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Best Guitar Picks, Effects Pedals, & Accessories
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Get Featured on our Vinyl Sampler with Elixir Strings
Grubby, corroded strings are disgusting and kill your tone. That's why we're seeking dynamic...
Mad Professor Double Moon Pedal Review
The Mad Professor Double Moon controls are pretty simple, and the added tone control works nicely,...
REVIEW: PicStix Adhesive Gel Pick Holders
PROS: Sticks picks without leaving residue, reusable. CONS: Not for use on nitrocellulose finishes. PRICE: $5.99/pack Loosing a guitar pick mid song is never cool. However, being able to grab a...
HAO Bass Liner (BL-1) Preamp Pedal
PROS: Small size, great tone, very adjustable. CONS: No English manual provided. PRICE: $299 http://youtu.be/gH3ZYBfgsl4 Most bassists rarely use effects, but HAO’s Bass Liner Preamp may be seen in...
Ernie Ball Everlast Coated Acoustic Strings
PROS: Great sound, long life, feels great. CONS: None. PRICE: $15 per set. Ernie Ball is the father of modern guitar strings, and one of the first companies to offer custom gauge string sets. The...
TC Electronic John Petrucci Signature Dreamscape Pedal
PROS: Good selection of musical modulations, true bypass or buffered bypass. CONS: None. TC Electronic’s Dreamscape pedal brings the modulation effects contained in John Petrucci’s monstrous racks...
TC-Helicon VoiceTone Mic Mechanic Vocal Effects Pedal
PROS: Simple, easy to use, good effects selection. CONS: None. Guitarists have long been able to use small pedals to alter/enhance their sound, while vocalists have been relegated to huge racks and...
TC Electronic Spark Booster Pedal
PROS: True bypass. Adds punch, compression and boost without noise. CONS: None. PRICE: $129 TC Electronic is best known for making high-end signal processors, but one of their most popular items for...
Boss TU-10 Clip-On Chromatic Tuner
PROS: Simple, easy and compact. CONS: None. PRICE: $35 Boss Tuners are probably the most common tuners found on pedal boards. There are a lot of clip-on tuners out there, but Boss has put their...
Boss GT-100 Amp Effects Processor
PROS: Plenty of tones, easy editing, plenty of connectivity options. CONS: Some of the presets are a bit stale. PRICE: $550 Boss has always been on the cutting edge of multi-fx units and their...
Fender Halo Guitar Wall Hanger
PROS: Cool design, neat functionality, safe for nitrocellulose finishes. CONS: Drywall anchors not included. PRICE: $29 Wall hangers for home use have been around awhile, and Fender is throwing...
ZVEX: Creating a Studio in a Stomp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__pTmCC6unM BUILDER PROFILE: Zachary Vex was a recording engineer who had ideas about improving the tools he used in the studio and squeezing them into a package small...