Pedalboard tour: Skunk Anansie’s Ace takes you through his array of stompboxes

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ACM tutor introduces you to a variety of guitar effects

Skunk Anansie man and ACM tutor Ace is renowned for his wealth of effects pedals, and in the video above, he guides you through the stompboxes that make up his fully loaded pedalboard.

Filmed at Metropolis Studios, Ace shares a handy introduction to a variety of effects, running through a Marshall JCM900 amp.

Head over to ACM to find out how you can learn from world-class musicians like Ace.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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