Pedal Board Update– Line 6 HD500X
In my last pedal board update back in May, I talked about having added a Zoom G3X and loop switcher to my pedal board. I was frustrated that I still need a giant pedal board to accommodate my preferred overdrive, distortion and wah pedals, and the switcher to switch amp channels on my AC15 and to work around the noisy G3X’s lack of true bypass. More
What Do Bad Power Tubes Sound Like?
I was super-excited to get my new Blackstar Stage 60 earlier this month. But immediately after plugging in and firing it up for the first time, I noticed some strange noise issues. I plugged the guitar in directly, with no other pedals and no effect loop. On all 3 channels, I heard some very obvious gungy badness on certain notes. The problem was not evident when listening through the speaker emulated output. More
New Blackstar HT Stage 60
Look what arrived today! I’m excited to try it out. That big hole in the box is a bit worrisome, but hopefully all is ok.
Blame it on the Blackstar
I’ve been using a hand wired VOX AC15HW1 for the last few years, and mostly loving it. I say “mostly” for a couple reasons. It sounds great in many situations, but sometimes I just can’t get what I need from it. More
In-Ear Game Changer
We’ve decided to take the plunge and switch to in-ear monitoring. This is a big change, but I’m super-excited about it.
In my recent post about overhauling our PA with my band The Drop Daddies, I mentioned that our new DL1608 mixer has 6 independent aux outs- perfect for individual monitor mixes.
But running monitor wedges on stage has a number of issues:
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