Effectology volume 13…

...Welcome To The Machine. In his latest Effectology video Bill Ruppert recreates the synth sounds of the classic Pink Floyd track Welcome To The Machine using just a guitar, pedals and a couple of everyday objects. ...read the full post →

More of those small and juicy…

...ones. An update for my 'Small ones are more juicy' post about the latest in mini guitar effects pedals with videos of the new Malekko Omicron chorus, phaser and fuzz pedals. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 12…

...the Uilleann pipes. Bill Ruppert is back with his Effectology videos, this time getting the sound of Ireland from his guitar and some Electro-Harmonix effect pedals. ...read the full post →

Small ones are more…

...juicy. After Malekko announced a number of new mini pedals in their Omicron line to go along with those already out and about from Lovepedal, Catalinbread Devi Ever and Xotic, I have mini-GAS. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 11…

...Crystal-Shimmer Effects. Bill Ruppert is at it again, getting weird sounds out of a guitar and some basic effects pedals. This time by splitting the signal path and using effects in parallel. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 10…

...The Electric Piano Effect. In this video Bill Ruppert shows how to get the sound of the Fender Rhodes electric piano as used by John Paul Jones on the Led Zeppelin track No Quarter. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 9…

...the Halloween edition. In his latest video Bill Ruppert shows you how to get a number of scary sounds out of his guitar and some Electro-Harmonix guitar pedals just in time to scare those pesky kids at Halloween. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 8…

...the "Telstar" Clavioline. Bill Ruppert's Effectology recreates the sound of The Tornados number 1 hit single from 1962 written and produced by the legendary Joe Meek. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 7…

...reverb in all the wrong places. In the next volume of Bill Ruppert's Effectology series of videos he shows the sounds you can get from placing reverb in unusual places in the signal chain. ...read the full post →

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...has caused major embarrassment. Gibson has come in for some criticism following the announcement of their official signature Jimi Hendrix Strat all news of which has disappeared. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 6…

...The Mellotron. Bill Ruppert uses just a guitar and some Electro-Harmonix effects pedals to recreate the classic sounds from the electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard that is the Mellotron, as used by The Beatles. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 5…

...Autobahn. Bill Ruppert uses just a guitar and some Electro-Harmonix effects pedals to recreate the classic Autobahn synth sound by Kraftwerk. ...read the full post →

Again it was worth the admission…

...price*. Again thanks to Mr. Jon Rauhouse I got to see some damn fine music in the form of the Neko Case band in Glasgow on Monday for a very reasonable admittance, actually managed some photos and videos this time. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 4…

...the Hammond B-3 Organ. I'm having to catch up with Bill Ruppert as he email's me about another in his line of Effectology videos, so here's the sound of a Hammond Organ with just a guitar and two EHX pedals. ...read the full post →

Effectology volume 3…

...The Cello Concerto. In the next volume of his Effectology series Bill Ruppert uses just two EHX effects pedals to make his guitar sound like a cello, a few more pedals creates the concerto. ...read the full post →