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Featured pedals: Severe by Tone Freak Effects

Founded in 2007 by Los Angeles based engineer Dereck Tabata, Tone Freak Effects has built a reputation for stompboxes familiar in design, with a few special tweaks for added versatility. We were intrigued by one of their older models, called Severe, a meaty medium-to-severely-high gain pedal with tones reminiscent of some of the most notorious…Click on the title for more

Featured pedals: Severe by Tone Freak Effects

Cog Effects’ T-16 Analog Octave Pedal

UK manufacturer Cog Effects designs great analog pedals for guitarists and bassists, and one of their newest offerings is a take on the classic octave effect. While many newer octave pedals rely on digital processes to achieve their sound, the idea behind the T-16 goes back to the original intentions…Click on the title for more

Cog Effects’ T-16 Analog Octave Pedal

Featured pedal: Dirty Boy Shifty

The California based stompbox manufacturer Dirty Boy Pedals bring an interesting back story to the boutique pedal game. The company was founded by Alex Saraceno - the father of session ace and former Poison guitarist, Blues Saraceno. Dirty Boy aims to create only high end handmade pedals for the most…Click on the title for more

Featured pedal: Dirty Boy Shifty

The boards at the SXSW 2016 Stompbox Exhibit

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The boards at the SXSW 2016 Stompbox Exhibit

New Pedals: Orange Amps Two Stroke

Highly regarded British amplifier manufacturer Orange Amplification has recently stepped into the guitar pedal arena, and they are bringing their trademark innovation to the stompbox world. One of their first offerings comes in the form of a clean boost/equalizer appropriately dubbed the Two Stroke, capable of up to 12dB of crystal…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Orange Amps Two Stroke

Win $4k in effects + a PRS S2 Guitar with the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit!

Electric people, This week we have another HUGE promotion linked to our upcoming SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2016 - more than $4k in electric guitar gear (loads of pedals!), sign up HERE! Click on the title for more

Win $4k in effects + a PRS S2 Guitar with the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit!

New Pedals: VHT Melo-Verb Tremolo + Reverb

Some of the most classic amplifiers in history featured on-board reverb and tremolo effects, which, due to their great design and build quality, sounded spectacular. VHT Amplification came out with a guitar pedal that takes these two classic vintage effects and brings them into the modern era. Dubbed the Melo-Verb, this new…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: VHT Melo-Verb Tremolo + Reverb

Wicked pedals seen at NAMM: Industrialectric 4046-M

Another company further pushing the limits of what guitar pedals are capable of is Industrialectric, out of Toronto. They have created a unit so bizarre that it must be checked out first hand in order to fully grasp everything that it is capable of. Appropriately titled, their latest pedal 4046-M is essentially…Click on the title for more

Wicked pedals seen at NAMM: Industrialectric 4046-M

A TON OF PEDALS, AT SXSW - free show open to the public! - Musicians, please signup HERE to get updates about our events FACEBOOK EVENT HERE - RSVP! Add to Calendar --------------------- Austin, TX - In March 2016 The Deli's Stompbox Exhibit - a free, interactive, in-the-headphones display of…Click on the title for more

The Deli’s SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Cool DIY Synth Pedal: Parasit Studio’s Into the Unknown

Swedish manufacturer Parasit Studios has created a stellar guitar synthesizer effect in a rather pedalboard-friendly size by the name of ‘Into the Unknown’. Sporting quite a few control parameters, the pedal can do everything from flanger-like modulation, theremin sounds, octave up and down, filter sweeps, and more. Featuring 11+ control…Click on the title for more

Cool DIY Synth Pedal: Parasit Studio’s Into the Unknown

Mixing Drums Secrets: Eqing Overheads for Punch

Getting drums to sound "BIG" is one of the most common goals of your average rock band so we thought you might find useful this advice on how to get that bombastic live drum sound directly from a guy (producer Marc McClusky) who mixed record by Weezer, Everclear, and Bad Religion among others. This snippet is…Click on the title for more

Mixing Drums Secrets: Eqing Overheads for Punch

Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall

For the uninitiated, Chase Bliss Audio is what our friends at The Deli Mag would call a manufacturer "with buzz." Started by Joel Korte in 2013, the company's first products were born from an intense period of inspiration, which allowed the pedal designer to quickly develop a name for himself, in particular thanks to truly insane…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall