Guyatone VT-3 Vintage Tremolo - "really cheap price"
This is a vibrato pedal, even though the name doesn't really indicate that at all. Technically it is chorus and vibrato, which gives it a bit of a different feel. There are the standard 1/4" input an…
Marshall VS100R - "rocks!"
This is a tube combo amp that has developed a loyal following over the years. It has a single 1/4" connection. It has two channels, which are designated rhythm and lead. The rhythm channel is clean/s…
Danelectro CV-1 Vibe - "low price great sound"
The Danelectro Cool Cat Vibe is a simple tremolo pedal that is suitable with any electronic instrument but designed for electric guitar. The pedal has a standard make up consisting of 1/4" connection…
Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo - "hit or miss"
This is a very affordable vibrato pedal that I recently tried for a few days. It has analog technology and only has the simple 1/4" input and output. There are no MIDI or Computer editing capabilitie…
Truetone H2O V1 - "unique sound"
This is an interesting take on delay pedals. It basically is a digital delay. There is a single input and output, which are both 1/4" instrument inputs. This pedal is not capable of being edited with…
Peavey Blazer 158 - "easy to use"
The Peavey Blazer 158 is a cheaper beginner's version of the ever popular Champ amps. This one is actually under the Squire name, which is of course owned by Fender. The big difference between this a…
Squier Champ 15 - "trending sound"
This is a solid tube amp that was originally designed back in the 1970s. It has two inputs (high gain and low gain) for a single clean channel. There are 50 watts of power. The amp features controls …
Sound City L.120 - "clean tones"
This is a pretty warm tube amplifier. It is made in America. There are two quarter-inch inputs, as well as the external speaker output. There is also a unique speaker impedence selector. The amp is o…
Line 6 POD HD400 - "takes a beating and keeps working"
This is a digital amp modeler. I don't think that it can be edited through a Mac or a PC. It's also not MIDI-controllable. The knobs are all on top. It's a completely digital technology. there are ba…
Vox Tonelab - "midi hook up!"
This is a digital amp modeler. This thing cannot, unfortunately, be updated through a Mac or PC, however a MIDI controller can be purchased to control it more efficiently. This unit is not rackable. …
JMI Amplification JMI 30/6 - "good but not for me"
The JMI Amp 30/6 is a bit of a departure from the traditional ideas that many guitar players have of Fender amps. This is definitely solid-state, since it's got a few effects, Chorus and Reverb, buil…
Dunlop Chromed Steel Slide - "solid slide"
This is a pretty solid slide for electric and acoustic guitars. I have never tried it with a lap steel, as I don't really play those. I'm not sure you even would play one of those with this type of s…
Boss OC-2 Octave - "nice features"
This is primarily an octave shifter pedal, with a few extra unique features such as the Polyphonic Effect and a drive mode which features distortion. The pedal uses digital technology. There are two…
Rocktron Rampage Distortion - "rampage!"
The Rocktron Rampage pedal is both a treble and full range booster/overdrive pedal that is designed for use with electric guitar. Hence the name, this is supposed to emulate that vintage British sort…
Vox Brit Boost - "good gain"
This is a unique gain/distortion pedal, in the fact that it is designed to mimic the sound of a distortion pedal with a low or dying battery. In fact, it is so broad with its sounds that it can be us…