by Jay Ratkowski | Jul 21, 2014 | Effects 101, Gear
To the ears, it’s quite easy to hear the difference between boost, distortion and fuzz. Boost adds to the volume, generally makes your tone a bit brighter. We’ll often use a boost during those times when the rest of the band is loud, and you need the high end of the...
by Jay Ratkowski | Jun 4, 2014 | Effects 101, Gear
The folks at EHX have a vested interest in teaching people about modulation, so they can sell more pedals. I’m cool with that, because they did a pretty good job with these videos. These are not for effects junkies. Their audience is people who don’t use...
by Jay Ratkowski | Jun 24, 2012 | Effects 101
If any of your buddies wear flannel and smoke American Spirits, you’re well aware that analog is superior in every possible application, including delay. But there’s a lot more to it than that. There are several flavors of analog delay...
by Jay Ratkowski | May 15, 2012 | Effects 101
Tremolo, sure you know what it is and what it does (it makes that “whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa” sound), but do you know HOW it does this? Somebody just figured out how to take the sound a Floyd Rose makes and put it into a circuit, right?...
