Here we are, my tone-loving friends.
2016 is fading into our rear-view
mirrors and we are preparing to
gaze out upon the majesty of 2017.
The general consensus is that 2016
sucked. I’m not going to try to argue.
We lost Bowie. We lost Frey. We lost
Prince! Hell, my dog even died. A
dog who was arguably the greatest
dog who ever lived. 2016—it really
was kind of the worst.
Luckily, the world of guitar effects
offered a shimmering ray of hope in
the sad, tortured, what else could
possibly go wrong existence of 2016.
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TONE TALK //
Best Effects of 2016
The following list could probably be
30 or 40 pedals deep, but I’m limited
on time, you’re probably limited on
attention, and top 10 lists are clichés
for a reason. So here goes, the top
10 pedals of 2016.