Gear Garage

Basically, wah pedals got their name after the type of sound they produce – it literally appears as if someone was yelling “wah-wah”, hence the … Read more

If you are new to guitar, one of the questions you may have struggled with is, what’s the difference between gain and volume, and is … Read more

The most important part of a guitar’s sound – aside from the player him or herself, of course – is the pickups. Terribly-designed and constructed … Read more

The primary difference between a “good” amp and a “bad” one does not revolve around their price, that much is certain. The reason why labels … Read more

The delay effect is definitely one of the most popular and frequently employed effects in modern music. Short delay can provide a chorusy effect that … Read more

Reverb might be one of the most underrated effects in a guitarists rig. Some musicians think that they don’t need it for their sound, others … Read more

Distortion pedals are relatively plain contraptions – they’re most commonly used by “heavy” musicians, but their field of application is virtually limitless. There are numerous … Read more

As a young guitar player coming up in the 1980s, chorus pedals were one of the effect pedals that helped define my generation. I got … Read more