Years ago, plectums were made of tortoise shell, bone, horn and hooves. Brian May from Queen liked to use a six pence piece as a plectrum. Now, with the aid of a "Pick Punch", you can easily create your own plectrums out of meterials you can find at home!
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Wednesday 3rd June 2009
This effects unit was inspired and a slightly modified version of "Joe’s Easy Drive" by Joe Davisson from the Guitar Effects Projects website. I added a DPTP stomp switch into the schematic to allow you to turn the unit on and off (overdrive / bypass).
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Tuesday 29th August 2006
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.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Thursday 22nd June 2006
We all know that guitars, amps and all the other gear doesn’t come cheap - but there are some things that you can do to save a bit of money. Making your own instrument cables is a simple task given you have the right tools. Made properly, they are just as good as the ones you buy in your local guitar store.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Sunday 24th April 2005
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