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Austin Stompbox Exhibit + Synth Expo! 03/17-18 at Lewis Carnegie Gallery

Add to your: A 13 minutes walk from the Convention Center - 12-6pm Everybody's favorite pedal and synth parties will be back in Austin (in the same awesome space!) on March 17-18, during the notorious live music festival. This year we have two great co-presenters, one per expo! STOMPBOX EXHIBIT Once…Click on the title for more

Austin Stompbox Exhibit + Synth Expo! 03/17-18 at Lewis Carnegie Gallery

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

With regular sized pedals featuring incredibly deep functionality (but still holding on to - as they like to say - an "analog heart"), in just a few years Chase Bliss Audio (established in 2013) has been able to create a new standard for the beloved stompbox format. At the NAMM 2017 show,…Click on the title for more

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

Sickest Stompbox Seen at NAMM: T-Rex Binson Echorec

We were all in awe at NAMM 2015 when we saw T-Rex's tape delay Replicator for the first time (a Eurorack model of it was then unveiled late in 2016 at our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit). Well, the Danish company managed to get us to... replicate that feeling at this year's NAMM, by unveiling the…Click on the title for more

Sickest Stompbox Seen at NAMM: T-Rex Binson Echorec

Delicate Steve’s Effect Pedals

This Is Steve by Delicate SteveIf music is language, Delicate Steve's mother tongue is electric guitar - with an assorted stompbox accent. Few contemporary guitarists master the six strings' vocabulary the way he does, unafraid as he is to experiment with tone, effects, and parts. Edgy and forward looking artists…Click on the title for more

Delicate Steve’s Effect Pedals

All the videos of new pedals at NAMM 2017

So are you browsing a hundred sites to see all the videos of the various pedals unveiled at NAMM? No need, it's all in one page over here! Clicking on the images will open the pedal's video. Click on the title for more

All the videos of new pedals at NAMM 2017

Boards at the NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth

Once again, we had a 10x10' booth at the Anaheim NAMM show with a bunch of "emerging" guitar pedal manufacturers, here are their boards and pedals! Thanks to PRS Guitars for providing six strings for demoing! Click on the thumbnails to see the full image.Click on the title for more

Boards at the NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth

New pedals at NAMM 2017!

We are here at NAMM with our Stompbox Booth and we are going to share with you pictures of new pedals we see... We'll keep updating this gallery every few hours! Click on the title for more

New pedals at NAMM 2017!

How To Sound Like Jimmy Page with Pedals | from Reverb.com

These videos by Reverb.com about recreating the sound of legendary bands and guitarists are a lot of fun and deserve to be re-posted because they never really lose relevance (unless, of course, new pedals pop up with a sound even more faithful to the original...). We have streaming below the one about the…Click on the title for more

How To Sound Like Jimmy Page with Pedals | from Reverb.com

Buzz and Fuzz from Japan: Ninevolt Pedals

We all know, by now, that Japanese people have a special talent for making great guitar pedals. What we didn't know, and are discovering today, is that they can also come up with some pretty darn interesting names for them! For those who got used to BOSS' typical two-letter+number name format,…Click on the title for more

Buzz and Fuzz from Japan: Ninevolt Pedals

Best Guitar Pedals of 2016 according to The Tone Report

Inspired by the sites (like this one) that aggregated the results from all the various polls for last year's presidential elections, we are tracking all the "Best pedals of 2016" articles published by other sites, with the goal of creating - within a few weeks - a true Best of…Click on the title for more

Best Guitar Pedals of 2016 according to The Tone Report

Pedal Advice – The Delicious Audio Video Playlist!

Here's a constantly updated playlist of great videos by YouTube videographers with all the advice you need about your guitar pedals.Click on the title for more

Pedal Advice – The Delicious Audio Video Playlist!

New Pedals: Classic Audio Effects Stumphouse Drive

Thinking outside the (stomp)box is a strategy that's risky but may prove rewarding. It gave birth to classic pedals like the Wah and the Whammy, and it's particularly exciting because it tends to to stimulate creativity in new ways. South Carolina pedal manufacturer Classic Audio just came out with a drive…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Classic Audio Effects Stumphouse Drive