Matt Check, Cosmic Karma

Artist Spotlight: Matt Check, Cosmic Karma

Guitar: Jade Wolph Bio Matt Check, guitarist for Cosmic Karma, began his musical journey playing in his Father’s band at twelve years old. Learning at an early age to be part of a band and to let music breathe and flow, improvisation continues to be a powerful presence in Matt’s guitar playing. Some of his […]

Dusty Alander, Catfish John

Artist Spotlight: Dusty Alander, Catfish John

Guitars: Liger, Scarlet Wolph Bio In dedication and devotion to the musical adventure of the Grateful Dead: Jeff Orr, Dusty Alander, Scott Tillotson, Wyatt Rakich and Keith Alcantara bring back their own interpretation of music that has inspired for 50 years! Born out of the love and inspiration of their favorite Band, Catfish John is […]

Walt Berger

Artist Spotlight: Walt Berger

Guitar: Wolph About Walt Berger has performed onstage and toured with Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead), Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), Kenny Brooks (Ratdog), Mark Karan (Ratdog), Scott Guberman (Phil Lesh n Friends), Mark Mercier (Max Creek) and many others. His bands In The Dark and Walt B and Friends toured from […]

Hal Henkel

Artist Spotlight: Harold “Hal” Henkel

Guitar: Scarlet Wolph About Harold “Hal” Henkel is a Los Angeles based Composer, Producer and guitar Fanatic who has performed, recorded and opened shows for many of the biggest names in contemporary music, including Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Neville Brothers, Carlos Santana and many others. His “Halcyon Blues” instrumental CD received rave reviews from […]

Craig Marshall

Artist Spotlight: Craig Marshall

Guitar: Wolph About Guitarist Craig Marshall is the last remaining original founding member of Cubensis, having started the band in 1987 after becoming dissatisfied with the Dead’s all-too-infrequent appearances in Southern California. Self-taught, he learned to play guitar by slowing down Grateful Dead records to half speed and studying Jerry Garcia’s unique style. Marshall enjoyed […]

Tom San Filippo

Artist Spotlight: Tom San Filippo

Guitars: DeadBolt, Wolph Bio Tom is an accomplished guitarist, singer and songwriter as well as a performer and home recording enthusiast, and is constantly challenging himself in a field that remains an integral part of his life. Tom taught himself the guitar at age 9, studied music theory, sang in choir, played bass guitar in […]

On Board Effects Loop OBEL Diagram

How to use an On-Board Effects Loop (OBEL)

What does OBEL stand for?OBEL stands for On-Board Effects Loop. It is a wiring design inside the guitar which uses a separate 1/4″ stereo jack to allows the direct output from the pickups to go to effects pedals and then back into the guitar for post-effects volume control. The purpose of the OBEL is to […]