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Amplifire takes amp emulation to the next level

The world of guitar amp emulations continues to see innovative new products, and Amplifire, born from the collaboration between Atomic Amplifiers and Studio Devil, has been gathering a lot of attention since its launch in 2015. This stompbox blends highly realistic amplifier simulations, effects modeling, and speaker impulses into one…Click on the title for more

Amplifire takes amp emulation to the next level

New Pedal: Mu-FX Boostron 3

A power trio of pedals, the Boostron 3 from Mu-FX (owned by west coast designer Mike Beigel, founder of stompbox pioneer Mu-Tron) totes three classic circuit designs in a compact, pedalboard-friendly housing. This versatile standalone pedal includes circuits emulating the Alembic Stratoblaster clean boost (here named "Blaster"), the Dan Armstrong Squeezer compressor (here called "Squeezer"), and the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mu-FX Boostron 3

Arc Iris’ gear and creative process

Arc Iris was started by Jocie Adams (formerly of The Low Anthem) as a solo project in 2012 before enlisting the help of Zach Tenorio-Miller on keyboards and Ray Belli on drums, and in 2014 they released their genre bending debut that was influenced by everything from folk and country…Click on the title for more

Arc Iris’ gear and creative process

New Pedal: Escape Plan Pedals Science Friction Delay

A unique pairing of not-so-complimentary effects, the Science Friction delay from Escape Plan Pedals marries delay and overdrive into a creative combination design. The control scheme is an array of six simple knobs, making it easy to use and extremely fun to experiment with. ‘Space’ controls the time between echo…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Escape Plan Pedals Science Friction Delay

First The Deli/Gearphoria collaborative issue is online

Pedalivorous humans, For our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit we wanted to have an issue of The Deli even more special than usual. That's why we asked our friends at Gearphoria (who are obsessed with gear, as you maybe have gathered) to help us out with some pedal related content. We are very…Click on the title for more

First The Deli/Gearphoria collaborative issue is online

New Pedal: Two Notes’ Le Clean

Stompboxes that approximate the sounds of classic amplifiers have been all the rage recently, with companies innovating products that get closer and closer each time. Perhaps one of the most thorough models comes from a French company called Two Notes in the form of the Le Clean preamp. The Le Clean…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Two Notes’ Le Clean

Ernie Ball debuts Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit

In a pair of ingenious new stompbox offerings (to be presented at our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit!) , Ernie Ball is entering the world of guitar effects in its own terms with the first two products of the "Expression Pedal" series, which take the wah/volume pedal chassis concept and apply it to an…Click on the title for more

Ernie Ball debuts Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit

The WrightSounds Fuzz-Stang comes to Brooklyn

The '70s were prime-time for deliciously dirty fuzz tones, and the Sam Ash Fuzz-Stainer - a pedal that harkens back to a time when the music retail giant was cranking out their own brand of effects - delivered delirious levels of fuzzy goodness. For most pedal connoisseurs and fuzz-lovers alike,…Click on the title for more

The WrightSounds Fuzz-Stang comes to Brooklyn

Shana Falana’s Pedals and Creative Process

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Shana Falana’s Pedals and Creative Process

Dandy Job’s Whipple Wah at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit

If simple is beautiful, then it's the perfect way to brand Dandy Job: a no-fuss little company particularly focused on getting your wah pedal to sound better. With a pledge of being hellbent on helping folks hunt down their own tone, Dandy Job is the perfect fit for purist players not looking to weigh…Click on the title for more

Dandy Job’s Whipple Wah at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit

JHS Crayon

JHS Pedals had a slam dunk with their innovative Colour Box, which models the highly sought-after sound of a vintage Neve preamp - hey, that's what The Beatles used for the solo in 'Revolution 1'! The company now offers the classic distortion aspect of that unit in a more affordable…Click on the title for more

JHS Crayon

Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl Mk II

There's a fine line between "old" and "vintage," and that subtle quality called "character" is what stands between the two. Many music lovers today enjoy the sonic imperfections of vinyl records, and while several examples of vinyl emulation plug ins for recording have been around for decades, guitar pedal manufacturers…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl Mk II