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Pettyjohn Electronics CRUSH Compressor

New video by ProGuitarShop about the Pettyjohn Electronics' CRUSH Compressor, a discrete VCA based studio grade compressor. From the manufacturer's site: "The CRUSH delivers highly musical compression in the spirit of beloved Discrete VCA compressors, such as those found in legendary British consoles, mastering buss compressors and vintage rack gear, but…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics CRUSH Compressor

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Blast Furnace Gated Fuzz

We missed this new release by Fuzzrocious from a few weeks ago, but lateness is a minor sin in the world of rock'n'roll! The Blast Furnace Gated Fuzz is, quite peculiarly, a collaboration with Lehigh Mining & Navigation, an advertising/public relations group based out of Bethlehem, PA. No mention about whether the company has…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Blast Furnace Gated Fuzz

New Pedal Manufacturers: Electronic Audio Experiments

Out of Boston comes a very interesting stompbox manufacturer called Electronic Audio Experiments, whose effects have already found a spot in boards of established, edgy bands like The World is a Beautiful Place... and Foxing, among others. "The sound in a guy's head" (obviously unachievable through existing pedals) is once again responsible…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Electronic Audio Experiments

Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive

The Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive is a Blues Breaker based overdrive with expanded voicing options and exceptional build quality resulting in very low noise and unparalleled reliability. Bright versatile overdrive Flexible EQ voicing with Tone and Presence controls as well as Fat switch True bypass Hand made in the USA Two…Click on the title for more

Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices Levitation Reverb V2

Guitar demo by Pro Guitar Shop of the new Levitation V2 Reverb pedal by EarthQuaker Devices. "The Levitation Reverb builds on the base sound found in the Ghost Echo but does away with the attack and dwell and adds control over tone, decay, atmosphere and length in their place. It…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Levitation Reverb V2

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Brooklyn via Boston avant-punks Guerilla Toss are ready to enter the next stage of their career with the release of a new full-length (entitled "GT ULTRA") on DFA Records. The album steps up the production values by several notches, broadening the act's appeal without affecting the "edge factor" that allowed them to…Click on the title for more

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Magical New Pedals: Lightning Wave Effects

In our search for new things in life, anything "borderline magic" always strikes a special cord, maybe because it awakens the child in us - that little version of us that, in all likelihood, was a lot more familiar with fun and awe than we are in our adult version. Lee…Click on the title for more

Magical New Pedals: Lightning Wave Effects

Pete Cornish NG-3 Fuzz

Demo by Shnobel about this interesting Fuzz called NG-3 by Pete Cornish, a British manufacturer that makes no frill pedals with a solid reputation. Here are some details about the pedal directly from the manufacturer: "In the range of generally available fuzz boxes covering a scale from 1 through 10, this…Click on the title for more

Pete Cornish NG-3 Fuzz

DS-1-4A celebrates BOSS compact series’ 40th Anniversary

They say that Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was that stompbox empire that goes under the name of BOSS compact pedal series, arguably the most popular pedal line out there, loved as much by top notch pro guitarists and by more or less clueless novices. In the beginning were three, brightly…Click on the title for more

DS-1-4A celebrates BOSS compact series’ 40th Anniversary

If you really think about it and aren't afraid to sound a little cheesy, love is always behind the founding of a manufacturing company. Why would anybody otherwise pretty much "condemn" him or herself to building something in (hopefully) humongous quantities for the rest or their lives? In this light, Peter…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Chellee

Foxpedal The City V2 Overdrive Boost

"The classic screamer brought to life in a flexible and dynamic package. The City is the dreamer’s screamer. With so much control over the shape of your tone, you’ll grow to love the classic drive circuit like it’s the late 70’s all over again. Without the bell-bottoms. The City V2…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal The City V2 Overdrive Boost

Recording Guitar Advice: the Importance of Phase

Most engineers and producers, to allow themselves more options at the mixing stage, record guitars (electric ones in particular) with two or more microphones placed at a different distance from the sound source. Shoegazer bands are particularly famous for using this technique, which indeed can help give the guitar a…Click on the title for more

Recording Guitar Advice: the Importance of Phase