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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In this installment of the TC Electronic TonePrint Editor tutorial series, we’ll take a deep dive into the parameters in the Flashback II Delay, both for the Plethora X5 or the standalone pedals. And for those of you wondering, yes I have given up trying to number these.
So as usual, grab a beverage of your choice, fire up your TonePrint Editor, and off we go.
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In part 4 or this tutorial series, brought to you by the word “finally”, we’ll take a deep dive into the Hall of Fame 2 Reverb parameters. It’s an even longer video than the previous in the series, so grab a hot beverage – careful not to spill it on your precious pedals, though (unless you have a RaingerFX MiniBar – then that’s cool) and follow along.
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The 4 cable method interconnects your multieffects unit and your amplifier in a way that allows you to choose which effects come before your amp’s pre-amp, and which effects come after. If your multieffects unit has an external effects loop, follow along.
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TC Electronic have just released firmware 1.2 for the Plethora X5. Click on to find out what’s new.
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Yes, that’s obvious clickbait. Even though the Boost and EQ are hiding in plain sight, there’s no need for cheat codes – only the TonePrint Editor. 😉
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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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Here’s the answer to a question that’s popping up quite a bit: how do I connect my Plethora X5 to my mobile devices via Bluetooth?
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