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Jimi Hendrix tops guitar riffs list

Source : Stuff

RIFFTASTIC: Jimi Hendrix has been voted as having created the best guitar riff of all time.

Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child (Slight Return) has been voted as having the best guitar riff of all time.

The 1970 track beat Guns N’ Roses classic Sweet Child O’Mine

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New Website

I thought it was time I modded my website so I’ve got the latest version of WordPress and added a few nice widgets and have been flat out like a lizard drinking adding content.

There’s still a long way to go with the different mods etc but give me a chance and we’ll be all

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Dexter Mods Run Off Pedal – F.A.Q

1/. What is True Bypass?

The term “True-bypass” refers to a method of wiring a pedal’s stomp switch such that when the pedal is in bypass mode, your clean signal goes in one jack and out the other. The signal does not pass through any active circuitry that can corrupt your original tone. Many pedals

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BOSS DF-2 SUPER FEEDBACKER & DISTORTION

BOSS DF-2 SUPER FEEDBACKER & DISTORTION

I guess it’s pretty obvious how much I like these little orange boxes, I’ve got five of them. The 3 on the left are all Black label Made In Taiwan and the 2 on the right are Black label Made in Japan

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BOSS DC-2 Dimension C

BOSS DC-2 Dimension C

Dimension C DC-2 Made In Japan January 1988 Blue Label Serial Number 866364

Info below from http://www.bossarea.com/

DC-2 Dimension C

Dimension C is an analog chorus pedal where you can choose from 4 presets. It is similar to the earlier rack mount effect, Roland

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BOSS CS-2 Compression Sustainer

Compression Sustainer CS-2 Made In Japan November 1983 Black Label Serial Number 367400 Compression Sustainer CS-2 Made In Japan February 1986 Black Label Serial Number 631600

BOSS CS-2 Compression Sustainer MIJ

BOSS CS-2 Compression Sustainer MIJ

Info below from http://www.bossarea.com/

CS-2

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BOSS CE-2 CHORUS

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS MIJ

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS MIJ

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS MIJ

I just love these Boss Chorus pedals, and have collected 4 of them. One is really beat up and is always on

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ARION STEREO PHASER SPH-1

ARION STEREO PHASER SPH-1

Controls

  • Rate controls the speed/rate of the LFO wave that controls the effect
  • Depth controls the depth/amplitude of the modulation (the size of the range in which the effect sweeps).
  • Resonance sets the amount of effected signal

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ARION STEREO CHORUS SCH-1

Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus

These are very hard to find now and both of the ones I have got my hands on have lost the battery cover. The effect is to die for though, very 80’s with a real shimmer that only these pedals offer. The bypass is

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What is the difference between Icar Taper Pots and the Dunlop Hot Pot

The taper of the wah pot affects the speed at which the wah effect changes. The ICAR taper pot is more abrupt, almost like a linear pot whereas the Dunlop Pot has a longer sweep. The Dunlop is also harder wearing, Dunlop estimate

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My (incomplete) List of Vintage Effects.

For all those vintage nuts out there here is my (incomplete) list of my vintage effects pedals. I’ve only included the most interesting for now (e.g haven’t included my rare Made In Taiwan Boss Pedals, US made DOD pedals, other Ibanez models

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Trademe Listings

I got a couple of funny emails today from Trademe regarding my auction listings. Seems someone had dobbed me in for linking my auctions to the dextermods.co.nz website. The complaint suggested my contact details were contained here.

Now that’s odd because I knocked this website up for the express purpose of selling on Trademe and

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