Guitar effects demos, reviews, and tutorials
Better known for being a permanent fixture on Paul Gilbert’s pedalboard, the TC Electronic MojoMojo is the overdrive pedal in TC’s now classic analog drive trilogy, alongside the Spark Booster and the Dark Matter Distortion. In this Quick Tones (no talk) video, we take a look at what this overdrive pedal can do, both with single coil pickups into a clean amp, and with humbuckers into a dirty amp.
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A couple of weeks ago I got a new Vintage V100THB single cut guitar, that comes factory loaded with Wilkinson pickups. While those pickups are generally great, punchy, and aggressive (yeah that’s an Oxford comma – sorry not sorry), I was looking for something more vintage-y (no pun intended), yet still affordable…
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Looking for a single cut guitar on a budget?…
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Fuzz – one of, if not the most polarizing guitar effect. There seems to be no middle ground, and you either love it or you hate it.
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Some of the most iconic guitar sounds ever recorded were done so through a rotary speaker. And even though nothing comes close to the real thing, not everybody can afford to have one at hand – cue the rotary speaker emulation pedals.
In this video we take a quick look at one of the most affordable options in the market – but being affordable, in this case, doesn’t mean it’s not good. Click through to find out why…
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With its 5 independent effects engines, MASH switches and expression pedal input, the Plethora X5 is an ambient guitar player’s dream come true.
In this video I’ll show you how to set up your Plethora X5 for drones, or sound on sound effects, taking full advantage of the MASH switches and expression pedal.
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What do you get when you stack an octaver, a harmonizer and a pitch shifter, seasoned with tremolo and reverb?
Find out on part 4 of the PlethoraX5 Quick Tones.
In this part 3 of the Quick Tones with the PlethoraX5 series, we’re going for a more ambient / “sound on sound” approach: a Flashback 2 with the 2290 algorithm in the last slot and feedback at 99% creates a makeshift looper for a rich pad. In a future video we’ll see how to recreate this effect with both the MASH switch and an expression pedal.
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This time we use the compressor to push a slightly overdriven amp, adding a slapback analog delay and some ambience.
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Creating a quick, clean tone with movement, with a TC Electronic Plethora X5 couldn’t be easier – check it out.
If you have any questions about the Plethora X5, drop them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer them in an upcoming video.
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