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Prince’s Pedalboard Around 2012

The other day, one of our interns tragically spelled "pedals" with a "t" - guitar "petals" - which is actually kind of cute, since our beloved stompboxes do, in a way, look like colorful (square) petals. For fun, I Googled "petal shaped pedalboard" and this image popped up. A sense…Click on the title for more

Prince’s Pedalboard Around 2012

Keeley Electronics Holy Fuzz

Pro Guitar Shop demo of the limited run of the new version of the Keeley Electronics Holy Fuzz, of which only 86 copies were manufactured. More info here. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FapjE4jz_eE Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics Holy Fuzz

Pedal Manufacturer on the Rise: 6 Degrees FX

We recently stumbled upon one of the videos at the bottom of this post, and something unexpected happened. We suddenly realized that... we still like toy cars - A LOT! We will spare you the details of the coolest toy cars we owned in our early years, suffice to say that the most special…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer on the Rise: 6 Degrees FX

Seymour Duncan La Super Rica Fuzz

Seymour Duncan recently introduced a new silicon Fuzz pedal called La Super Rica. It's selling point is parametric EQ in the mids that lets you pick the frequency you want to boost or cut. Many fuzz pedals don’t allow you to shape the mid-range, resulting in either a scooped sound…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan La Super Rica Fuzz

Vintage Pedals: the Steelphon ‘Pep’ Fuzz [by Gearphoria]

In the early 1960’s an Italian electrical engineer by the name of Mario Ferro started making and selling guitars under the moniker “Steelphon” out of a little shop in Turin. Sound-wise, this is an just an awesome box, but there is a bit of difference between its two versions. The SFT…Click on the title for more

Vintage Pedals: the Steelphon ‘Pep’ Fuzz [by Gearphoria]

Pettyjohn Electronics CRUSH Compressor

New video by ProGuitarShop about the Pettyjohn Electronics' CRUSH Compressor, a discrete VCA based studio grade compressor. From the manufacturer's site: "The CRUSH delivers highly musical compression in the spirit of beloved Discrete VCA compressors, such as those found in legendary British consoles, mastering buss compressors and vintage rack gear, but…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics CRUSH Compressor

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Blast Furnace Gated Fuzz

We missed this new release by Fuzzrocious from a few weeks ago, but lateness is a minor sin in the world of rock'n'roll! The Blast Furnace Gated Fuzz is, quite peculiarly, a collaboration with Lehigh Mining & Navigation, an advertising/public relations group based out of Bethlehem, PA. No mention about whether the company has…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Blast Furnace Gated Fuzz

New Pedal Manufacturers: Electronic Audio Experiments

Out of Boston comes a very interesting stompbox manufacturer called Electronic Audio Experiments, whose effects have already found a spot in boards of established, edgy bands like The World is a Beautiful Place... and Foxing, among others. "The sound in a guy's head" (obviously unachievable through existing pedals) is once again responsible…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Electronic Audio Experiments

Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive

The Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive is a Blues Breaker based overdrive with expanded voicing options and exceptional build quality resulting in very low noise and unparalleled reliability. Bright versatile overdrive Flexible EQ voicing with Tone and Presence controls as well as Fat switch True bypass Hand made in the USA Two…Click on the title for more

Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices Levitation Reverb V2

Guitar demo by Pro Guitar Shop of the new Levitation V2 Reverb pedal by EarthQuaker Devices. "The Levitation Reverb builds on the base sound found in the Ghost Echo but does away with the attack and dwell and adds control over tone, decay, atmosphere and length in their place. It…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Levitation Reverb V2

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Brooklyn via Boston avant-punks Guerilla Toss are ready to enter the next stage of their career with the release of a new full-length (entitled "GT ULTRA") on DFA Records. The album steps up the production values by several notches, broadening the act's appeal without affecting the "edge factor" that allowed them to…Click on the title for more

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Magical New Pedals: Lightning Wave Effects

In our search for new things in life, anything "borderline magic" always strikes a special cord, maybe because it awakens the child in us - that little version of us that, in all likelihood, was a lot more familiar with fun and awe than we are in our adult version. Lee…Click on the title for more

Magical New Pedals: Lightning Wave Effects