Babies — we have them and we love them , but anyone that enjoys the noise of a cranked electric guitar finds out very quickly that some new tactics are required if one wants to maintain a happy household . For some of us , playing loud guitar isn ’ t just a luxury or indulgence , but a therapeutic necessity . So , how do we alleviate the stress of keeping everyone fed and clothed without causing more of it ? As any parent quickly finds out , the right tools are required to get the job done . In this case , I am not talking about a hammer and a set of wrenches , I am talking about pedals . Yes . . . pedals are essential for parenting .
I am old enough to remember the early days of headphone amps — terrible buzz boxes that stung the inner ear with electro-zaps from an angry hive of harsh clipping squarewaves . It was more like archaic shock treatment than playing guitar . I remember destroying my Walkman headphones with these horrid devices in a flappy , crackling sputter of distortion destruction . . . okay , so I sort of enjoyed that bit in a sick way , but I am glad those days are behind us . Here are some awesome pedals that enable one to enjoy being loud in silence .
“ In this case , I am not talking about a hammer and a set of wrenches , I am talking about pedals . Yes . . . pedals are essential for parenting .”
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Babies — we have them and we love them , but anyone that enjoys the noise of a cranked electric guitar finds out very quickly that some new tactics are required if one wants to maintain a happy household . For some of us , playing loud guitar isn ’ t just a luxury or indulgence , but a therapeutic necessity . So , how do we alleviate the stress of keeping everyone fed and clothed without causing more of it ? As any parent quickly finds out , the right tools are required to get the job done . In this case , I am not talking about a hammer and a set of wrenches , I am talking about pedals . Yes . . . pedals are essential for parenting .
I am old enough to remember the early days of headphone amps — terrible buzz boxes that stung the inner ear with electro-zaps from an angry hive of harsh clipping squarewaves . It was more like archaic shock treatment than playing guitar . I remember destroying my Walkman headphones with these horrid devices in a flappy , crackling sputter of distortion destruction . . . okay , so I sort of enjoyed that bit in a sick way , but I am glad those days are behind us . Here are some awesome pedals that enable one to enjoy being loud in silence .
“ In this case , I am not talking about a hammer and a set of wrenches , I am talking about pedals . Yes . . . pedals are essential for parenting .”