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The Stars are out tonight
It was around 3pm on January the 11th, 2023, that I heard that Jeff Beck had passed away. It hadn’t been officially announced at this point and it was a comment by a friend that led to some frantic googling for both of us. It looked like it was a rumor. The original...
Wait a minute – what about those three pedals ???
It has been too long since I sat down at this here wordprocessing contrapulation to write a blog and in that time we have released no less than three pedals. Three! Count them! The long delay was in part due to the challenges faced by the pandemic induced paucity of...
This Is How to Escape Your Guitar Learning Plateau
Oh, the intermediate plateau. We’ve all been there, and it’s certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Luckily there are plenty of people who have also been there before and have turned the corner as far as regaining their desire to grow as a guitar player - and they have...
The 5 Essential Guitar Pedals to build your first pedalboard
If you are new to the Electric Guitar and the wondrous rabbit hole of Guitar Effects Pedals, welcome, you are amongst friends here. We thought it would be kind of useful to give a perspective on building a first pedalboard for anyone that is new to the world of...
The Beatles: Get Back…What I learned by spending a day in the life
I will start off by assuming that you have heard that there is a new “docuseries” out about the Beatles currently streaming on Disney+. I could make various analogies about rocks caves and other generally mineral rich hiding places but I shall refrain. Peter Jackson...
Gearbox, parts shortages, and what’s coming next?
It’s been a busy period for us all at Wampler, and it’s fair to say we have had some unforeseen challenges, so I thought I would treat you to a collection of my unfettered ramblings in one easily digestible blog article…
Hello, can I have a free pedal? The ultimate guide to becoming a Wampler Pedals endorsee
We are regularly asked for free swag, pedals, amps, or goats in return for something or other…
How to break your Ratsbane
In case it escaped your attention, we released Brian’s take on the infamous rodentine 80’s distortion circuit last month - a pedal that has been requested numerous hundreds of times. I’m happy to say it's been a big success so far, we almost couldn't shovel the coal...
We need more guitar heroes!
It looks very much like the CV-19 situation is going to put a dampener on this year nearly as much as it did last year, and one industry that is going to feel that effect like a hefty kick in the nether regions, is the entertainment industry. I am already seeing...
For those about to rock…the Plexi Drive Mini
Last month we finally released the Plexi Drive Mini pedal, a pedal that has travelled an interesting path to get to its destination, and one we are all very fond of at Wampler. The idea of simply making mini versions of our own pedals is not something that Brian likes...
Introducing the Belle and paying our respects to EVH
2020 is going to be a historical year for a number of reasons, most of them sucky, and I am sure I speak for a good proportion of our readers when I say that the death of Eddie Van Halen was a major downer that we could have done without. Everyone at Wampler was...
5 fun ways to use compressor pedals
I love the compressor. I just do. It’s a really solid guitar pedal effect, and there are tons of different ways that you can use it. In this blog, I want to break down a few of my favorites. A couple of these methods are fairly standard, but a few of the others? Not...
Telecasters, Partscasters, and GAS
The news this week of the new Fender Brent Mason models (which have been in the pipeline for some 3 odd years I am led to believe...) sent the online gear community totally aflutter with frenzied chat for many good reasons. The top end model, the masterbuilt one,...
Tips For Stacking Overdrive and Distortion Pedals
When it comes to guitar pedals/effects, there are endless possibilities of combinations to create the perfect tone for the scenario that you’re in, whether it’s just jamming at home with a jam track or in a live band setting in front of a packed venue. One secret to...
How to design a basic overdrive pedal circuit
You may have noticed that I've been dabbling with some DIY books over on Amazon's kindle platform recently, and that has had me playing with breadboards again. Todays blog is inspired by some of the comments I've been getting, like this one: I always love the idea of...
Chasing the Silver Sky
I know – it’s been a while right? We’ve not been blogging as much as we normally do so apologies - but this has been a tough old month for all of us at Wampler HQ. We lost one of our own, a huge part of our community, a tone brother to us all, and a very valued and...
Impulse Response Technology – How does it work?
I guess you’ve seen Brian using Impulse Response technology for the longest time, and they seem to be everywhere these days, but if you are anything like me, you don’t really know what they are and how they work – so, I’m going to do a classic “Jason’s idiot guide” to...
Rotary Pedal – How Does it Work?
This week, it’s time to have a look at my favourite of ALL modulation sounds, the “Leslie” (as replicated by the Rotary Pedal). The reason, I think, I love a Rotary pedal so much is because it’s kinda out of place within the guitar chain; for the longest time it...
Flanger Pedal – How does it work? We break it down…
How does a Flanger Pedal work? We break it down and recreate it in logic so you can see how all the parts come together to make this legendary effect!
Chorus Pedal – How does it work? We break it down…
How does a Chorus pedal actually work? Do you know? We break it down and build one in logic showing how all the parts come together!
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