A Tube Screamer for the 21st Century
Today I am posting a review I wrote for Berklee’s Guitar Faculty newsletter,Open Position. I thought it would be nice to share it with a larger community of tone-seekers. The pedal I reviewed is called...
View ArticleThe Dark Echo of Great Tone… Tone… Tone!
This week I am sharing a new and amazing new pedal, the Dark Echo, made by Jack Deville. This pedal will give you all of those wonderful dark tape delay tones that you have been forever seeking. Yes,...
View ArticleDUMBALINA by ALLSTON AMPS: The Latest, and one of the Greatest,...
Something very cool is happening the basement of Mr Music, Boston’s favorite family owned music store in Allston, Massachusetts…. After a lifetime of gigging, amp repair, studio building and tone...
View ArticleDumbalina (Part 2)
This is an addendum to a previous post about the amazing little amp called Dumbalina. For those of you who have been requesting more information on this Allston Amps product, I am posting some photos...
View ArticleTone Profile: Julien Kasper
This post is the first in a series I call “Tone Profiles”. This will be a periodic post that that features artists who have something valuable to say about electric guitar tone. This week the artist...
View ArticleOz Noy’s “Twisted Blues”: An Adventure in great tone!!
This post I want to give you all a quick heads up on a must-have recording. Great music by an amazing guitarist who uses tonal color changes in a very musical way. Twisted Blues is Oz’ latest release...
View ArticleCool Pedal Alert!! The EHX Crying Tone Wah
Everyone now and again we have a product that is released that challenges the status quo. After decades of Wahs that offer variations on the same original design with at best, a few extra parameter or...
View ArticleGeorge L’s: Connecting with your Tone
So each month we talk about cool stuff, gadgets, pedals, amps, guitars. This post I am addressing an often overlooked aspect of the big picture: The Guitar Cable. I get many queries about my choice of...
View ArticleThe New Allston Tremulator MKII w/ matching 112 Mini Cab!!!!
This post I would like to share a new product worthy of attention. Many of you have already read my earlier post about the Allston Amp Dumbalina made by Rob Lohr in the basement of Mr Music, in nearby...
View ArticleCenter Point Stereo Space Station by Aspen Pittman: Stereo Guitar Effects...
Well it has been a while and there have been some changes in the Berklee Blog Network. Now with summer in full swing I am finally getting back to posting about cool products and gear that will help you...
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