(Originally published on the Earthquaker Devices blog.) A digital multimeter is one of the most useful tools for anyone working on electronic instruments. They are used all across repair shops, on the road, and can always be reliable in dire situations. This is a must-have tool for anyone getting into electronics or at the veryContinue reading “Five Ways to Get to Know Your Multimeter”
Author Archives: Patrick Benson
A Basic Understanding & Guide to a Guitar Setup
Originally published on the Earthquaker Devices blog on June 1, 2020. You’re stuck at home with more time on your hands than you know what to do with, so you decide to pick up a guitar that you haven’t played in a while. You loved playing it over the years, but it’s lost its luster.Continue reading “A Basic Understanding & Guide to a Guitar Setup”
Pedalboard Build: Jesse Tobias
Back in April of 2019 I started working with Jesse Tobias (guitar player for Morrissey). In preparations for an upcoming tour he wanted to update his current board as it was a mess of mismatched power cables, gross old velcro, and busted pedals. I was eagerd to get my hands on this and get hisContinue reading “Pedalboard Build: Jesse Tobias”
Fuzz: Ibanez FZ7
Since this is the first in a small series of reviews that I will be doing I thought it would be a good idea to choose a pedal that is commonly overlooked and more importantly not a new “boutique” pedal. There is plenty of that already going on in my opinion. The Tone-Lok series (alsoContinue reading “Fuzz: Ibanez FZ7”
Pedalboard Build: Dan Wilson
On my bench a couple weeks back was a pedalboard build for Dan Wilson, guitarist for the band Dommengang; a stoner rock band based here in Los Angeles. This board had to be completed in just a few days as Dan was heading to Europe to begin a tour. First things first, we needed aContinue reading “Pedalboard Build: Dan Wilson”
