Category Archives: Guitar Related

ZOOM MS50G multi-effects guitar pedal

While searching for a small chorus/delay/reverb pedal, I came across the MS50G. This looks like a great small pedal for an analog synth (for the backend) and also as an acoustic guitar pedal (EQ->Chorus->reverb etc…). You can chain up to 6 effects at once.

It works great for acoustic guitar! This pedal has a lot of power. You can easily put a booster->EQ->Chorus->Delay->Reverb and have a nice signal chain for your acoustic guitar.

It’s low cost $100!  Great to throw in the gig bag with the acoustic guitar or as a backend for a minimoog!

Someone finally made it – small and convenient!

So you have an analog synth with no effects…. what do you need?
CHORUS/DELAY/REVERB

You have an acoustic guitar… what do you need?
CHORUS/DELAY/REVERB

You have an electric guitar with a fantastic overdrive/distortion… what do you need?
CHORUS/DELAY/REVERB

Anything with no effects sounds better with….
CHORUS/DELAY/REVERB

Previous to this, you had to have 3 pedals or one big bulky pedal. NO MORE!
Someone finally did it!

No O-rings needed for tube dampener

Over the years I have used O rings to dampen microphonic tubes. But I read online about using silicon “glue” to do the same. So I found this RTV Silicon Gasket maker and it will withstand temperatures to 650 degrees which should be fine! You can apply it in any thickness you want and it works great!

Nice new auto-ranging meter for under $35!

My old trusty Radio Shack multimeter broke recently. I’ve had it for about 15 years and it has been a workhorse! I loved using it to build my stompboxes and debug my amps. The resistance function broke recently and it was time to find another. I have a number of meters but I wanted another one that was like my old Radio Shack meter. It had True RMS and other functions and it was accurate.
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Well, I searched on Ebay and locally and I found a newer model with auto-ranging and true RMS and even a computer interface. I just received the meter and it ROCKS! It seems much better made and almost everything from the display to the information shown to the probes and the extra fuses make this a great deal for under $35! I have a hard time imagining a better meter at this price. I think you will probably like it as well for building stompboxes!

You can find it on eBay with this link.

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