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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]

MXR Booster Mini Boost

Sometimes you just need a simple pedal that does one thing well and takes the least space possible... the MXR Booster Mini is a simple, great sounding boost (up to 25db) with tone knob in a mini enclosure. From the manufacturer's website The MXR Booster Mini gives you the sonic…Click on the title for more

MXR Booster Mini Boost

Salt Cathedral’s Live Rig

This is a cool interview by REMEZCLA with synth pop duo Salt Cathedral about their gear and live show set up. This is a really talented, Brooklyn based band hailing from Columbia that has been covered extensively in our sister blog The Deli NYC. https://www.youtube.com/embed/T3m4YecxdnE The pedals they use are mostly for vocals,…Click on the title for more

Salt Cathedral’s Live Rig

Review: Old Blood Noise Fault OD/Distortion [by Gearphoria]

The Fault overdrive/distortion is the latest straightforward entry from Old Blood Noise Endeavors. OBNE started by taking commonplace effects and twisting them to do unusual things. Lately, though, they’ve been slowly building a toolkit they call their Utility Line: a few simple tools, like an EQ Buffer pedal, a headphone…Click on the title for more

Review: Old Blood Noise Fault OD/Distortion [by Gearphoria]

Rage Against The Machine’s debut album turns 25!

Believe it or not, this year Rage Against the Machine's incendiary debut album is turning 25 years old (it came out in 1992!), and, as of today, it still ranks on the top of our list of records with the most original guitar sounds (OK, we'll admit it's not just…Click on the title for more

Rage Against The Machine’s debut album turns 25!

Cusack Music Tap-A-Delay – Delay + Modulation

Here's a ProGuitarShop video of the Cusack Music Tap-A-Delay. From the manufacturer's website: The Tap-A-Delay is a 750mS digital delay that mixes the original analog signal with the delayed signal. It is gritty and a bit noisy and very analog sounding. This isn’t your clean studio quality digital delay with…Click on the title for more

Cusack Music Tap-A-Delay – Delay + Modulation