Cuvave Digital Delay demo

I needed a reverse delay effects pedal and I ended up buying this cheap digital delay which has got 9 options to choose from and one of which is the Reverse delay. This is the Cuvave digital delay. It is well-built, very nice sound quality and again it's a mini pedal so it's small, lightweight and portable which is what Im aiming for.

The downside of this pedal is that it has no Level or Mix control. Meaning the sound of the delay pedal is already set and I find it very prominent. So if I want a delay pedal that is subtle or adjust it to mix to my sound, then this is the wrong pedal. But, if I want to use this on a particular part of a song or during recording, then it is totally fine. It will do the job nicely.

Here are the 9 Delay options to choose from:

l. Clean - The original sound with delay effect
2. Bubble - You can imagine a wah-wah delay under water
3. Mod - A clean delay but with slight tremolo modulation effect
4. Reverse - Recorded guitar part on a tape and flip the tape over for playback. It is designed for kind of "old school rock"
5. Sweep - An echo delay sound with sweep effect
6. Tape - You will hear a smooth sound of an old tape echo machine
7. Mic - The delay sound like in a microphone
8. Analog - It consist in a delay unit followed by a lowpass filter with saturation. This is as close as you can get to the charming nature of an old analog delay
9. Lofi - From the term "low-fidelity." It is a recorded music that is of lower quality than usual standard but it is also a style.

Cuvave Overdrive Blues review and comparison

I bought this very cheap Blues Overdrive by Cuvave on eBay and Im impressed by how its built and the versatility and sound. Apart from the 9V DC power, this unit has got a USB option. Im not quite sure if it's mini or micro USB because it doesn't say on the manual. Three knobs which are level, gain and tone. There are tons of settings to play around. What I like the most is that it feels that it is durable and it's tiny. You can easily start to build a mini pedalboard that is lightweight and very portable.

To put it to the test, I did a comparison video between this Cuvave Overdrive Blues and the Boss Blues Driver BD2. To be honest, it didn't come close to the Boss but, it has its own character and tone which I really like. In terms of price as well, it's really far. Because I only bought it for £15 free delivery versus Boss which is being sold at £75.

You'll be the judge guys if you want to buy this pedal. 

Boss Distortion DS1 Demo Tutorial

If you're only allowed to have one pedal, what pedal would that be? My answer would be Boss Distortion DS1 pedal. It's the most versatile pedal but also the most difficult to tame or set.

During the 90s, this is the only pedal I got and it wasn't even mine. I only borrowed it from my friend "Daboy." There was one time, during a battle of the band, where I was just pulled to join the band that I mentored and I don't have any gear that night. So I borrowed a guitar and borrowed an effects pedal. Guess who I borrowed the Boss DS1? My good friend Badong is a cousin of Barbie Almalbis and he borrowed the pedal for me. Barbie Almalbis lend me her Boss Distortion DS1. They were also joining the event that night. Barbie played Cranberries songs and Love will keep us alive by Eagles. We played Pearl Jam's Yellow Led Better and one composition and I can't remember what was the other one. I think it was Black by Pearl Jam because we were dubbed as The Pearl Jam of Capiz that night. We came second. Barbie Almalbis won first during that Battle of the bands.

To cut the story short, I fell in love with this Boss Distortion pedal. I used it when we play Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam, STP and other Filipino bands like Eraserheads, Rivermaya, Siakol, The Youth, Yano, Color It Red, Introvoys, After Image, Teeth, etc.

There are tons of good settings with this pedal. It's just finding that sweet spot between your guitar, amp and the pedal. Here's my demo, review and tutorial of this pedal. Hope you will pick up something from it.

Boss Blues Driver BD2 demo and review

My mate Dave, lend me his Boss Blues Driver BD2. I was really pleased with this guitar effects pedal. Very versatile from pop, jazz, blues to classic rock. Also is it my first time to try pedal. My first impression is that this is my best Boss stomp box effects pedal that I've tried and didn't struggle to find its sweet spot and tone. I just simply set the level and tone to my liking and balanced with my clean sound and then fiddle with the gain. Even if I put the gain to zero the pedal still sounds great and also if I put it on max, still it delivers a great sound. You really can't go wrong with this pedal. As always with Boss pedals, it is build to last. I can't help to point out all the good stuff from this pedal. Don't have much to say really because it does the job on its own. I think this pedal is a must-have on your pedalboard. No matter what genre of music you're playing. I really recommend this pedal.


If you like Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Eric Clapton..... almost any blues player that you can think of.... this pedal is surely the answer.