Effects Pedals

All Hail the Victoria 5112 & Fender Thin Skin Tele!

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:17:54 +0000

Every once in a while you find an incredible match between guitar and amp, and it’s a combination to savor for a lifetime. Vintage Fender Telecasters and Tweed Amps are no stranger, but due to the cost of these vintage instruments…many aren’t able to experience such magic. Until now. Thin Skin Telecasters (Nitro = Magic) [...]

Wildwood Guitars Redefines Online Video

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:17:54 +0000

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a new, serious player in the realm of online guitar videos. Wildwood Guitars has recently launched an enormous series of masterclass guitar demo videos with renown guitarists such as Adrian Belew, Greg Koch, Reeves Gabrels, and David Grissom. We recently had a chance to get together with Steve Mesple [...]

2011 Black Friday Guitar Deals Are In!

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:17:54 +0000

Guitar gear retailers are early to the punch this year with Black Friday Guitar deals, and SSS is here to inform you of the best guitar discounts you can find in the next few days. Let’s get right to it. Tone Factor is offering a 15% OFF store-wide sale all weekend long. This year, Tone [...]

OK Go Guitarists: Andy Ross & Damian Kulash

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:48:12 +0000

Damian Kulash and Andy Ross head up the guitar-work of the not-so-guitar-driven band, Ok Go, but have found unique ways to blend the instrument into the band’s rhythm-focused sound. We recently had a chance to discuss with Andy how the band utilizes guitar in their music. SSS: The guitar tones of the OK Go sound [...]

The Darker Side of Empress…

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:48:12 +0000

Empress Effects is well-known in the boutique guitar world, and gaining attention in the mainstream world of guitar. The Superdelay can be considered their first true gem in the boutique pedal world, offering up an incredible array of useful delay tones in a relatively small enclosure. They more recently made a splash in the market [...]

Nels Cline Interview

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:26:12 +0000

Not many guitarists manage to stick to their dream long enough to make it in the music business, but Nels Cline has launched his career in recent years through wholehearted commitment to his own unique voice on the guitar. Armed with vintage Jazzmasters and Jaguars, Nels has sculpted a sonic texture filled with fuzzy, looped, [...]

Sittin’ Down with Empress Effects

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:14:48 +0000

Empress Effects is steadily growing a serious fanbase professional guitarists and gearheads all around the world (and the internet). Many of heard of the Superdelay, and most have caught the buzz of their recent pedal release: the Multidrive. So what is fueling this budding boutique effects company’s ship? It’s good ole’ fashioned ingenuity and a [...]

July 4th/Independence Day Guitar Sales

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:47:44 +0000

Fellow gearheads, guitar shops everywhere are launching Independence Day sales for the July 4th weekend. If you’ve been waiting to purchase gear, now is the time to take advantage of these savings. Note: We’ll update this post with more sales as they are announced. Pro Guitar Shop ProGuitarShop.com has announced an Independence Day promotion through [...]

Video Reviews of (Some) of the Best Guitar Compressor Pedals

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:07:17 +0000

The following are video demos of the best modern compressors on the guitar market, available either new or used. Most guitar compressors are modeled after the MXR Dynacomp, which the famous Ross Compressor was modeled after (and which it improved upon). Features to look for in a compressor are: Low noise floor Even sustain (no [...]

What a Cluster Flux! A New MoogerFooger?

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:09:02 +0000

Moog Music has recently announced the pending release of a new Moogerfooger effect pedal, which brings a very wide and dynamic range of time-based modulation effects (chorus, flange, vibrato) to the hi-fi/synth guitar world. Dubbed as the MF-108M Cluster Flux™, this pedal is sure to remind guitarists of past experimentation with some of the first [...]