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SMG Review: Line 6 POD Farm 2.5

SMG Review: Line 6 POD Farm 2.5

Line 6 is recognized as a leader in sound modeling, accurately emulating a wide variety of amps, stringed instruments, and effects through digital technology. For this review, my guitar of choice was a mid-80’s 1962 reissue Fender Telecaster and I used a PreSonus TubePre as the interface between guitar and computer.

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SMG Review: T-Rex ToneBug Series Guitar Effects Pedals

SMG Review: T-Rex ToneBug Series Guitar Effects Pedals

Over the past week I have run the gauntlet with five of the T-Rex ToneBug effects pedals. The Sensewah, Fuzz, Booster, Compressor/Sustainer and the Fotenschlager distortion pedal. I hope this review sheds some new light on an awesome effects company and their products.

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SMG Review: T-Rex Engineering’s Twister 2 Chorus/Flanger

SMG Review: T-Rex Engineering’s Twister 2 Chorus/Flanger

T-Rex Engineering is a Danish company that has been providing the guitar community with high quality effects, power supplies, switches, controllers, and more for over a decade. Their recognition as a significant industry player is validated by worldwide sales and a client list that includes Carlos Santana, John Mayer, Mark Tremonti, and Steve Lukather, to name a few

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SMG Review: T-Rex Engineering’s Reptile 2 Delay Pedal

SMG Review: T-Rex Engineering’s Reptile 2 Delay Pedal

SMG takes T-Rex Engineering’s Reptile 2 Delay pedal for a test drive….

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Review: Boss PS-6 Harmonist Pitch Shift Harmonizer Effects Pedal

Review: Boss PS-6 Harmonist Pitch Shift Harmonizer Effects Pedal

For about 2 years now I’ve been using a Digitech Whammy pedal, lately however they have been conking out on me left and right…

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REVIEW: Tech 21′s Character Series Pedals: Leeds, Oxford, and US Steel

REVIEW: Tech 21′s Character Series Pedals: Leeds, Oxford, and US Steel

Combined, there is tremendous flexibility in shaping each pedal’s voice even within parameters set to define specific amp styles….

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AMP-ED: The Reverberation Effect

AMP-ED: The Reverberation Effect

A listener standing some distance from a sound source will perceive sound that has been reflected and the reflections are referred to as reverberation….

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Review: Tech 21′s Boost D.L.A.

Review: Tech 21′s Boost D.L.A.

Tech 21′s Boost D.L.A. has got bells and whistles but is vintage in the quality of its warm, analog-sounding output….

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