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Jake Jenkins

When not writing about gear, copywriter Jake Jenkins is likely reading about gear, thinking about gear, or hunkering down in his home studio working with gear. Bitten by the recording bug over 20 years ago, Jake has spent innumerable hours running faders on a console or lost in the furthest reaches of his DAW. Lately, his attention has turned towards electronic music production, including analog synths, Eurorack, and sample-based sound design. His current recording project, Octavaphant, is a mainly one-man affair, with some much-appreciated assistance from his talented friends and colleagues at Sweetwater.

Articles by Jake Jenkins
Sep 10, 2026, 10:45 AM

Who Invented the Electric Guitar?

As musicians, understanding the lineage of our instruments is not simply an intellectual endeavor. Knowing the history of where our instruments... Read more »
Aug 7, 2026, 4:00 PM

Stereo Chorus vs. Mono Chorus: What’s the Difference & When to Use Them in a Mix

People have strong feelings about the chorus effect. During the 1980s, it was the guitar effect. From the shimmering chords of the Crowded House... Read more »
Aug 1, 2026, 3:15 PM

Make Some Noise: 5 Ways Beastie Boys Changed the Culture

This year, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond, released Beastie Boys Story on Apple TV+. Compiled from a series of live... Read more »
Jul 30, 2026, 1:00 PM

How Do Guitar Pickups Work?

If you’re like the guitarists at Sweetwater, one of the first questions you ask when a buddy tells you they bought a new guitar is this: “What... Read more »
Jul 27, 2026, 8:00 AM

Setting Up a Guitar Pedal Patchbay for the Studio

Over the years, I’ve purchased, traded, sold, and repurchased a fair number of guitar pedals. As a home recordist who doesn’t gig, they’ve... Read more »
Jan 31, 2024, 12:00 PM

A Simple Guide to Modulation: Ring Mod

Welcome back to A Simple Guide to Modulation, Sweetwater’s four-part series examining common modulation sources used for synthesizer sound... Read more »
Sep 26, 2023, 9:00 AM

What’s on Your Pedalboard? | Copywriter Edition

Sweetwater’s “What’s On Your Pedalboard?” is one of our most popular series on the Sweetwater YouTube channel. In it, our guitar guru, Don Carr,... Read more »
Sep 16, 2022, 11:03 AM

Customer Spotlight: Lang and Renee Bliss of BlissBliss

Last year, I wrote an article professing my love for sophisti-pop, a lesser-known 1980s subgenre. Sophisti-pop was unique in that it... Read more »
Jul 1, 2022, 8:48 AM

Fresh Pots! – Dissecting Dave Grohl’s Nirvana Drum Sound

Though he would reject the title, Dave Grohl is a living drum god who has encouraged countless drummers to take up sticks and beat the living... Read more »
May 26, 2022, 3:00 PM

5 Essential Shoegaze Guitar Tones

A British musical movement that spanned the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, shoegaze shifted the way players thought about the guitar. Rather than... Read more »