Jack White’s Effects Pedals

Written by admin on February 4, 2009 – 10:51 pm -

Jack White defines the sound of the White Stripes with his unique playing style, and haunting vocals. For all of us guitar players trying to achieve similar guitar tones, an overview of the effects pedals he plays is a great place to start. Although he plays a wide range of distortion and various effects pedals,  the true essence to his sound, is his skill, that cannot be found in a pedal. The defining feature of the White Stripe’s is the member line up, consisting only of Jack White on guitar and Meg White providing the rhythm section on drums. This arrangement though comes with challenges when playing live, and that is why Jack White uses such a variety of pedals to reinforce the sonic presence of their live shows. Below I have highlighted... more


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Distortion Pedal Review – Dunlop Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

Written by admin on January 30, 2009 – 7:13 pm -

This iconic red effects pedal is a legend among guitar players. It produces a tone that sounds like it came straight from the 60s. This is the Dunlop Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face Pedal, which is a remake of the fuzz pedal that Jimi Hendrix and other musicians used to achieve their legendary sounds. This Fuzz pedal closely follows the design of it’s forefathers that made their sounds so legendary. It is made to the original vintage specs, and has the same Germanium PNP transistor design contained in it. This Fuzz pedal rocks straight out of the box, and no extra mods are required to get real Jimi Hendrix-like tones.  Plug this into a Stratocaster, crank a Tube Amp and let the Purple Haze fill the room. Overall Quality: This Fuzz pedal is... more


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Distortion Pedal Review – Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

Written by admin on January 28, 2009 – 4:13 pm -

I have been using the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Effects Pedal in my setup for a few years, and I have to say, this thing rocks! It offers precision tone controls that allow you to dial in the perfect amount of room shaking, sustain filled distortion. The Boss MT-2 Metal Zone comes equipped with a 3-Band EQ also which allows you to set your High and Low shelving, as well as tweak the mid band parametric sounds. The pedal also allows you to control the overall volume level, and distortion level. This pedal can achieve a variety of different distortion sounds because of the EQ Tone controls on the pedals front. All of the sounds though are HEAVY. This pedal is designed for Hard Rock and Metal in mind. It allows you to really nail blazing solos, ... more


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Distortion Pedal Review – Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Distortion Pedal

Written by admin on January 27, 2009 – 2:04 pm -

For this review, I will be taking a look at the most recent addition to my effects pedal chain, the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Distortion / Sustainer pedal. This effects pedal is a reissued model of the legendary Electro-Harmonix USA Big Muff Pi Distortion/Sustainer Pedal made popular in the 70′s. It’s claim to fame is the harmonic like distortion, and near limitless sustain it can produce. I bought this pedal because I was actually in the market for a good quality fuzz pedal, and this thing does not disappoint. It has a great fuzz tone, and the three control knobs really make it easy to dial in just the right sound.  The Big Muff Distortion has the standard volume knob to control the output level of the pedal, a sustain knob to... more


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