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How To Sound Like Jimmy Page with Pedals | from Reverb.com

These videos by Reverb.com about recreating the sound of legendary bands and guitarists are a lot of fun and deserve to be re-posted because they never really lose relevance (unless, of course, new pedals pop up with a sound even more faithful to the original...). We have streaming below the one about the…Click on the title for more

How To Sound Like Jimmy Page with Pedals | from Reverb.com

Buzz and Fuzz from Japan: Ninevolt Pedals

We all know, by now, that Japanese people have a special talent for making great guitar pedals. What we didn't know, and are discovering today, is that they can also come up with some pretty darn interesting names for them! For those who got used to BOSS' typical two-letter+number name format,…Click on the title for more

Buzz and Fuzz from Japan: Ninevolt Pedals

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

"Lo-Fi" is a term loved by many guitarists who grew up in the '90s to the sound of early Ween, Sebadoh, Guided by Voices, and - of course - Pavement and even early Beck. It's a word that's only superficially pejorative: the "low fidelity" of the recordings and slight sloppiness of…Click on the title for more

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

Best Guitar Pedals of 2016 according to The Tone Report

Inspired by the sites (like this one) that aggregated the results from all the various polls for last year's presidential elections, we are tracking all the "Best pedals of 2016" articles published by other sites, with the goal of creating - within a few weeks - a true Best of…Click on the title for more

Best Guitar Pedals of 2016 according to The Tone Report

Pedal Advice – The Delicious Audio Video Playlist!

Here's a constantly updated playlist of great videos by YouTube videographers with all the advice you need about your guitar pedals.Click on the title for more

Pedal Advice – The Delicious Audio Video Playlist!

New Pedals: Classic Audio Effects Stumphouse Drive

Thinking outside the (stomp)box is a strategy that's risky but may prove rewarding. It gave birth to classic pedals like the Wah and the Whammy, and it's particularly exciting because it tends to to stimulate creativity in new ways. South Carolina pedal manufacturer Classic Audio just came out with a drive…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Classic Audio Effects Stumphouse Drive

Going to NAMM? Come check out the StompBox Booth! #1083, Hall E

Pedal lovers who will be lucky enough to be in Anaheim, CA during the NAMM week, should not miss our little shared booth in Hall E, at #1083. sponsored by PRS Guitars, whose guitars (and one bass) we'll have at the booth for you to use as a demo! You'll…Click on the title for more

Going to NAMM? Come check out the StompBox Booth! #1083, Hall E

To check out at NAMM: Lunastone Pedals

With a population just under 6 million, Denmark is one of the smallest countries in Europe. But if we measured each country's size by how many pedals it sells, it would certainly be one of the largest, mostly because of stompbox powerhouse TC Electronic (the company was recently purchased by German Behringer,…Click on the title for more

To check out at NAMM: Lunastone Pedals

Influential Vintage Pedals: Lovetone Meatball

In April 1995, Dan Coggins gave up his night shifts as a BBC engineer and the Lovetone company was founded. That summer, Dan and partner Vlad Naslas took their Meatball envelope filter production prototype to effects guru Pete Cornish, who provided them with some solid advice moving forward. The Meatball…Click on the title for more

Influential Vintage Pedals: Lovetone Meatball

RayGun FX Super Fuzz Boy (Game Boy Fuzz)

There's only one thing that's more powerful than passion: two of them at once! There are many guitarists who are so into fuzz pedals they can't stop buying new ones that (to the uninitiated) sound ever so slightly different than other ones they already own. It's safe to assume that a considerable percentage…Click on the title for more

RayGun FX Super Fuzz Boy (Game Boy Fuzz)

Greenhouse Effects Drifter Analog Tremolo

We are always grateful when video demos of guitar pedals feature really cool parts (preferably original ones): we feel like that does a great service to the demoed stompbox while making the experience of watching the video a lot more enjoyable. While browsing through the various YouTube demos for the new Greenhouse Drifter Analog…Click on the title for more

Greenhouse Effects Drifter Analog Tremolo

How to use amp distortion with pedal effects – by Wampler & Strymon

Those who like the distortion of their amp but still use stompboxes for delay and modulation effects, should be aware of how to connect the various pieces together - the order greatly influences the results! The educational videos below by Brian at Wampler Pedals go through the basics. Those of you who like…Click on the title for more

How to use amp distortion with pedal effects – by Wampler & Strymon