In the guitar world, there are many options for instruments, amps and effects. There are good and bad; taste has a lot to do with it. A person’s favorite guitar might be a piece of crap to another player. Some people will only play old gear; some people will only play good gear. Others can play anything and sound good.
Bob Sweet is someone who has made quality guitar effects for some time now, under his Sweet Sound label. His Mojo Vibe and Ultra Vibe pedals are what he is best known for. He is in the midst of a big challenge right now as he is battling cancer and sadly like many Americans, doing so without insurance. The guitar community is doing what it can to help him out including some auctions of quality effects on ebay; some of them are signed as well.
Mike Piera (Analog Mike) from Analog Man Effects contacted me about Bob’s challenge and asked me to pass on the word about one particular auction. When he visited me in Hartford to help me with a tone issue, he brought one of his mighty Sun Lion pedals to be signed for auction. It is the LAST original version of this effect, a collectors item already. As it was the first day of the leg and a little bit crazy, I was only able to get Nils to sign it for him, but, ever the charitable man, he signed a few of his own CD’s and a DVD to include in the auction.
The auction is going on now and ending soon. Here’s a way to get great tone, some collectible recordings and to help a brother out. Here’s Mike’s link to his website and the Bob Sweet auction…