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

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