You got the board. You got the pedals. You got the cables. Now you have to power it. There are many options, each with its own positives and negatives. (See…

Plug in the wrong power supply and your prized pedal could be toast!  If you don't want to, or can't, use batteries — or if the manufacturer-recommended power supply isn't available,…

Powering pedals used to be simple. Go to the drugstore, buy a battery, pop it in and you're ready to rock. Today, there are other options and concerns. Here, we’re…

Years ago, things were easy. Just plug your guitar or bass into your amp and go. Now, we're plugging into many things at the same time -- amps, pedals, interfaces,…

When an audio signal passes through a piece of gear, the output level should be the same as when the device is not in the chain --input equals output, level-wise.…

Lately, everyone keeps asking if our pedals are “true bypass.” There’s been a lot of (successful) hype about it, which has led to the blind belief that true bypass is…