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Overlake’s Pedals and Creative Process

Overlake specializes in serving up gazey and delicious tracks that showcase strong songwriting chops. Though there’s enough wall-of-sound goodness to sink your teeth into, the band also manages to meld upbeat, indie-inspired choruses that you may find echoing up in the space between your ears all day. We asked them…Click on the title for more

Overlake’s Pedals and Creative Process

Win $2k+ in Pedals through the BK Stompbox Exhibit!

The thing with guitar pedals is that (like Depeche Mode used to sing in that paradoxically guitarless song): we "just can't get enough" (of them)... can we? That's why winning this giveaway linked to our 7th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit might be good for you, it may give your stomping cravings a little…Click on the title for more

Win $2k+ in Pedals through the BK Stompbox Exhibit!

New at the BK Stompbox Exhibit: VHT Micro 6 Pedal/Amp

Fresh from summer NAMM is the VHT Redline Micro 6, an ingenious 6 watt miniature amplifier packed into a standard stompbox size. Controls for volume and tone help dial in your sound. The Micro 6 has some cool I/O features that make it incredibly versatile, including input, AUX input, speaker…Click on the title for more

New at the BK Stompbox Exhibit: VHT Micro 6 Pedal/Amp

Pedals at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2017 (M-T)

The 7th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit is just a few days away, so we thought you may enjoy a little intro to all the participating manufacturers... Since there are so many (more than 40! Full list here), we thought we'd break the list down into a few galleries. Here's the third one, featuring effects…Click on the title for more

Pedals at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2017 (M-T)

New at the BK SBE 2017: Atomic Amp’s Ampli-Firebox

Atomic Amps and Studio Devil, who've been providing amp emulation for our Stompbox Exhibits in the shape of this rad red baby for a few years now, just released a new pedal called Ampli-Firebox, and ya'll be able to put your hands on it at the upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit! This pedal takes…Click on the title for more

New at the BK SBE 2017: Atomic Amp’s Ampli-Firebox

Tonebone Texas-Pro Overdrive and Boost

Canadian manufacturer Radial found its niche in specialized pedals and DI boxes created with very specific tasks in mind. However, they have always released more "regular" stompboxes under the Tonebone series, which has grown considerably in the last few years with the addition of a new series of dual gain stage effects.…Click on the title for more

Tonebone Texas-Pro Overdrive and Boost

“Amazon doesn’t create demand” – Interview with Mike Matthews of EHX

In 2004, The Deli Magazine (the music publication that launched the Stompbox Exhibit and this very blog) was born with the mission of being on the side of small, independent, and local bands and artists, rather than the big, mainstream, and internationally recognized ones all the other music rags competed to…Click on the title for more

“Amazon doesn’t create demand” – Interview with Mike Matthews of EHX

Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli is up online!

Oy Pedal cravers, The Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli NYC is out digitally, check it out below, it's chock full of pedals! Ian Sweet is on the cover! The physical edition will hit the streets of NYC on September 1st. https://issuu.com/the-deli-magazine/docs/the_deli_mag__51_-_ian_sweet__brook/30 Click on the title for more

Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli is up online!

Sentimental Bob Electronics Echo Delay

Sentimental Bob Electronics is a Ukranian boutique pedal company with hardly any internet presence. Their Echo Delay though has gathered quite a bit of interest and several people have reviewed it. Check out this new video by Shnobel, and the shootout vs. the EHX Memoty Man below. Signal Chain, Fender…Click on the title for more

Sentimental Bob Electronics Echo Delay

Foxpedal Kingdom Overdrive V2

Here's Pedalfox's take on the Klon style overdrive: it's called Kingdom. The Kingdom is a transparent overdrive that adds unicorns and fairy dust to your signal. Joking aside, it really brings to life your guitar and your tube amplifier in ways you've never experienced. The Kingdom isn't quite a Klone in…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal Kingdom Overdrive V2

How to improve your tone with an EQ pedal (by Wampler)

Pedal geeks on a constant quest to conquer their dream distortion try (and buy) pedal after pedal in search of "the sound in their heads." EQ pedals might sound like a boring option in the pool of exciting devices available out there, but they are actually a powerful tool in…Click on the title for more

How to improve your tone with an EQ pedal (by Wampler)

Pedals at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2017 [A-E]

The Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit is in less than a month, so we thought you may enjoy a little intro to all the participating manufacturers... Since there are so many (full list here), we thought we'd break the list down into three sections. Here's the first one, featuring effects from manufacturers from…Click on the title for more

Pedals at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2017 [A-E]