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 has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.