Episode 38: TC Electronic WireTap

Welcome to Episode 38! This episode is all about the Wiretap by TC
Electronic. A few weeks ago I wandered into a Guitar Center and
found the Wiretap featured as the "Pedal of the week". I really
didn't know much about it other than it was a recorder. So I sat
down, plugged it in and started noodling. Right away I fell in love
it. It's not sexy, it does not change my sound at all, but as I
noodled with it I realized that with as easy as it was to use, I
would never lose a riff again. Literally a day or two before I have
been in my studio, working out ideas and had a knew one hit. by the
time I got my iPhone out of my pocket and ready to record, I had
completely forgotten the riff.   With the Wiretap, that
will never happen again. It sits on my board at the end of the
chain right before the amp and it's always ready to go. Step on it
to record and that is it. I know it's not the first "guitar
focused" recording device. Line 6 had the back track that was
designed to be an "always on" recorder. I thought line 6 had a cool
idea, but I don't like editing. If I am working on an idea, I want
to hear that idea, not sift through hours of noodling to find it. I
love this pedal because when I am ready to record, I just step on
the pedal and capture the idea. step on it again to turn it
off.  Another cool feature of the pedal is the App that TC
Electronic built to compliment the pedal. I can easily sync my idea
to phone and share the idea with a band mate. there is one quirky
feature of that app, but that is something you will have to listen
to to find out. Enjoy!