Features
Interview – Mason Marangella – Vertex Effects Systems
A full, informative and interesting interview packed with expert advice and tips from Mason at Vertex Effects Systems...
The Rock Lock
Every now and again I see a guitar product that makes me think: 'Wow, why hasn't this been thought of before??' The Rock Lock, which is the first product from the Rock Lock Company' sits firmly in that bracket. Such a simple, intuitive design that really could help prevent the...
Boss HF-2 {Hi-Band Flanger}
Until I bought this on ebay a few years ago I had no idea what it was or what it did but it seemed to promise unique sounds and I got it at about £30.00, maybe less. Bargain! Maybe it isn’t a classic yet, but I have noticed an...
TC Electronic Mojo Mojo Overdrive
The Mojo Mojo Overdrive is part of the new Tone Print series of effects pedals. Unlike most of the other pedals in this line however this is NOT a digital effect, and therefore also does not have the new toneprint technology.
TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
The Dark Matter Distortion is part of the new Tone Print series of effects pedals. Unlike most of the other pedals in this line however this is NOT a digital effect, and therefore also does not have the new toneprint technology.
Some Thoughts On The Valvette Custom Drive
I’ve had my Valvette Custom Drive for a while now. I can’t remember exactly when I got it, but I think it was early 2010. Of all the drive pedals I go through (both in my personal quest for tone and for DB’s reviews section) very few have stayed...
Bearfoot FX Honey Bee OD
Finally! I have waited years for this to happen; Bjorn Juhl's (BJFe) Designs are now available not only more regularly, but also a at a much cheaper price thanks to a new collaboration with Don Rusk (Donnerbox) who is a bit of a legend and known figure in the...
Bob Burt Overdrive
Regular readers of the site should now be a little familiar with Bob Burt (after reading the Clean Boost review earlier this year) but for those who aren't Bob is a renowned guitar speaker cabinet maker in the USA who branched out into the effects market a while back...
Bob Burt Clean Boost
Bob Burt is a famous guitar speaker cabinet maker from the USA who shot to acclaim amongst guitar pedal enthusiasts when he launched a short run of Clean Boost and Overdrive pedals several years ago. Sadly in the UK Bob’s name is not a one frequently brought up in...
Tim Green
Korg PitchBlack Tuner Toyroom Effects ‘Muff Love’ Earthquaker Ghost Echo Earthquaker Grand Orbiter Dwarfcraft Shiva Empress Tremolo Line6 DL4 (Toyroom modded) Toyroom Effects Louder Foxrox Aquavibe GMD Luther Drive MXR Smart Gate Lovetone Meatball Foxrox Captain Coconut 2 Akai Headrush Vox King Wah Want your pedalboard featured here and...
Robin Wood (Updated)
The chain in front of the amp is:- Guitar Cry Baby Little Big Muff Satchurator TS-808 Tubescreamer Amp The chain in the FX loop is :- Preamp Out/Send Nova Modulator Nova Delay Power Amp In/Return (The amps channel select/reverb footswitch is the pedal next to the Nova Modulator) I’ve...
David Legal
> Boss TU-2 Tuner > MXR Phase 90 (Modded) > Maxon OD9 > NOS Mr Blonde Overdrive > RAT Distortion > EHX Micro POG >Ibanez CS9 (Modded) > EHX Holy Grail The Pedalboard is a Gator and the cables are from ‘La Cablerie,’ a good hardware and parts store...
5 Stocking Filler Ideas For Guitarists
Ho Ho Ho! Well, it is that time of year again, sadly I don’t get a stocking any more, but if I did, here are some cool little thing I would be asking Santa for this Christmas. Why not post your own ideas in the forum! – http://www.dirtbox.net/forum/index.php?topic=197.0 These...
TJN
Line 6 Wireless Receiver G30 Dunlop Roto-Vibe/Chorus Pedal Xotic EP Booster (Clean Booster/Buffer) Morley Bad Horsey 1 Wah (on floor next to board) Morley Aligator Volume Pedal (on floor next to board) MXR Custom Shop compressor TC Electronics Polytune EHX Russian made Big Muff Fuzz Rockett Pedals “Flex Drive”...
Rob ‘Monkey Lord’ Chapman
> Crybaby Wah (Attached to a G-Lab True Bypass Wah Pad) > Boss TU-2 > Digitech Hardwire CM-2 Overdrive > Boss DD-3 > MXR MC-401 Boost / Line Driver Some Words From Rob: I don’t normally use anything more than a Wah and a tuner, but this gig (The...
Marshall Guv’nor
Thanks go to Ernesto for this submission. This pedal is associated with some wellknown lead tones, but it either works with an amp or it doesn’t. It’s made for driving a Marshall JCM 100 Watter I believe, because then it gives the optimum result in my opinion. But it’s...Ross Oliver
The first ‘episode’ of a new series of videos taking a look at the gear that touring musicians are using and their thoughts on tone. This episode features Ross Oliver of Risen Prophecy and Dawn Of Chaos.
Nicholas Sack
>Ibanez TS9 >Way Huge Swollen Pickle > CMATmods WaterBox > Korg Pitch Black Tuner Want your pedalboard featured here and have other people rate and comment on it? Then get in touch! Send your picture and information to pedalboards(AT)dirtbox.net
Spaceman Pedals Mercury III
Thanks to Bluesburst for this submission. Spaceman Pedals have been described very well in their characteristics, Zak from Spaceman is an electronics artist. He packages and presents his pedals beautifully and they sound great too. As far as the MIII goes, it interacts quite differently to my 2 main...
Wampler Ecstasy Overdrive
Wampler are famous for fantastic, high-end stompboxes but the Ecstasy is one that doesn't get a great deal of attention when you compare it to some of Brian's other stuff such as the Triple Wreck or Pinnacle. Hopefully after reading this review of my experiences with it people will...
Daniel West
In Front Korg Pitchblack Tuner Freakshow FX #9 Boost Devi Ever Disaster Fuzz Fairfield Circuitry Four Eyes Fuzz Valvette Custom Drive Malekko Vibrato Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper V3 FX Loop Malekko Ekko 616 Malekko Chicklet Reverb Want your pedalboard featured here and have other people rate...
Jerry Nepomuceno (Small Board) MKII
I/O Turbo Tune Malekko Fuzz Subdecay Proteus Philosopher’s Tone Booster + Distortion XII BK Phaser Malekko 616 Exp./Volume Pedal I/O Want your pedalboard featured here and have other people rate and comment on it? Then get in touch! Send your picture and information to pedalboards(AT)dirtbox.net
Ernesto Janus
Description I have been using this configuration for some time with my Marshall JVM205c and strats and RG’s with my usual EMG 85/SA/60 configuration, just because it sounds good and heavy, and offers a lot of different textures and tonal balances because of the 6 channels on the amp...
Andrew F (Updated Board)
FX Loop: Line 6 M9 Malekko Spring Chicken Electro Harmonix SMM w/Hazarai MXR Carbon Copy Boss DD-3 Ernieball VPjr Boss NS-2 Infront: Cmatmods Analog Chorus Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress MXR Phase 90 MI Audio Crunch Box Want your pedalboard featured here and have other people rate and comment on...
Lee McDonald (Updated Board)
Gator Pedal board with Gator Bus power supply Vox Wah Harwire Tuner Big Muff Tone Wicker Providence Stampede OD T-Rex Twin Boost Seymour Duncan Deja Vu delay Want your pedalboard featured here and have other people rate and comment on it? Then get in touch! Send your picture and...
Jerry Nepomuceno (Small Board)
CAE MC-403 Wah Turbo Tuner BLD XII BK phaser TCE Nova Repeater Morley Volume pedal: Expression pedal for XII BK phaser plugged into program outlet for a “vibe” mode (SET-UP AS VOLUME IN PIC.) Want your pedalboard featured here and have other people rate and comment on it?...
Jerry Nepomuceno (Full Board)
A/B box: This1smyne Blackstone Appliance Mosfet OD 6 TB Looper Tuner out – TC Electronic Polytune Loop1: CAE MC-404 wah Loop2: TCE VPD1 (OD) / BLD (Booster, line driver + distortion) Loop3: TCE SPE (sutain, parametric eq, compressor) Loop4: TCE XII (phaser) / SCF (stereo chorus, pitch mod, flanger) Loop5:...
Andrew F’s Board
FX Loop: Line 6 M9 {Two Reverbs, Two delays, One EQ and One Compressor} Malekko Spring Chicken Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man w/Hazari Boss DD-3 MXR Carbon Copy Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress Ernie Ball VPjr Boss NS-2 In Front Cmatmods Analogue Chorus MXR Phase 90 MI Audio Crunch Box Want...
