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Andy French's Musical Explorations

Andy French's Musical Explorations

Category: Effect Pedals

Getting inside a Mesa Engineering V-Twin preamp

In Effect Pedals25th July 2017 Andy French

I have a Mesa Engineering V-Twin preamp. As you’d expect from Mesa Boogie it’s a quality piece of kit and it’s built like a tank overall. However one of the …

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Ibanez Auto Filter (AF-201)

Ibanez Auto Filter (AF201)

In Effect PedalsTags Effect Pedals22nd June 2017 Andy French

Here is a blast from the past – an Ibanez Auto Filter (AF201). You can think of the Auto Filter as something like an automatic Wah effect which, rather than …

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Ibanez PT-9 Phaser

Ibanez PT9 Phaser

In Effect PedalsTags Effect Pedals11th May 2013 Andy French

Okay, here is an interesting little effect peddle – the Ibanez PT 9 Phaser. To be honest my PT 9 didn’t get the use it deserved. The phase effect is …

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Rocktron Banshee

Rocktron Banshee Amplified Talkbox

In Effect PedalsTags Effect Pedals11th May 2013 Andy French

I think it’s safe to say that this is an effect you won’t find in every guitarists pedal collection. The talkbox really had its heyday in the 1970s in the …

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Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster

Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster (SFX-01)

In Effect PedalsTags Effect Pedals11th May 2013 Andy French

The Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster (SFX-01) is one of those effects that is often overlooked. If you are looking for a pedal that is going to completely change your tone …

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BOSS DS-1 Distortion

In Effect PedalsTags Effect Pedals11th May 2013 Andy French

There are 2 units that have been in my pedal rack for as long as I can remember and the BOSS DS-1 Distortion is one of them, the other being …

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Andy French was the lead guitarist and vocalist with the British alternative metal band The Hollowkind. The band is now defunct but their tunes are available on Spotify or SoundCloud.

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