Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook | 
|  | | | Title: | Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook | | Author: | Dave Hunter | | Publisher: | Backbeat Books | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 22 July, 2004 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0879308060 / 9780879308063 | | List Price: | $24.95 | | You Save: | $8.48 | | Amazon Price: | $16.47 | |
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It's a golden age for guitar effects pedal users and makers right now, with over 40 years of design experience and musical experimentation to draw on. Your choice includes the original, pioneering "vintage" models, or souped-up "clones" from more contemporary designers. Dave Hunter spells out the pros and cons of both in this uniquely comprehensive guide. In a guitarist-friendly style, the book explores: what each type of effect does * how pedals work * the best order to connect pedals * and how to make the most of the pedals you have. Also includes exclusive interviews revealing eight top pedal makers' radically diverse approaches to building effects.
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Customer Reviews:
• Great Book!!! 14 July, 2008
This book will be very helpful to the serious guitarist that seeks to understand guitar effects and their history. If the reader is new to the world of electric guitar effects then this book is a must in order to save time and money to get the right effects and in the right order. If the reader is a more "seasoned" (translate into "older") guitarist the history and trivia will be worth the price not to mention that there is sure to be some items that were previously unknown.
Divwalnut, Boulder, CO
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1SSY27RNH3Z0I
• Guitar Effects W/ Great Examples 17 March, 2008
Having little to no experience with guitar effects and which pedal does what and, more importantly, what certain effects sound like, I found this book to be an excellent resource. It's also nice that the author doesn't make an attempt to steer the reader to a specific product, model or manufacturer. I found the historical approach to be very interesting and the organization of the book was well thought out. And I also enjoyed the interviews with some selected guitar effects "wizards."
My only complaint is the lack of a sound sample of all of the pedals/effects that were listed in the compendium in both chapters dealing with the effects themselves.
There is a chapter on how best to set up effects for different types of amplifier set ups. But again, the best part of the book is the suggestion throughout that the decision on what effect to buy or how to hook it up is entirely up to the individual and what sound the individual hopes to achieve.
If you're looking for a tutorial on how to wire your own effects, this isn't the book for you.
If you've been playing guitar for years, or are a beginner for that matter, and are looking for ways to create a new sound, then I would highly recommend this book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A229JWP514JKP7
• Great Book 15 July, 2008
This is a great book. Well written. Easy to understand. Great dvd that comes with it. It was even better than I thought it would be.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2TXAWRWG4O12X
• Pedal Reference More Than In Depth Education 24 August, 2008
I bought this hoping that it would explain the difference in how certain effects pedals achieve their sounds. Although there is a chapter in the book which outlines the basics of the different catagories of effects, it does not elaborate on the details of how they alter the signal. The majority of the book is a history of effects pedals, listing the popular products from various manufacturers as well as a list of famous pedal designers.
I wanted to read about components on the inside of pedals and what each one does in depth. This book does not give you that.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3OF2OKDG4UHPU
• Very Good Book, But Inevitably Limited 17 September, 2008
Hunter writes very good guitar books and I own a number of them, including this one. Guiter Effects Pedals is well-written. To the extent it has a problem, however, it's coverage. One book, at a point in time, can only hope to cover the barest fraction of the available pedals and makers - even the major ones. Even Guitar Player magazine can't keep up, in spite of their long-running Stompbox Fever series. Along similar lines, it's hopeless to try to cover anything beyond bits and pieces of the philosophies underlying maker's approaches, technology trends, and controversial topics (like true bypass). As a result, while everything in Guitar Effects Pedals is accurate and usable, it inevitably comes off as feeling limited, even dated to a degree. I have to knock a star off for its limits. What it does cover is excellent, however.
I think what most players are really looking for when they buy this book is another Dave Hunter title: The Electric Guitar Sourcebook: How to Find the Sounds You Like. Limited in similar ways, still, it takes a more holistic approach to the end sound, considering the entire chain from guitar to the amp. Check it out.
So, why did I buy Guitar Effects Pedals? Primarily for the interviews with the early major makers in the back of the book. Buy this book if there's something specific inside of interest, or perhaps if you are just starting out considering effects pedals. Don't be suprised after reading this book, though, when someone starts a conversation about pedal effects in entirely new territory.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3KDRLIBWILPMJ
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