The Klon Centaur guitar pedal.

The Klon Centaur Phenomenon

Thaddeus Hogarth, a guitar instructor and course author at Berklee Online, talks about his own experience with the Klon Centaur guitar pedal, and how its introduction in the ′90s is arguably one of the most significant milestones in the world of overdrive pedals.

Moen UL-VB Jimi Zero Vibe Pedal Review

Berklee Online guitar instructor Thaddeus Hogarth demonstrates and recommends the Moen UL-VB Jimi Zero Vibe guitar pedal.

Electro-Harmonix Crying Tone Wah Review

Every now and again we have a product that is released that challenges the status quo.

Lehle Little Dual Switcher Review

This post I will share some experimenting I have been doing with the Little Lehle Dual Switcher. The Little Lehle is made in Germany by Lehle Gitarrentechnik

Best Clean Boost Pedals

In this post, we’ll talk about the idea of some kind of boost and moderate EQ to the pure guitar signal. I am interested to hear all of your comments and thoughts on this

Julien Kasper Tone Profile

You should know about Julien Kasper, because this guy knows tone!

Coolest Accessory Alert: The Guitar Pick-Punch

In the long quest for tone, we often leave out the discussion on guitar picks. The question, “What kind of guitar pick do you use?”

Neunaber Wet Reverb Guitar Pedal Review

Here is this week’s amazing pedal to add to your arsenal of tone shapers: The WET Reverb pedal.

Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature Amp Review

Berklee Online guitar instructor and course author Thaddeus Hogarth reviews and demos the Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature amplifier.

Thaddeus Hogarth is pictured playing his sunburst Fender Stratocaster guitar.

The Tone Power of the Stratocaster

One eye-opening revelation in the quest for tone happening to me back in the early ’90s: I was playing with a relatively popular Boston-based band called the Heavy Metal Horns.