Orange Announces TremLord 30 and Pedal Baby Amps
Orange’s two newest amps offer something for both the guitarist who chases vintage tone, and the one who prefers to craft their sound before the signal hits their amp. TremLord 30 The TremLord is a 30-watt combo with on-board, valve-drive tremolo. In addition to a depth control, the player can set two speeds for the […]
Fender Acquires Bigsby
Yesterday, Fender announced their acquisition of the Bigsby brand, known for their unique tremolo bridge units. Bigsby was previously owned by Fred Gretsch Enterprises, the parent company of Gretsch guitars and drums. Fender has operated as the exclusive manufacturing and distribution partner for Gretsch for some time, so the move makes sense. Plus, there’s the […]
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
As you grow your pedalboard, keeping things tight and orderly can become a challenge. Maintaining your signal’s integrity as it passes through a chain of effects — some true-bypass, some not — is a whole other story. Add a tone-sucking volume pedal and a stereo amp rig to the mix and things certainly don’t get […]
NAMM 2019 Rumor Roundup
With NAMM 2019 fast approaching, it’s time again to sift through the rumor mill and sort out what we know is coming out, what might be coming out, and what gear heads would really like to see come out. Take a look through our roundup of the announcements and speculation that surrounds the storied show […]
Perfect Pairings 2018 Collection
A lot of matches were made in the gear world this year through our Perfect Pairings series. Check out all our videos from 2018 below, along with a few of the coolest pairings we did last year! Got any dynamic duos of gear you use regularly? Let us know in the comments! Seymour Duncan […]
Legends of Tone: 2018 Collection
This year, we were thrilled to feature four more incredible acts in our Legends of Tone series. Each of these posts includes a look back at the artist’s musical legacy, as well as a video that showcases our attempt to recreate their most famous licks, riffs and solos. Check out all of 2018’s posts below, […]
A Beatmaker’s Guide To Music Production Tools
Welcome to Beat Connection, a series dedicated to promoting modern and vintage dance styles the only way we know how…by providing you a musical starting point to help you create that beat. In the majority of our recent posts, we’ve been taking you on a journey to what I’d dub “foundational beats.” These are standard […]
iZotope RX 7: Spectral Repair
Spectral Repair is a module available in iZotope RX 7 Standard and RX 7 Advanced audio restoration software that lets you remove and replace unwanted sounds and frequencies in audio. Two things make Spectral Repair much more precise at removing problem sounds than simple EQ’ing or filtering: 1. visualization of the audio and 2. algorithm-based audio […]
Building a Guitar, Part 5: Installing Tuners
Welcome back! In this installment, I’m going to do a basic walkthrough on a very common and practical guitar modification: installing tuners. Depending on the model and brand you have, this process can have slight variations, but the installation is largely universal. Here’s what you’ll need: Supplies Tuners of your choice (I went with Gotoh […]
