Noone following this blog could have missed that I use my guitar with my iPhone all the time. There are numerous apps that provide virtual amplifiers and cabs, effects, miss etc. Newest on the market is JamUp from Positive Grid. The guys at Positive Grid sent me a copy of the Pro version of JamUp […]
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I was asked on a forum why you would bother connecting your guitar to your phone. Since you need a guitar and extra hardware anyway, why not just use a Pocket POD. So here are my 10 reasons why I use AmpKit on my iPhone: Sound quality is lightyears ahead on an iPhone. Less stuff. […]
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Building a pedal from a DIY kit was my christmas project. After carefully wishing I got a BYOC Ping Pong Delay kit. Although the instructions were good (mostly really good, but a little obscure in two places) and the BYOC forum is amazing with really helpful people I figured out a few things on my […]
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Christmas is approaching, and if you have guitarists in your midst here are some great gift tips. Most of them require you know the reciever and some of his/her gear preferences (but don’t all great gifts build on knowledge of the person?). 1. Guitar Strap To be able to stand up and play, you need […]
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This might be the coolest thing I’ve seen in… well, a long while! A hardware pedal you can load your regular VST amp sims into and bring to rehearsal or a gig. To quote the manufacturer SM Pro: It’s no secret that some of the very best guitar tones and effects are now being created […]
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Feeling handy for the coming holidays? One of my long-term ideas for a summer or christmas holiday projects is to build a guitar from parts. I think I’m going to start with a smaller project though – building an effects pedal (aka stomp box). There are a bunch of companies selling complete kits with metal […]
Read moreIn the new version (1.2) of AmpKit you can mix your recorded guitar track with the backing track you used. It’s not completely obvious how though. Thing is you do it at export time – when copying the track, sending it by email or uploading it to SoundCloud. Here’s where and how:
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Most pickups are available in black, some maybe also in white and zebra. Dimarzio has a wider selection of colors, for instance I have a green Blaze in the bridge of my Schecter Omen 7 (bought it used – would probably not have gone with green :-)). But what if you want to go completely […]
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Line 6 just jumped into the fray of software amp modelers on the iPhone and iPad, as well as guitar interfaces for said devices. Mobile POD Line6’s mobile amp modeling contender is going to be free (according to the press release) with 32 amp models, 16 cabs and 16 stomp boxes. They also promise 10 […]
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I’ve already dubbed Reaper the best DAW – functionality, ease of use and value for money. Another cool thing is that you can do a portable install to a USB stick or a cloud file service, like DropBox. This can be very handy if you, like me, use Reaper on more than one computer and […]
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