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How to Use 2 or More Delay Pedals Together?

October 17, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra
Guitar How to use or more delay pedals together

Everything begins with your first guitar. 

You receive it as a Christmas gift; your older brother moves and leaves the instrument to you; you save enough money to buy it yourself. 

It’s a beautiful experience, and an unforgettable memory…

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Guitar: Are Rack Effects Better Than Pedals?

October 12, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra
Guitar pedals vs rack effects

Pedal effects are fantastic. 

They grant a world of possibilities, with some interesting results in sounds and tone. 

This is more interesting still when you combine one effect after the other. 

However, pedal effects are just one of the many …

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Should You Buy a Guitar Tuner or Use an App?

September 16, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Playing guitar is a joyful experience. 

Unfortunately, it requires certain considerations. 

To be more precise, we are trying to say that, if you’re playing guitar, then you’ll need to play it right. 

Playing guitar “right” is not a matter of …

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Active vs Passive Volume Pedals: Which Are Better?

August 22, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Adding a volume pedal to your guitar rig might be one of the most useful choices you could make.

Having the ability to tweak the loudness of your output while you have your hands busy playing might be incredibly convenient …

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Noise Gate Before or After Compressor? [Expert Opinion]

August 22, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Noise gates are a must-have piece of gear if most of your tones rely on heavy distortion.

However, deciding on where to put them on your signal chain might not be as straightforward as you think.

In addition to this, …

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Guitar: Buffer Pedal vs EQ Pedal to Boost Signal

March 9, 2023August 19, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

When you run your guitar signal through many pedals it’s only natural that it will lose some strength by the end of its journey.

Buffer pedals are popular because they give an extra oomph to this signal that keeps it …

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Guitar: Compressor Pedal Before or After Overdrive?

August 19, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Compressor pedals are something a lot of players struggle with.

Their function might be hard to grasp, and how they interact with other pedals in your pedalboard could take a while to make sense of.

Probably, one of the most …

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Does the Line 6 Helix Need a Power Amp? [Best Alternatives]

August 17, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Since Line 6 launched the Helix, the industry has never been the same.

Being one of the most powerful and complete multi-effects pedalboards, it’s only natural that it has become the centerpiece of many players’ rigs.

But their functionality …

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5 Ways of knowing if a Guitar Pedal Is Digital or Analog

August 10, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Guitar pedals are the core of many players’ rigs.

To many, they are as crucial as their guitar, perhaps even more than their amps.

So, when something takes such a central position, it’s only a matter of time until discussions …

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Why Do Guitar Pedals Go Right to Left?

August 5, 2022 by Ramiro Somosierra

Guitar pedals are quite simple. At least most of them.

However, I’d argue they have something that still confuses me to this day.

Something I fail to get right every time I get to mess with them.

And this probably …

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