The main tool, in my experience, for improving a band's performance over time is implimenting a click track. If you're already running an in-ear rig (avioms, wireless IEM's, etc.) there's no reason in my mind why click shouldn't be a part of what's happening. And I'll get to some reasons. However, if you don't have money for personal mixers for each player or professional in-ear systems for everyone on stage, there are some less expensive ways it can be done. When I was in

I have a lot of conversations with guitarists who are getting into effects pedals and wondering what they should purchase and what order they should wire everything in. There are a couple different schools of thought out there concerning hooking up a pedalboard or chain of pedals, but here's how I do mine. 1. Compressor, Whammy, and/or Fuzz​ Compressors can get really noisy when they're placed later in the chain. Also Whammy pedals and Fuzzes "prefer" to have the guitar sig