As I watching the news here in 'sunny' England yesterday i was confronted with a picture of a rather serious looking Robert Plant and Jimmy Page and the headline of "Stairway Heaven in copyright trail". I expect like most people did, I just rolled my eyes and thought...
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Nicholas Harris – CatalinBread Effects.
I'm writing as I think, this will probably contain some bad language, so if you are offended by curse words, you might want to skip this! Over the next few days, weeks, months and hopefully years a lot of words will be said about Nicholas Harris. Most of them will be...
Pre NAMM stuff…
It’s that time of year again! NAMM is upon us and we are all gearing up for the trip out to California to show at what is arguably the biggest and best musical instrument trade show in the world! Descending upon L.A. from Indiana, Virginia and the U.K., the 2016...
The world needs more people like David Bowie
There are going to be a lot of pieces written today and most of them will come with more personal insight, fandom or knowledge than I can ever bring, but I wanted to give an insight to the level of his impact to our world from a non-fan, from someone who never really...
Klon v. Klone – the shootout!
So, the Dan and Mick at That Pedal Show have been at it again, this time taking a couple of original Klon Centaur (Silver and Gold) and putting them side by side next to "The Klone Pedal" the "Archer", "Archer Ikon", the "Soul Food" and our very own Tumnus. They both...
Shreddy Cat Fight!
There's nothing worse than when you are trying to shred on camera and your cat decides it wants to sit on your lap... especially when the cat won't take no for an answer! Wampler Artist Toni Martinez (Spain) can't help by laugh as his persistent cat refuses to move...
How Many Pedals is too much?
So how many pedals on your board are too many? Is there really such a thing? While opinions are widely varied – here are my own personal thoughts on the matter – doesn’t make it right or wrong – just how I view it. First off – I don’t have just one pedal board. I play...
Endorsements – Dave’s tale (Part 2).
Endorsements. A hot topic... But first of all, let me answer the question you just asked yourself. Part 2? Where is part 1? Well, part 1 is written but I had to get it signed off by the management of another Dave and it appears to be lost in their bottomless pit of...
EQ’ing 2 amps when running stereo to get the fullest sound…
Today I'd like to cover a topic that comes up quite often through email or on the Wampler Pedals Tone Group on Facebook: Setting up amp EQ's when running 2 amps in stereo. We'll use two amps that are very different as an example. Let's use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe...
Happy 106th Birthday, Leo Fender!
Today I wanted to take the time and wish Mr. Clarence Leonidas “Leo” Fender a very happy birthday! If Leo were still with us he would have been 106!!! In 1954, Leo created the greatest guitar of all time – the Stratocaster. (I’m serious – the greatest – guitar –...