The Signal Path

The Best Guitar Noise Gate Pedals You Never Heard Comin!

Maybe it’s a paradox we’re working with here. We want the noise. We want the roars, screams and hisses of …
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Overdrive pedals are driving me crazy right now. They’re not a pre-amp pedal, but they sorta are. It’s not a boost pedal, but can be used as one. And, they’re …
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As a guitarist, finding your voice is one thing. Believing in it is another.

You know how confusing it can be… you see gear review videos, rock award shows, and …
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What’s up Tone Hunters! This is Wes with Distortion Pedal HQ and today we’re checking out the Blakemore Effects R.O.U.S., or pronounced “Rouse,” pedal – and if you haven’t guessed …
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There were more guitar effects manufacturers and gear than ever before. As I got lost in the sea of the new, below are a few of the choice finds I cam …
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You ever have a dream of being in the worlds largest music store?

Well, that dream is a loud reality and it’s called The Winter NAMM Show 2015.

Where at …
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Hey Tone Hunters! This is Wes with Distortion Pedal HQ!

Today we’re going to check out Blackout Effectors Crystal Dagger. Together we’re going to roll through all of its tones …
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Just admit it… you have a gear wish list a mile long. Maybe even longer!

But there’s just no way you can afford it all. Unless you sell a few …
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I for one cannot get enough of seeing guitarists’ home studios – especially ones that shred hard like Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave). What’s so astounding about his sound, …
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Master guitarist Steve Vai treats you to over an hours worth of his insightful time on the arrangement of signal path and the guitar effects pedal chain. Don’t be fooled …
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