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The Beaches’ Guitar Pedals in Recording “Late Show”

Named after the area in Toronto where they grew up, The Beaches are just about ready to explode. Their debut album “Late Show” is a rippin' collection with sensible, catchy melodies and a '60s stoner voice that’s almost in Grace Slick territory. In 2016, the band's lead guitarist Kylie Miller…Click on the title for more

The Beaches’ Guitar Pedals in Recording “Late Show”

Wampler Equator Double Parametric EQ

There's a heck of a lot that you can do to your tone just with EQ and frequency filter, and the Equator by Wampler is here to give you even more EQ options than your regular EQ pedal, with two mid parametric equalizers. Bass and Treble are at fixed frequencies. Mike Hermans…Click on the title for more

Wampler Equator Double Parametric EQ

New Pedal Walrus Audio’s Luminary V2 Quad Octave Generator

At our first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit we had the chance to play with Walrus Audio's Luminary, and we were rather impressed. It's definitely one of the most versatile "octavers" around, with its four-octave generator that allows for a wide variety of tones, ranging from pipe organ sounds to completely otherworldly noises. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Walrus Audio’s Luminary V2 Quad Octave Generator

Wampler Reflection Reverb

Wampler Pedals introduced a few designs at this past NAMM show and the Reflection is one of them. This is an intuitive reverb that offers both plate and spring options with an extra, often overlooked feature: Pre-Delay. Here's the video by Mike Hermans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbA8FGo_0s Brian Wampler came in person to…Click on the title for more

Wampler Reflection Reverb

Fender Mirror Image Delay

The new line of Fender stompboxes was one of the most intriguing surprises of NAMM 2018, so we were looking forward to the first demos. The Fender Mirror Image Delay ($149.99) is one of the units that got the most attention. More info about the pedal here and in the notes…Click on the title for more

Fender Mirror Image Delay

Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb

Hungry Robot never ceases to surprise us with their lush, imaginative designs. They just unveiled a new "Arpeggiating Reverb" called El Castillo. For those looking to get experimental with their time-based effects, the Hungry Robot El Castillo combines delay, reverb, and pitch-shifting into one fairly compact unit. The pedal is…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb

Joe ParkerBooshy Box Jetsun Fuzz

Our friend Eric Merrow just posted this video about the tone bender inspired Joe Parker Jetsun Fuzz, check it out! Gear used: Guitar - MJT Jazzmaster (Musikraft neck, Mastery Vibrato, Brandonwound Pickups) Bass - Fender Jazz Bass Amp - Boss Katana 100 (Rec out into interface) Mic: Oktava Mk 012 (voice)…Click on the title for more

Joe ParkerBooshy Box Jetsun Fuzz

Danelectro Big Spender

The Big Spender is part of the Billionaire line of pedal effects that marked Danelectro's 2017 return to the stompbox arena, after a break lasting more than a decade. It's a rotary style pedal featuring a Ramp switch that lets you initiate next ramp move and select direction of ramp…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Big Spender

Caroline Parabola Solid State Tremolo

The Parabola is the latest pedal by Caroline Guitar Co., a solid state tremolo with a "gentle dip into modulation." Check out the videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiqu1Rdz638 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=747JyFDopyc It is the “gentle dip into modulation” that Philippe spoke of during the Reddit AMA in October. Think of this as your rig’s…Click on the title for more

Caroline Parabola Solid State Tremolo

Fender Santa Ana Overdrive

Here comes the first video of the Fender Santa Ana Overdrive, part of a line of six pedals Fender introduced at NAMM 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF7I9OlhMPU Armed with FET technology, this pedal lets you dial in sounds varying from “just a little hairy” all the way to thick, fully saturated overdrive. The…Click on the title for more

Fender Santa Ana Overdrive

Caroline Rose’s Pedals & Synths

New York City-based songwriter/producer Caroline Rose has reinvented her sound on her sophomore LP Loner. Dawning an ironically sporty aesthetic, Rose delivers poignant tales of loneliness and disillusionment with a cigarette in hand. Contrasting the Americana sensibilities of 2014’s I Will Not Be Afraid, Loner combines elements of 70s punk…Click on the title for more

Caroline Rose’s Pedals & Synths

Wilson Effects Slapback Dual Delay

Wilson Effects introduced at NAMM 2018 a new dual delay pedal... with a twist or two, find out what's special about the Slapback Delay in this demo by Distortion LTD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMpKVxol9A Company owner and designer Kevin Wilson came to our NAMM booth to shoot this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drtsb1jJgV4&feature=youtu.beClick on the title for more

Wilson Effects Slapback Dual Delay