TC Electronic has released a new collection of vintage guitar pedal plugins that emulate their first five classic pedals that are no longer available to purchase. The plugins include simulations of their stereo chorus+ flanger, booster+ distortion, TC XII phaser, dual equalizer, and sustain+ equalizer pedals. The Vintage Guitar Pedal Bundle is available for Mac […]
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Joyo JF-01 Vintage Overdrive Pedal Review – It Doesn’t Suck
A couple months ago I bought a Joyo Vintage Overdrive pedal for really cheap and it’s turned out to be a great pedal. The Joyo JF-01 Overdrive is a classic tubescreamer clone that only costs about $30. That’s a great price considering that similar pedals like the Ibanez TS808 and Maxon 808 sell for $150, […]
Get BIAS Amp LE for Free Through May (Focusrite Owners)
Focusrite and Positive Grid have teamed up for another plugin collective giveaway that runs through the month of May. If you have registered Focusrite hardware you can get a code for a free download of BIAS Amp LE, a lite amp sim pack from Positive Grid. To get the code just login to your Focusrite […]
New Impulsive IR Loader from 3 Sigma & TSE Audio
The guys from 3 Sigma Audio and TSE Audio have teamed up to release a new impulse response loader called Impulsive. It’s designed for loading acoustic impulses and guitar cabinet impulses when using amp sims. Impulsive is based on the cabinet section of the TSE-X50 amp sim plugin. I’m a big fan of the TSE-X50 […]
Quick Review: Harley Benton G212 Vintage Cabinet with Celestion V30s
A couple months ago I bought a cheap Harley Benton 2×12 cabinet to pair with a Peavey 6505 MH mini amp that I recently got. The cab turned out to sound pretty good for the price so I wanted to post a quick, half-assed review of it. Why half-assed, you ask? Well, I don’t feel […]
New Line 6 Helix LT Multi-Effects Pedal Released (Videos)
Line 6 has released a new cheaper version of their flagship Helix multi-effects processor called the Helix LT. It’s a trimmed down version of the original but it still includes all the same sounds and effects, with 62 amps, 37 cabs, 16 microphones, and 104 built-in effects. The new Helix LT sells for $999; that’s […]
How to Use Amp Sims with Real Tube Amps and Cabs (Video)
Amp sims have come a long way in recent years, and they can help open up new ways to create music and perform live. I recently came across a YouTube video uploaded by Hop Pole Studios showing a cool way to use amp sims with real tube amps and speaker cabinets. It turns out that […]
Dimarzio Titan vs Seymour Duncan Nazgul Pickups Comparison (Video)
Last week I ended up buying an Ibanez RG752 off of Craigslist (I had zero plans of buying another guitar so I’m still not sure how that happened). It came with a set of Seymour Duncan pickups, a Sentient in the neck and a Nazgul in the bridge. They were wired wrong so it sounded […]