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J.Rockett Audio Designs Alien Echo Delay

From the Manufacturer's page: The Alien Echo is our offering to achieve vintage analog sounds and worn out tape delay sounds. The modulation is random and unpredictable similar to a tape delay. Modulation is also foot switchable for on the fly effect changes. The tone control only affects the delay…Click on the title for more

J.Rockett Audio Designs Alien Echo Delay

Orange Kongpressor

From the manufacturer's page: The Kongpressor is an analogue Class A compression pedal which adds an organic three dimensional quality to any rig. The pedal takes its inspiration from some of the world’s most iconic vintage optical studio units, employing a re-issue of the famous vactrol VTL5C3 optocoupler that was…Click on the title for more

Orange Kongpressor

Seymour Duncan Andromeda Dynamic Delay

Check out this new video of the Seymour Duncan Andromeda delay by Pro Guitar Shop! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xd6cyuZB6WsClick on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Andromeda Dynamic Delay

Based in Montreal (the Canadian city hosting this weekend's Stompbox Exhibit!) Ground Control Audio is a small boutique pedal manufacturer that is getting more and more attention for its quality, hand made effects, so far exclusively focused on gain related designs: the company is currently offering three pedals tackling boost, overdrive and…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Ground Control Audio

J Mascis’/Dinosaur Jr sound and gear

Great music is always relevant, and it's not a stretch to say that J. Mascis' Dinosaur Jr has grown to become one of the most influential rock acts of all times. If your band is into that kind of '90s slacker rock vibe, check out this video from last year by Reverb…Click on the title for more

J Mascis’/Dinosaur Jr sound and gear

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

The Kay Fuzztone was a quirky, cheap looking, treadle-based fuzz pedal from the 60’s. It sounded quite unique though, and Black Cat pedals has ushered this idea into the modern era (and developed it further) with their Monster-K, an octave fuzz that is capable of complete sonic mayhem. The pedal's first…Click on the title for more

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

Fire Custom Carpe Diem

Fire Custom Shop is a Brazilian boutique manufacturer we were not too familiar with - even though they have already released 16 pedals of all kinds, including a wah! Check out below the recent demo by Shnobel of their hand made 'Carpe Diem' - a plexi style stompbox. By the way, if you…Click on the title for more

Fire Custom Carpe Diem

Q&A with Jack Deville from Mr. Black and Friday Club Pedals

Jack Deville of Oregon's Mr. Black Pedals recently unveiled a new line of no frills stompboxes that sport three knobs (and one footswitch) each and also a brand new name: Friday Club Pedals. Even though they are hand made in the US (normally a synonymous of pricey), most of these effects sell…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Jack Deville from Mr. Black and Friday Club Pedals

Montreal Stompbox Exhibit – May 6-7, Moog Audio

- A Smorgasbord of Pedals! - RSVP HERE May 6-7 from 12pm to 6pm at Moog Audio Add to your: Facebook Event DIRECTIONS TO MOOG AUDIO HERE READ OUR BLOG ABOUT PEDALS! The Deli, Delicious Audio, and Moog Audio are proud to announce the 1st edition of The Montreal StompBox Exhibit, a free for all interactive display of guitar…Click on the title for more

Montreal Stompbox Exhibit – May 6-7, Moog Audio

Pedal to the Metal: Keeley Filaments

New releases by Keeley Electronics always tickle the wallet of many pedal aficionados. We are detecting an above average amount of buzz for the company's new high gain distortion that's about to drop in stores, called Filaments, maybe because the stompbox in question doesn't have one, nor two, but THREE stages of gain, which,…Click on the title for more

Pedal to the Metal: Keeley Filaments

Tone Report Demo for DigiTech FreqOut

There was a lot of buzz about the DigiTech FreqOut at NAMM 2017, since it promised natural sounding feedback at any level. Does it keep its promise? Judge for yourself from the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puXTs6zclT4Click on the title for more

Tone Report Demo for DigiTech FreqOut

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers demo by Knobs

The pedal demos by Knobs are unmissable, here's the one for the new Chase Bliss Audio dual distortion, named Brothers. We highlighted it a few weeks ago as a "Best of NAMM 2017" pedal here and had the pleasure of seeing it/hearing it at our Austin Stompbox Exhibit a few weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7jn_hEd-FIClick on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers demo by Knobs