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TTK on BulletCable.com!

TTK on BulletCable.com!

What can I say – I’m flattered. You would be too !!

Evolution: The Tone King compares Maxon’s VOP9 and OD820

Evolution: The Tone King compares Maxon’s VOP9 and OD820

There are many Tube Screamer-style pedals out there, but, when you want a Tube Screamer-style pedal, why not check out the guys who built the damn thing in the first place? Here’s a quick history lesson …

Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler

Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler

The M5 gives you access to over 100 vintage and modern stompbox effects. Boasting it as the “Swiss Army Knife” of pedals, Line 6 seeks to give players an alternative to inundating their signal path with a long line of one-trick ponies. What’s under the hood?

Viva Las Vegas: The Tone King checks out ModTone’s Coliseum Reverb Pedal

Viva Las Vegas: The Tone King checks out ModTone’s Coliseum Reverb Pedal

Want a sound as big as Vegas’ own Cesar’s palace? Or The King’s own ‘30 Pedals in 30 Days’? Well, you can blast out your own version of “Viva Las Vegas” when you check out the Coliseum.

More For Less: TheToneKing.com Checks Out the Cort CR250

More For Less: TheToneKing.com Checks Out the Cort CR250

With Cort’s introduction of their Classic Rock 250, they want to show the world that you don’t need to pay four figures to get a five-star guitar. Is it better than a Gibson Les Paul ?

The MOD Squad: Orin Portnoy Talks About MOD Kits DIY

The MOD Squad: Orin Portnoy Talks About MOD Kits DIY

Individuality. As a musician, nothing says ‘individuality’ like gear that’s built with your own bare hands. Just ask Eddie Van Halen or Brian May. Building your own gear gives you knowledge about tone that you otherwise wouldn’t have. Not only that, but, as Orin Portnoy of MOD Kits DIY pointed out in a recent interview with TheToneKing.com, “It’s fun.” Orin went on talk about how the build-it-yourself pedal and amp kits by MOD Kits DIY help inspire musicians to make their own tone.

Marching Into a New Infinium: TheToneKing.com checks out Bugera’s new tube technology.

Marching Into a New Infinium: TheToneKing.com checks out Bugera’s new tube technology.

Bugera Infinium, what is it, and what models will it be on? Trirec and Magician?

Making a Connection: TTK talks with Paul Koski About His Custom Cables

Making a Connection: TTK talks with Paul Koski About His Custom Cables

Speaker cables running from your head to your cabinet, and the patch cables in your pedal board cost the most! Read to find out why …

Reinventing the Wheel: TTK talks with the makers of the Guitar Wheel

Reinventing the Wheel: TTK talks with the makers of the Guitar Wheel

Some say that the nineties were a rebellion against progressive players who touted theory as vital to build enough muscle to properly wield a six-string axe. Alternative and grunge struck back against sweeping arpeggios with discordant melodies and progressions that were based on chord and scale shapes. Since bands like Nirvana momentarily pushed the hair-bands of the eighties into relative obscurity, there has been a raging debate about what is more important, ‘feel’ or ‘theory’. Well, the makers of the Guitar Wheel believe they may have found a way to bring the two opposing sides together.

Get Your Tone from Stone! StoneWorks Guitar Picks.

Get Your Tone from Stone! StoneWorks Guitar Picks.

What kind of Tone will I get out of Stone? Guitar Picks Made of Stone … by Mike Stone!