Tag: gear
The battle of the guitar multi effects and amp modellers
Amplifier modellers and multi-effects intro These days multi-effects and amplifier modellers are everywhere in the guitar world. I grew up watching amateur DIY bands playing live. Their guitar players had stacks of analog pedals with […]
Line 6 Helix: Patch arrangements
Talk about tone obsession So I’ve pulled the trigger. After trying many entry level multi effects for guitar, and even trying to assemble a pedalboard with individual pedals – let’s be honest, something cool about […]
The ultimate mobile guitar setup
I’m not a professional guitar player, but I do play with a band occasionally. For short trips to rehearsals and gigs, my home setup is fine: guitar, cables, accessories and my Helix Floor with its […]
Helix DI or Rupert Neve DI
Introduction In this experiment, the objective is to try out the DI capabilities of the Helix for re-amping. In addition, explore the difference in sound quality between Helix input (used as a DI) and a […]
Review: Rupert Neve DI
DI or not DI, that is the question… I’ve debated that for a while (mostly with myself), but the reality is that if you want to do home recording of Guitars directly into the audio […]
Review: Guitar interfaces for iPad/iPhone
An introduction to guitar interfaces for iPad/iPhone We are more mobile than ever in human history, and aspiring musicians are no exception – since minestrels took their acoustic guitars on the road. Over the past […]
Travelling Overseas with a Gibson SG
Should SG stay or should SG go… That is the question. Well in my case, as soon as I booked my 5+ week vacation in Brazil (to visit family and friends), I asked myself if […]
