Seems these days exclusive runs of gear at retailers is becoming more and more prevalent. Pair that trend with boutique pedal trends, and the concepts were sure to collide at a Guitar Center near you sooner or later. Denmark based T-Rex partnered with Guitar Center in late 2011 to release an exclusi... [More]

In the old days to be heard in a band setting, you had to drag out a large amp. Often said amp was heavy enough to warrant the liberal use of casters and/or a dolly loading it into/out of rehearsals. Modern advances in Class D power amplifier design (read more about the technology here) have shrunk ... [More]

Its hard to believe Digitech originally released the groundbreaking Whammy pedal in 1989. Since then, the pedal has definitely earned its place in pedal board history and it is guaranteed to be emulated in any modern generation multi-fx unit. I think back to some of my all time favorite songs and al... [More]

To say the Boss GT-10 was a polarizing device is an understatement the likes of saying Warren Buffet is rich. Several of the higher gain amp models contained an unnatural, prominent, upper mid frequency peak which took on the name "Cocked Wah" (as in an engaged wah pedal set in the middle of its swe... [More]

For those who've followed FrugalGuitarist.com for a while, it should be no surprise that I'm a fan of Digitech gear. I've owned a piece of their gear for just about as long as I've been playing guitar as they are one of those companies which always offers a great balance of professional features at ... [More]

Epiphone recently launched their new ES-339 series offering a supped up Ultra model featuring a USB output and Nanomag pickup system and the more traditional Pro version. As you may know, I'm a sucker for a semi-hollow...and that goes double for small bodied versions. Needless to say, when I caught ... [More]

The G3 is Japanese multi-fx manufacturer Zoom's latest product introducing their new proprietary ZFX-IV processor which serves up 13 amp models and 94 effects. The inputs and outputs the G3 offers considering its compact size (roughly 2 1/2 Boss pedals on a board) is impressive: 1/4" input with a sw... [More]