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Homemade PCBs for Effects Pedal Projects

This article looks at a common alternative method to using press ‘n’ peel transfers, hand drawn layouts, or routed boards. This will cover each stage of the process in detail, showing you how to get a good result. You need access to a laser printer, and some copper clad board.

Basic Home Recording Setup

This article was inspired by Emily (Em)  and the fact that a lot of people are writing good material, but just not recording them. Many of you will have a computer, but little or no studio type software or hardware.

But don’t worry - this article will show you how to make the most of your home computer for recording. It is mainly the basics of setting up your gear - but we will cover a little basic recording towards the end.

Ibanez GRX70 Respray

This is my version of a guitar re-spray, where I have added in my own tips as well as stressing some important points that Damo had covered in his article. Performing any alterations or modifications on your guitar can lead to serious and permanent damage. Before attempting anything, you should have a good knowledge of the electronics of your guitar, including an ability to solder wires and components.

Know Your Effects

This article aims to help differentiate between your different effects units. How many of you often use distortion and overdrive indifferently? Ever since the magnetic pickup was placed onto a guitar, players have sought ways to alter the source to give new and interesting sounds.

AudioPhonics Guitar Tuner 3.06

We last saw the Audio Phonics guitar tuner way back at version 1.02. This was actually one of the very first articles to grace the pages of blind-summit. We now return with the latest version, a beta, 3.06. The new software looks great, performs well and has a host of new features. Perhaps the only downside is the registration aspect. Although the software is free to download and has a limitless trial, they have added a register / continue trial prompt. Having said that - a small price to pay for an excellent program.