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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

This Weekend! Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit at Main Drag Music

Stompbox Expo + Pedal Exchange! YOU MUST RSVP HERE, IT'S FREE! September 9-10 from 12pm to 7pm at Main Drag Music FACEBOOK EVENT DIRECTIONS TO MAIN DRAG MUSIC (330 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY) Add to Calendar The Deli, Delicious Audio, and Main Drag Music are proud to announce the 7th edition of The Brooklyn StompBox…Click on the title for more

This Weekend! Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit at Main Drag Music

Black Cat OD-Fuzz Deluxe

Dual gain pedals are all the rage these days, here's Black Cat's take on the Fuzz+Drive, in Deluxe version! The new Black Cat OD-Fuzz is the latest evolution of this well-known classic from the Black Cat line. The OD-Fuzz is a versatile, two-channel distortion/fuzz box that combines the Black Cat OD-1…Click on the title for more

Black Cat OD-Fuzz Deluxe

Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage

We saw this baby on the Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage board at our recent Summer NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth and were impressed. Check out this video by Guitar Interactive Magazine. From the manufacturer's website: Palladium features three gain stages: a gain stage to control the overall saturation, a resonance control…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage

Dunlop Gypsy Fuzz and Uni-vibe Hendrix Pedals

Andy from ProGuitarShop/ToneReport tests the Dunlop Fuzz and Uni-vibe from their Hendrix line, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/embed/AeEMP7ux4OwClick on the title for more

Dunlop Gypsy Fuzz and Uni-vibe Hendrix Pedals

Germany, considered the manufacturing engine of Europe, may not be the first (or the tenth) country that comes to mind when you think of guitar effects, but Munich-based Ohmless Pedals is working on changing that. The boutique pedal company, which has been churning out stylish looking stompboxes since 2014, has…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile – Ohmless Pedals

J Rockett Audio Rockaway Archer

We saw this baby at Summer NAMM 2017: the J Rockett Audio Rockaway Archer is a mod of the original, very successful Archer OD/Boost (a Klon clone) with graphic EQ instead of the tone knob. From the manufacturer's website: The Rockaway Archer is an overdrive EQ all in one. The…Click on the title for more

J Rockett Audio Rockaway Archer

Vintage, influential circuits: the Arbiter Fuzz Face [by Gearphoria]

Our friends at Gearphoria published a story about the legendary Fuzz pedal Arbiter Fuzz Face, one of the most cloned pedals in history. Here's an excerpt: "According to Mike Fuller." - Read the full article by Timothy Smith in the Summer 2017 issue of Gearphoria. Jim Dunlop bought the rights…Click on the title for more

Vintage, influential circuits: the Arbiter Fuzz Face [by Gearphoria]