vintage/Modern combo, my pedalboard has shrunk considerably. In the Guitar Jar review of that amp, I’ve mentioned how I use my guitar volume control to achieve clean/rhythm/lead sounds. From time to time though, I’ve also been using a ZVEX Super-Duper 2-in-1 boost pedal to drive the Marshall valves even harder…
Have you ever experienced walking into a guitar shop with the intention to purchase a particular item but actually walking out with something different? I’ve experienced this a few times over the years, the most recent being about 4 months ago when I intended to purchase a distortion unit but found myself walking out of the shop clasping an MXR Carbon Copy instead.
After my old Ibanez delay pedal died I was on a lookout for a decent delay unit and the H2O was always near the top of the shopping list. I’ve owned Visual Sound products previously and I’ve always been impressed with the build and sound quality. I’ve never been a fan of “chorus” effects though but the ability to mix delay and chorus when desired was quite attractive.
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