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Tone & TechniqueInside the Stompbox: The Art Of Noise Field Guide to Guitar Pedal Components
A practical Art Of Noise guide to guitar pedal components: resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, op-amps, pots, switches, power, jacks and troubleshooting.
Tone & TechniqueWah-Wah Pedal: How It Works, History & Playing Techniques
How does a wah-wah pedal work, and where should it go? Explore its 1960s origins, before/after distortion placement and 5 playing techniques.
Tone & TechniqueHow to Build a Killer Pedalboard Signal Chain for a Hard Rock Sound
Build a hard-rock signal chain in eight steps, from tuner and wah through drive, EQ, noise control and ambience, with practical pedal-order…