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Pedal videographer Shnobel came out with this super neat mod of a volume pedal, it's the 
Check out the latest demo by Living Room Gear of the 
Since its appearance in the late '60s, psychedelic music has been inspiring hordes of musicians, and has probably been the main reason driving the guitar pedal frenzy. The current indie music scene offers thousands of artists that reference psychedelia, from subtly to wholeheartedly. One of the bands that most vigorously (and unapologetically) embraces the genre is Los Angeles' Triptides. With their vintage sounding songs that could have been written in the '60s, in their recent release "Afterglow" the group manages to reference in one record anybody from early Pink Floyd to Jefferson Airplane, the Doors and even The Beatles and The Byrds during their most psych years. Of course, this kind of revival comes with a LOT of stompboxes - the band's guitarists Glenn and Josh were kind enough to walk us through them...... Click on the title for more
Since its appearance in the late '60s, psychedelic music has been inspiring hordes of musicians, and has probably been the main reason driving the guitar pedal frenzy. The current indie music scene offers thousands of artists that reference psychedelia, from subtly to wholeheartedly. One of the bands that most vigorously (and unapologetically) embraces the genre is Los Angeles' 
Issue 6 #2 of Gearphoria just came out and we are happy to share this 
We are very excited to see that pedal videographer Just Nick picked up the Lightning Boy's Thunder Knob for a video demo! This is a company we featured on our site a few months ago, and they also participated in our latest Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. Their High Voltage 12AX7 Tube Overdrive kicks asses, more info below!... Click on the title for more
It's always fun to have a look at slightly older pedals, here's a video of 
Hailing originally from Detroit, Michigan, David Friedman began his career fixing, building and modifying amps. He was good at it and got progressively better and better. He got so good that he ended up becoming the go-to tone-guy for artists like 
The Monument is Walrus Audio's take on Tremolo with Tap Tempo, check out this new video by Dennis Kayzer, more info about the pedal below!... Click on the title for more
While experienced guitarists tend to develop a refined taste for tone that will get them interested in boutique pedals with a peculiar character (or flexible parameters), we should never forget that the majority of six string players out there is just looking for some solid, affordable and good sounding options to recreate the most common guitar effect - that's where the big money is, by the way: affordability AND quality!... Click on the title for more
