Author Archives: bobwootton

Designer Cliff Brown parked these two prototypes with me for a couple of days so I could really get to know them.  Wow – easily amongst the best amps I’ve played. They have a novel approach to power scaling, which … Continue reading →

I’m testing two prototype amps from 633 Amps this weekend. The Safire (grey housing) is 36w and the Nighthawk (orange) nearer 60w. Headroom control scales power down to a few watts and is the most effective scaling I’ve come across. … Continue reading →

I’ve just posted a short video demo of the remarkable Mooer Mod Factory stompbox. I replaced my Mooer Tremolator with it, and in a single micropedal, it offers Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Envlope Filter, Tremolo, Slicer (an extreme squarewave trem), Vibrato (good … Continue reading →

…but after trashing three of my four Mooer micro pedals, I decided to install a protective rail on my Pedaltrain Nano mini jamming board.  Here it is, very robust, looks good and will protect the pedals’ switches as required.  It’s … Continue reading →

I read about these online and liked what I saw. Great maker (Lovepedal).  Great designer (Alfonso Hermida, who created the celebrated ZenDrive).  And pitched at the space between overdrive and fuzz, so complimentary to everything else on my pedalboards. So … Continue reading →

My micro pedalboard was sitting on top of my small amp before rehearsal the other day when a colleague tripped over my lead and pulled it onto the floor. It landed topside up and broke the switches on three of … Continue reading →

…but no sign of the obvious at Charvel’s booth at NAMM 2014 – a reissue Charvel Spectrum.  C’mon fellas, it’s probably the greatest model you ever made!

When you jam, there’s no time to set up.  Some jams have a ‘no stomp boxes’ rule to hasten  changeovers.  (This also ensures that no-one sounds as good as the house band, whose gear is often used, but whether or … Continue reading →

Hosted by Guitar enthusiast Kevin Bacon, Turn It Up!’s producers describe it as “featuring stunning vintage guitar collections, legendary performances and the nostalgia, myth and sex appeal of the electric guitar”. I helped fund it and just got my pre-release … Continue reading →

….homepage here. Great, useful site.  My guitar’s on it here.