Rig Master – Guitar & Bass Analog Gear Control
I recently had an idea for a product very similar to this. I was right to assume someone else must have already thought of it too. The Rigmaster is a system that allows you to control any analog dial with a foot pedal or a tablet. So any knob on any amp or pedal could […]
Guitar-Jo: Turn Your Guitar into a Banjo
Here’s an interesting little device, currently in KickStarter mode. It basically is just an adjustable string damper, but the video shows it doing a pretty convincing banjo sound. I’d have thought the head, that makes up the top of the banjo, would be the major part of the sound. Guitar-Jo Kickstarter Page.
SnapDrive Modular Pedal System
At first, this seems like a great idea. But I’m wondering just how flexible it really will be. And will you buy a bunch of blocks and only end up using a few? Maybe the best approach would be a base that allowed you to build a multieffect. For example, combing a compressor, boost and […]
The Submarine: A Pickup for Just Two Strings
Here’s an interesting idea. The Submarine is a sort of, auxiliary pickup, that works on just one or two of your strings. The idea being that you could send the output of just those strings through different pedals or to a different amp to get a wider palette of sounds from your guitar. The obvious […]
Cool, Glitchy Sounds from this DIY Guitar Hack
Jeremy Bell is the creator of this brilliant device, that allows you quickly switch between two guitar signals. In this case, one position of the switch plays the regular guitar signal, and the other side plays a delayed version of the same guitar. You end up with a glitchy, stuttering effect similar to using a […]