https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTvMnR3WQ0 I feel no need to explain this. Just watch.
Daft Paragon
Guitars and the sort
Warmoth – Finally Taking the Plunge
Update 2.8.2015: Got all my parts and assembled - photo & details added below. There are so many ways to get a "custom" guitar these days that it's hard to keep track. There are so many small builders, big companies offering mass-personalization, and even better...
Band Auditions: Rarely Done Right, Usually Hilarious
I once auditioned a singer, and it didn't go well at all. He needed to be picked up from a bus stop, which is fine but I don't live near a bus stop. That should've been a sign[1. Another sign should've been the way he talked about his living situation. He lived on,...
Happy Birthday to the Modular Synth from Moog
Just watch, this is amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7TJyPAyTiQ
Gear Selfies Gotta Go
I belong to several busy guitar forums, guitar facebook groups and guitar subreddits. They're generally great, but increasingly I'm seeing the annoying trend of people over-sharing gear photos. If you do a Google Image Search for "my pedalboard" the results will...
My Champion 600 Modded with EQ & More
Shortly after Fender released the Champion 600 around five years ago, folks quickly realized it was a great little amp to mod. The circuit on this 1x6" 5 watt tube amp is quite similar to a silverface Champ. But to hit a $200 price range, it was made in China with a...
Little Looper Shootout
In the past year, and especially very recently, we've seen several new loop pedals hit the scene. All of them boast a very small footprint and super simple operation. Oh, and low prices! With each pedal seemingly so stripped down you might wonder what the...
Help the Family of ZVEX’s Andy Richardson
There was a buzz this week in the effects world, and not a good one. On Memorial Day, Andrew Richardson of ZVEX went missing. Zachary Vex put out an alert on social media and it spread across a lot of the industry outlets and forums. Things immediately did not look...
Wisconsin Pride: Monarch Pedalboards say Goodbye to Velcro
It's really hard to get excited about pedalboards. You're paying $300+ for some plastic/wood with carpet on it. Then you're going to velcro your pedals to it, destroying the resale value of your effects in the process [1. Unless you're like me and put painters tape...