Effects Clinic Assets
Joe Conley let an Guimazing clinic on Saturday with his guitar effects demonstration. He brought his giging pedal setup and explained:
- pedal ordering & signal flow
- true-bypass effects
- making your own cables
- effects without any pedals
- & demonstrated all his gear
Here are some links from Joe:
The top 3 guitar fx brands I use:
- Zvex – All those great weird effects. Great Video Clips of each pedal in action
- Xotic – Distortion, Overdrives, and Boosters More Great Video Clips of pedals in action by top Guitar Players
- Eventide – The be all end all of effects processors
Books I recommend:
- Pedals, The Practical Handbook by Dave Hunter
- How To Build Your Own Effects Pedals by Brian Wampler
- The Guitar F/X Cookbook by Chris Amelar (Hal Leonard)
Some Websites:
- http://www.hugeracksinc.com/forum – Lots of Great Gear Info
- http://www.schematicheaven.com/ – Schematics for making and modding your pedals and amps
- http://www.mouser.com/ – Electronics Component Distributor for buying cable, pedal components, and anything else you could ever want electronically
- http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Custom-Guitar-Cables-on-The-Cheap/ – Instructions for making cables…plus many other related musical projects
Thanks Joe!