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Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

23. September 2008

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Speed Linking: Reverend’s Limited Edition Volcano H90, EH Micro POG Demo…

22. April 2008

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Not a whole lot in the “guitar news” department this morning, though a few worthy links managed to find their way into my browser… • Limited Edition Volcano – Reverend Guitars has busted out with a new Limited Edition of their low-cost, award winning Volcano––the aptly titled Volcano H90. They’ve apparently swapped out the neck humbucker for [...]

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Gibson Reveals ‘Inspired By’ Steve Jones Les Paul Custom

25. March 2008

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I have to admit, I never could have conceived of Gibson crafting a signature Inspired By instrument for Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, but it still makes me smile… the man is a true guitar anti-hero. Still, there’s something strangely, sadly ironic about producing a frighteningly expensive guitar replica for a guy whose musical persona* eschewed [...]

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Chop Shop: Building The BYOC Optical Compressor

21. March 2008

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Wow… I had originally planned on writing a whole series of posts on my experience building the BYOC OptiComp Optical Compressor –– but the build had so few parts, and was so easy to put together that I think I can cover it all on one shot. Total build time for me was about three hours. [...]

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It’s Chop Shop Time! Building The BYOC Optical Compressor

6. March 2008

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OK, I had so much fun building my TriBooster pedal last year that I’ve decided it’s time to bust out my trusty old soldering gun and start working on a new project––the BYOC Optical Compressor. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own pedal then I highly recommend you join me on this adventure. The complete [...]

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And The Award For Ugliest Stompbox of 2008 Goes To…

15. February 2008

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The Ibanez Steve Vai Jemini Distortion Pedal… two channels of overdrive and distortion, each with individual Drive, Tone & Level controls, and all packed into a zinc die-cast chassis decked out to perfectly complement Vai’s famously color-challenged JEM guitar. Ibanez is calling this one Vai’s “first Signature Distortion pedal…” Can that be correct? I’m not a [...]

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Short But Sweet Video Demo Of The Love Pedal Eternity Overdrive

13. December 2007

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Ever since guitar-slinger extraordinaire Andy Summers gushed about the Eternity Overdrive pedal in Guitar Player Magazine I’ve been keeping an eye out for a decent video demo. Coming from a fairly small boutique effects shop––Love Pedal––these babies aren’t easy to find at your local “big box” guitar retailer, so taking one for a test drive is [...]

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See The Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man With Hazarai In Action

27. November 2007

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The Myth of the Memory Man, Parts 1 & 2 M. Leonhart is at it again… this time getting deep (and I do mean deep,) into the workings and wonders of the new Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. A nice in-depth look at what this pedal can do, but definitely not for the faint of [...]

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