In the history of blues and blues-rock music, the tube amp has played a hugely significant role. First introduced in the 1940s, tube amps have since proved popular with almost all notable blues guitarists, as well as guitarists across a whole range of different genres. All of the early electric...
In recent years, the Analog Man King Of Tone pedal has earned a reputation as one of the most desirable guitar pedals ever made. In fact, it has now become so popular, that it has is a 3 year waiting list. Over the past few weeks I have looked at...
I think there are very few blues guitarists out there who haven't wanted to sound like B.B. King at one point or another in their career. B.B. King is the undisputed master of the blues. He is the ultimate blues musician and a player to whom every modern blues guitarist...
The Klon Centaur is one of the most famous guitar pedals of all time. It has reached an almost legendary status, with original Klons now selling for upwards of $3100/£2500 on sites like Reverb. In my last article on the topic - 'Why Is the Klon Centaur So Famous?' -...
The Klon Centaur 'Professional Overdrive' is unquestionably one of the most famous guitar pedals of all time. In fact, in recent years it has achieved an almost mythical status that befits its name. The Klon Centaur was first released in 1994, and production of the pedal continued until 2009. Original...
There are very few - if any - guitar pedals that have been copied as much as the Ibanez Tube Screamer. There are hundreds of Tube Screamer clones and alternatives in the guitar pedal market. And this is perhaps little surprise. The original Tube Screamer remains one of the most...
I have wanted to sound like Derek Trucks since the moment I first heard him play. In my opinion, Trucks is the ultimate bluesman. He plays with amazing feeling and has such a strong sense of melody. Perhaps most importantly, Trucks possesses an insightful and unique approach to lead guitar....
The Ibanez Tube Screamer is one of the most iconic guitar pedals ever made. It has been used by many of the most famous blues guitarists of all time - including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Moore and John Mayer, to name just a few. It is a brilliant guitar pedal...
Truthfully, the first time I heard ZZ Top I didn't really want to sound like Billy Gibbons. My introduction to the band was as a teenager, watching a compilation of the MTV videos they had put together for their best selling album Eliminator. I had only recently started playing the guitar, and...
The Ibanez Tube Screamer is one of the most popular guitar pedals of all time. Initially made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughan, it has since been used by a whole variety of notable blues guitarists, including Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer, amongst others. Many aspiring guitarists have added a...
In the history of blues and blues-rock music, the tube amp...
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In recent years, the Analog Man King Of Tone pedal has...
I think there are very few blues guitarists out there who...
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The Klon Centaur is one of the most famous guitar pedals of...
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