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We’re excited to finally and formally announce the launch of the Opaque Drive, our debut guitar pedal! The Opaque Drive becomes available for purchase this Friday, August 25th. For more information regarding purchasing one of these, you can visit the product page. The Opaque Drive is a dual overdrive, featuring two independent overdrive circuits that
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After a year spent working on mixes for myself and for others, I’ve whittled down my top 5 plug-ins that I think that I could do any mix with, given all other tools are off the table! Read on to see what I’ve chosen, and why.
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My most recent song, “Herald”, was released on all digital platforms this past Friday, and it goes without saying I’m very proud of it. This song marks the start of a solidified musical direction for me, as I chase a perfected sound that incorporates groovier elements of modern metal (djent, if you will), the percussive,…
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I purchased my BE Mini in the summer of 2022 on a hunch that I would love it. A Line 6 Helix model of the Friedman BE-100 worked its way onto my song “Maximilian Andersocks”, and I was also often reaching for a software plug-in of the same tube amplifier from Plugin Alliance. Upon receiving…
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Dialing in modelers in practical ways is something that I’ve been wanting to write about for a long time. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve typed out most of the following advice in past text messages or emails to friends or peers who were struggling with their modelers or feature-rich software plug-ins. “Option paralysis” is
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The Peavey 5150/6505 product line is a legendary series of products that have shaped the sound of heavy metal ever since Andy Sneap used the original 5150 on Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes in 1994. The amplifiers’ circuit topology has influenced a multitude of high-gain successors, and it’s still considered to be imperative to the
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About this time last year, I released my debut solo album of instrumental guitar-centric music and was quickly overwhelmed from the response that I got from family, friends, and even strangers. The album was entirely self-produced, self-mixed, self-mastered, and the music was composed almost entirely on my own (the only external input was for some
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This is a bit about who I am and how I’m approaching this blog. Read on to join me on my gear journey!
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