Var Guitar
  • Instagram
  • Home
  • About
  • Reviews
    • Amplifiers
    • Pedals
    • Guitars
  • Interviews
  • How To
  • News
    • Interviews

    Interview: Kai Tachibana (Nobels, Nordland Electronics)

    December 7, 2020 Sebastian

    Kai Tachibana is the Hamburg-based engineer behind the legendary Nobels ODR-1, which he’s recently refined and released as the ODR-C. He shared his story with Var Guitar.

    Read more
    • Pedals
    • Reviews

    Korg OD-S NuTube Overdrive

    September 15, 2020 Sebastian

    The Korg OD-S Nutube Overdrive is a game-changing drive pedal unlike anything else.

    Read more
    • Interviews

    Interview: Ryan Clarke (Dr Scientist)

    April 17, 2020 Sebastian

    Ryan Clarke is the founder of Dr Scientist, the Canadian pedal company responsible for such pedals as the Atmosphere reverb and Dusk filter.

    Read more
    • Pedals
    • Reviews

    Dophix David Overdistortion

    April 3, 2020 Sebastian

    The Dophix David Overdistortion is a drive pedal unlike anything on your board.

    Read more
    • Pedals
    • Reviews

    Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive

    December 5, 2019 Sebastian

    The ODR-1 Overdrive is a pedal from German manufacturer Nobels. Nobels is not a widely known brand in the USA, but nevertheless the ODR-1 has attained a legendary reputation amongst guitarists in the Nashville scene. A quick glance at Nobel’s Instagram will show a huge range of country guitarists who use the ODR-1 as their…

    Read more
    • Pedals
    • Reviews

    Boss DS-1 Distortion

    July 31, 2019 Sebastian

    The Boss DS-1 is the most famous guitar pedal in history, and it still kicks ass after 40 years. Read the Var Guitar review here.

    Read more
    • Pedals
    • Reviews

    Way Huge Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz

    July 11, 2019 Sebastian

    The Way Huge Swollen Pickle is a whole lotta fuzz in a tiny package, but is it right for you? Read this review and find out.

    Read more
  • Boss RV-3
    • Pedals
    • Reviews

    Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb / Delay

    May 19, 2019 Sebastian

    Earlier this year, I sold my trusty, versatile MXR Reverb. In its place I bought a Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb / Delay, a pedal that’s been out of production for nearly two decades, with a mere four reverb modes and a chunk missing out of the footswitch. It’s not unreasonable to ask… why? Surely, in…

    Read more
New post! I interviewed @tomokazkawamura, whose br New post! I interviewed @tomokazkawamura, whose brands include @onecontrolusa, @animalspedal, and @effects_bakery. https://varguitar.com/interviews/kaz-kawamura  #guitarist #guitar #ギター #guitargear #guitartone #pedals #onecontrol
I bought the 2010 @fendercustomshop (same days as I bought the 2010 @fendercustomshop (same days as 2021). January’s model is this gorgeous @todd.krause Koi Stratocaster.
Ever played a @nobelsofficial ODR-1? Even if not, Ever played a @nobelsofficial ODR-1? Even if not, you’ve certainly heard it – as  Nashville’s #1 overdrive, it’s featured on thousands of recordings. I interviewed Kai Tachibana (@nord_laender), creator of the ODR-1, about its development, his career in guitar electronics, and the ODR-C, which takes the classic ODR-1 circuit to new heights. https://varguitar.com/interviews/kai-tachibana/ #guitar #ギター #guitargear #guitartone #guitareffects
NPD (sort of). I’d played the standard @bossfx_u NPD (sort of). I’d played the standard @bossfx_us Blues Driver a few times at guitar stores, never the BD-2W, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from the BD-2W’s “C” mode, but after a few weeks with the BD-2W I definitely think I made the right choice. The first impression is that the “C” mode has a little more body in the low-mids, whereas the “S” mode has a little extra top end, but it goes deeper than this. For me, the “C” mode is really distinguished by how it plays with other pedals. The Blues Driver is famous for being a low-gain, slight-crunch kind of pedal, but in the “C” mode it sounds *amazing* pushed with a TS-style overdrive – you get a cranked-stack roar with tons of body. Highly, highly recommended! #guitarist #guitar #ギター #guitargear #guitartone #guitareffects
Load More... Follow on Instagram

© 2020, all rights reserved, as an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases, some links monetized by sovrn commerce