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Thinking of building a new pedalboard in 2024? Start here…

Thinking of building a new pedalboard in 2024? Start here…

I recently participated in a masterclass with Wampler Artist Andy Wood and was rather unexpectedly thrust into the limelight to talk about the finer points of guitar pedals. I was anticipating a huge amount of technical questions that I would need to call Brian about,...

Why Would I Create A Pedal Masterclass?!

Why Would I Create A Pedal Masterclass?!

Why Would I Create A Pedal Masterclass?! Before I started the guitar pedal business, I was always incredibly fascinated by how these little, tiny boxes full of magical electronic components could change the sound of the guitar drastically in a variety of ways. This...

My two most misunderstood pedals?

My two most misunderstood pedals?

Two of the most misunderstood pedals in the Wampler Line? In a word, Yes... As gigging guitar players, a lot of us have been in scenarios where the backline amp is not what we normally use or are familiar with. That can present a problem because we become inspired by...

A Beginner’s Guide to Cab Sims

A Beginner’s Guide to Cab Sims

Understanding the Potential of Virtual Cabs When it comes to guitar amplification, speaker cabinets play an underrated role in defining the sound of the overall rig. Traditionally, guitarists relied on physical speaker cabinets to amplify their guitar signals, often...

The Stars are out tonight

The Stars are out tonight

It was around 3pm on January the 11th, 2023,  that I heard that Jeff Beck had passed away. It hadn’t been officially announced at this point and it was a comment by a friend that led to some frantic googling for both of us. It looked like it was a rumor. The original...

Wait a minute – what about those three pedals ???

Wait a minute – what about those three pedals ???

It has been too long since I sat down at this here wordprocessing contrapulation to write a blog and in that time we have released no less than three pedals. Three! Count them! The long delay was in part due to the challenges faced by the pandemic induced paucity of...

This Is How to Escape Your Guitar Learning Plateau

This Is How to Escape Your Guitar Learning Plateau

Oh, the intermediate plateau. We’ve all been there, and it’s certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Luckily there are plenty of people who have also been there before and have turned the corner as far as regaining their desire to grow as a guitar player - and they have...

The 5 Essential Guitar Pedals to build your first pedalboard

The 5 Essential Guitar Pedals to build your first pedalboard

If you are new to the Electric Guitar and the wondrous rabbit hole of Guitar Effects Pedals, welcome, you are amongst friends here. We thought it would be kind of useful to give a perspective on building a first pedalboard for anyone that is new to the world of...

The Beatles: Get Back…What I learned by spending a day in the life

The Beatles: Get Back…What I learned by spending a day in the life

I will start off by assuming that you have heard that there is a new “docuseries” out about the Beatles currently streaming on Disney+. I could make various analogies about rocks caves and other generally mineral rich hiding places but I shall refrain. Peter Jackson...

Gearbox, parts shortages, and what’s coming next?

Gearbox, parts shortages, and what’s coming next?

It’s been a busy period for us all at Wampler, and it’s fair to say we have had some unforeseen challenges, so I thought I would treat you to a collection of my unfettered ramblings in one easily digestible blog article…

How to break your Ratsbane

How to break your Ratsbane

In case it escaped your attention, we released Brian’s take on the infamous rodentine 80’s distortion circuit last month - a pedal that has been requested numerous hundreds of times. I’m happy to say it's been a big success so far, we almost couldn't shovel the coal...

We need more guitar heroes!

We need more guitar heroes!

It looks very much like the CV-19 situation is going to put a dampener on this year nearly as much as it did last year, and one industry that is going to feel that effect like a hefty kick in the nether regions, is the entertainment industry. I am already seeing...

For those about to rock…the Plexi Drive Mini

For those about to rock…the Plexi Drive Mini

Last month we finally released the Plexi Drive Mini pedal, a pedal that has travelled an interesting path to get to its destination, and one we are all very fond of at Wampler. The idea of simply making mini versions of our own pedals is not something that Brian likes...

Introducing the Belle and paying our respects to EVH

Introducing the Belle and paying our respects to EVH

2020 is going to be a historical year for a number of reasons, most of them sucky, and I am sure I speak for a good proportion of our readers when I say that the death of Eddie Van Halen was a major downer that we could have done without. Everyone at Wampler was...

5 fun ways to use compressor pedals

5 fun ways to use compressor pedals

I love the compressor. I just do. It’s a really solid guitar pedal effect, and there are tons of different ways that you can use it. In this blog, I want to break down a few of my favorites. A couple of these methods are fairly standard, but a few of the others? Not...

Telecasters, Partscasters, and GAS

Telecasters, Partscasters, and GAS

The news this week of the new Fender Brent Mason models (which have been in the pipeline for some 3 odd years I am led to believe...) sent the online gear community totally aflutter with frenzied chat for many good reasons. The top end model, the masterbuilt one,...

Tips For Stacking Overdrive and Distortion Pedals

Tips For Stacking Overdrive and Distortion Pedals

When it comes to guitar pedals/effects, there are endless possibilities of combinations to create the perfect tone for the scenario that you’re in, whether it’s just jamming at home with a jam track or in a live band setting in front of a packed venue. One secret to...

How to design a basic overdrive pedal circuit

How to design a basic overdrive pedal circuit

You may have noticed that I've been dabbling with some DIY books over on Amazon's kindle platform recently, and that has had me playing with breadboards again. Todays blog is inspired by some of the comments I've been getting, like this one: I always love the idea of...

Chasing the Silver Sky

Chasing the Silver Sky

I know – it’s been a while right? We’ve not been blogging as much as we normally do so apologies - but this has been a tough old month for all of us at Wampler HQ. We lost one of our own, a huge part of our community, a tone brother to us all, and a very valued and...

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