Boss Reveal New 200 Series Effects Pedals WiredGuitarist June 18, 2019 Articles, Pedal Reviews, Uncategorized Boss is launching an entirely new lineup of pedals with a complete redesign to boot. The 200 Series features 4 pedals at launch, all of which are based on some of their most popular effects, but this time...
How To Get A Lo-Fi/Radio/Vinyl Guitar Effect WiredGuitarist May 10, 2019 Articles, Uncategorized One of the most important elements in an incredible live performance is dynamics. Having an onslaught of the exact same thing for 45 minutes isn’t nearly as exciting as one that ebbs and flows, creating a...
Mixing Secret Weapon: Dynamic EQ WiredGuitarist October 18, 2018 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized EQ’s come in many different variations: they can be plugins, pedals, racks, parametric, graphic, you name it. But there’s one tool that far fewer people are aware of that can be a secret weapon when used...
EQ 101: Graphic vs Parametric WiredGuitarist October 2, 2018 Articles, Tutorials If you didn’t know this already, an EQ pedal can take your entire guitar tone to the next level. With the added flexibility you can take an incredible sounding setup and add some extra polish to it. Take out...
Better Mixing Headphones with Calibration Software WiredGuitarist June 12, 2018 Articles, Recording Tips, Tutorials, Uncategorized Any professional will tell you that mixing an album on headphones is… less than ideal. They’ve got plenty of reasons to be right about that, but sometimes we just don’t have any other option. Maybe...
5 Reasons You Need An EQ Pedal WiredGuitarist November 2, 2017 Articles, Uncategorized Amps, overdrives, delays, reverbs… all essential parts of our tone that we can never get out of our heads. What if you were missing a key component that could take it to the next level? A graphic EQ pedal...
Guitar Tone Dictionary: Talking Tone, Translated! WiredGuitarist October 14, 2017 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized You thought learning Spanish in high school was a pain? Try learning how to speak “guitar tone!” I’ll be honest with you… guitar players are full of it. We use some pretty weird terms to describe...
5 Tips Before Finalizing Your Mixes WiredGuitarist January 17, 2017 Articles, Recording Tips, Uncategorized How many times have you mixed a song, thought it was finished, then despised it 2 days later? I used to do this all the time, but now I do rigorous testing with my mixes before I consider them...
Recording Tips: EQing Distorted Guitars WiredGuitarist December 6, 2016 Articles, Recording Tips, Uncategorized When getting amazing guitar tone already feels like an endless battle, how can we hope to win the war? Easy... By knowing what to listen for, and how to fix it. Once you’ve dialled in your amp or...
5 Tips for Making Guitar Stand Out in a Mix WiredGuitarist October 18, 2016 Articles, Recording Tips, Uncategorized So you’ve decided to start recording, you’ve gathered up all the equipment you need, you’ve gotten everything mic’ed up and you’ve hit record, but only one thing remains stopping you dead in your...