Recent content by kgwagner

Interesting series. I might point out though, in reference to the bit on tuners, that it's the rare human that can differentiate tonal differences much smaller than 25 cents, so a +/-3 cent accuracy range is not a Bad Thing, and shouldn't deter you from buying a tuner you like. Also, that's an...

I used to work for an electronics manufacuring company about 100 years ago, and everybody swore by the 40 watt American Beauty. It's just a pencil iron, but they last forever, and seem to maintain temperature even without a control station. When we started building microprocessor-based...

Just keep in mind that effects should be used like make-up; they're there to enhance, not cover, and shouldn't be obvious.

Personally, I dislike spring tanks. To me, they sound more artificial than digital reverbs. Too mushy and amorphous, and they have a tendency to ring instead of reverberate, which just sounds fake. A very short delay with a bit of repeat and a long tail is more realistic, with maybe just a hair...

I'm another one who uses delay almost in place of reverb, although not completely. I like very short delays for their fattening and space-making quality.