Redid and tidied up the old pedal board after swapping pedals in and out the last few years.  Covers anything from blues to heavy rock and everything in between. Signal chain: Boss TU-3 tuner » Ernie Ball VP Jr volume » Radial PB1 power booster » Boss NS-2 noise suppressor (NS-2 FX loop: Maxon CP101 optical compressor » Maxon [...]

What we have here are high-end reissues of two classic Maxon pedals – the VOP9 Vintage Overdrive Pro and CP101 Optical Compressor. The VOP-9 is basically an OD-820 in a nine-series chassis with the same JEC NJM4558D op-amp and negative feedback loop clipping diode.  I am not a fan of tubescreamer pedals (stock, modded or [...]

After owning a bunch of delay pedals – Boss DD-5, DD-20 Giga Delay, DigiDelay, MXR Carbon Copy and Vox Time Machine – and trying many others, I may have found the perfect delay solution for my needs.  From the list above my favorite was the Time Machine because it was so easy to use and [...]

I spent the last few weeks reassessing what’s on my pedal board and made some decisions that led me to replace stompboxes I’ve had for the most part of this year. The first was my tuner – I was quite alright using a Planet Waves CT-04 for over a year but it’s tuning accuracy isn’t [...]

With the number of visitors here I decided to list the stuff I’m clearing out, all in excellent condition: 1. Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (with Monte Allums Sustainia & Tri-Gain mods) – Sold 2. Boss DS-1 Distortion (with Rectifier mod from Monte Allums) – Sold 3. Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer (with Monte Allums Opto Plus [...]