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Which is best? The Boss DD-3 or DD-7?

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Boss delay effects pedals have become somewhat of an industry standard, ‘go-to’ choice of many guitarists world-wide. The DD-3 has been used by loads of famous artists and is a great little stompbox, but does its big brother, the DD-7, provide more functionality, better sounds and a more useable interface? DD-3 With users like Slash you can tell the DD-3 means business. It provides a classic, robust digital delay effect that simply does the job well. With a few different settings and parameters you can dial in a range of sounds quickly that go from short, ‘slap-back’ Country style to long ‘swells’ that you can make last forever. It’s easy to use and there are ample sounds to accommodate a number of styles and songs. Pros: Ease of use, industry standard, robust, cheap Cons: Limited modes compared to DD7, only mono operation, no tap tempo facility DD-7 The DD7 takes the DD3 and completely ramps it up to give extra features, stereo compatibility and a handy...

Effects Pedals - A Guide to the Order of Effects

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What order should I have my guitar effects pedals? This question arises time and time again and now it’s time to find out which is the best order for your guitar effect pedals! Although there’s no concrete, strict order you must have them in, there are some ways of getting the best out of them for optimum tone! 1) Tuner First in line should be your tuner, it’s ideal to have your guitar going straight into it so none of the other units can alter the signal as this may cause the reading of the note to change. For example if you had a vibrato before your tuner and it was switched on you would get some weird readings and it would be almost impossible to get it in tune! 2) Wah Wah Wah sounds great either before or after a distortion or overdrive stompbox, really it’s down which sound you like best. Having it before your drive pedal can give the wah more control over the signal allowing for a cleaner sweep and better response. Hendrix had his wah before the drive too so the...

checking out distortion pedals makes us happy on monday morning

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What a great way to start the week.  No monday morning blues here, just full on crunch, distortion and overdrive. We are playing with some Boss, Ibanez and MXR distortion effects pedals so we can write some reviews and description on our site. Lots of fun! tho the Feedbacker is causing a few headaches :) Check out our reviews of the boss, ibanez and mxr over drive pedals at Guitarbitz Effects Pedals page.

Guitarbitz November 2011 Newsletter

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To view this email as a web page, go here. FREE DELIVERY ON ALL UK ORDERS NEXT DAY DELIVERY*   INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE   New In: Boss Effects Pedals At long last, Boss Pedals have arrived at Guitarbitz. We have been having so much fun making the most wackiest noises, loops, and generally falling about laughing by creating a huge pedal board of all our new Boss pedals and experimenting to find out what they all do. We are now starting to get to grips with all the differences of each pedal, but with so many pedals and so many possible sound options, the fun seems endless. So if you are looking for a new sound, check out our range of Boss Effect Pedals.  We also have Boss Multi Effects Pedals for those that want a more compact system of effects. And if you are looking to do some home recording, you really need to take a look at the Boss range Find out More about our range of Boss pedals Fender Cashbac...