Tonefactor

If you're into guitar or bass and making music, you've probably already heard of Tonefactor - purveyor of high-quality music products. If not, you owe it to yourself to take a look at their site, check out the fun crowd at their forums, and subscribe to their excellent YouTube channel.

Tonefactor carries all sorts of products geared toward guitar and bass players, but they specialize in effect pedals. They carry all names you've heard of, like Boss and Line 6, plus many you may not have, like Wounded Paw and Effectrode. They even have their own line of products sold under the Mojo Hand brand. The video below features two of my favorite pedals of theirs: the Gyro, which is a vibe pedal, and the Huckleberry v2, which is a fuzz pedal.

About the videos: When shopping and researching gear, especially online, it's very often difficult to know what you're getting and how it's going to sound. Not too long ago, the only gauge you had was text-based reviews and descriptions of tone. One man's creamy smooth overdrive might be another's ear piercing distortion. With the advent and ease of multimedia content on the internet these days, you can get a better feel for how a particular device will sound. Most demos, though, are typically of the unit itself run through several settings. While that's valuable, Tonefactor has taken the product demo to another level by producing videos like the one above that can better help you understand how a particular effect will sound in the context of a song.

I'm not one to pump a vendor or a product very often, and when I do, it's for good reason. With Tonefactor, not only are you getting the best products at great prices, you get to deal with the very best service, support, and knowledge in the industry. Brad and his crew are gigging musicians and really know what it takes to provide products and service that meet the needs of demanding and fickle musicians.

Gear

My greatest passion in life is music. If I'm not listening to or playing music, I want to be. My instrument of choice is the guitar, though sometimes I'll play bass guitar and really enjoy that as well. As I've progressed in my learning and playing of the instrument, I've acquired tastes in tone which translates to the gear I use when playing. When it comes to finding that gear, I rely on the good folks at ToneFactor.

Tonefactor not only carries the best names in the industry for guitar and bass effects, they also have 2 in-house brands and have the best service in the industry. If you need a new dirt sound, want a better phaser, need a good delay, or want to experiment, take a look.

There's a very active community there of great folks on their own tonequest that are more than willing to share their experiences with pedals and bounce ideas of off. Also, Brad just recently added a YouTube page when he records demos of pedals - including some side-by-side comparisons. If you want to hear, say a Fulltone '70 compared to a Lovepedal 200lbs, just ask at the forums.

I know this sounds like a commercial, and in reality I suppose it is. I just love doing business with Brad and being involved in the community there, and want to spread the word to help him grow because I really believe he's the best in the business.

In future posts, I'll detail the gear I have, in the meantime, happy tone-hunt!