Tools
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Guitar talk grounded in real rigs: pedalboards, amps, technique, gear.
Tone Talk
Gear and sound: pedal order, amp settings, presets that almost work.
Setup & Maintenance
Keeping the guitar playable: neck relief, intonation, frets, action.
Rig Diaries
Show-and-tell: rig walkthroughs, board rebuilds, works in progress.
Phone a Friend
Direct asks with a real answer waiting: describe the problem, get help.
Off-Topic
Everything else: music recs, tour stories, why your cat likes the amp on.
Article discussion
Threads that grow out of magazine articles — join one from any article page.
Show your rig, share your take, leave the snark at the door.Pick a room, or post wherever fits. Moderators move threads when needed.
Quad Cortex captures vs TONEX One for a silent-stage fly rig?
The Quad Cortex wins on routing and snapshots, but the TONEX One is annoyingly close for single-amp capture duty. I am trying to keep the whole rig under one carry-on and one backpack. Anyone running
Discussion: The six pedalboard mistakes I see at every gig.
Comments on "The six pedalboard mistakes I see at every gig." by @jason.
Fight About This: Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (Suede 100 #100, 2026)
This list is biased
Discussion: Blood for Blood.
Comments on "Blood for Blood." by @jason.
Fight About This: Roland RE-201 Space Echo (Suede 100 #21, 2026)
Legendary device. This should be top 5!!!!
Label both ends of every patch cable before your next teardown.
A tiny label on the plug and the board-side jack saved a full hour during rehearsal last night. The board came apart for a power swap and went back exactly how it left. Also: write the power draw on
