NAMM 2017 Highlights – Pedals

These are in no particular order, accept the rule that if Chase Bliss release a pedal it automatically goes in at number 1! 1) Chase Bliss Audio – Brothers Overdrive It’s finally a reality! Chase Bliss have taken their digital brain – analog heart to the gain stage, creating a midi controlled dual overdrive pedal.…Read More

2016 Demo of the Year

We asked, and you voted, so without further ado here is the list of the top demos for 2016 as voted for by you. 1) Phillip McKnight: What brand of strings break the easiest? 2016 has been Phillip McKnight’s year for demos. He’s always knowledgeable and informative, and this demo brings that too, without playing…Read More

2016 Pedal of the Year

We asked, and you voted, so without further ado here is the list of the top pedals for 2016 as voted for by you. 1) Mad Professor Sweet Honey Deluxe One of the best drives on the market was made even better in 2016, adding a bass and treble along side Mad Professor’s unique focus…Read More

TC Electronic Smorgasbord of Tones

Exciting morning today with TC Electronic releasing not 1, (not 7), but 13 new pedals. They are mainly analog (except the Reverb and Digital Delay) and strip out the Toneprint features of their more recent pedals, but bring TC quality in an affordable package, with top mounted jacks to boot. You can see all the…Read More

7 New Pedals From TC Electronic

Exciting morning today with TC Electronic releasing not 1, but 7 new pedals. They are all analog (except the Reverb) and strip out the Toneprint features of their more recent pedals, but bring TC quality in an affordable package, with top mounted jacks to boot! 1) Echobrain Analog Delay 2) Afterglow Chorus 3) Grand Magus…Read More

Top 5 Demos That Inspired Gear Tube

Gear Tube turned one this October, having started as a passion project about a year ago. To celebrate I’m listing the Top 5 demos that inspired me to create Gear Tube, which brings all the best gear videos into one website and app. We’re also re-featuring KNOBS demo of the Chase Bliss Gravitas which was…Read More

Top 5 Bluesbreaker Style Overdrives

Most guitarists are familiar with Tubescreamer and Klon style overdrives being modded or outright copied to produce many other well known overdrives. Lesser known is that the Marshall Bluesbreaker circuit has also inspired quite a few other great pedals. Here is our list of the Top 5, along with a shoot out of a few…Read More