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Based in Albany, Oregon, Pettyjohn Electronics is a new-ish face in the community of boutique pedal manufacturers, but one that is receiving a certain amount of attention (and flattering reviews). Entirely focused, at least for now, on the dirt and color realms, they have been releasing six all analog pedals since 2014 , all featuring distinctive character and looks:... Click on the title for more
The selection of the ideal stompboxes for your effect rig is made a lot more complicated by how they interact with each other, and - of course - by the order you put them in. One the the eternal questions related to pedal order is: what goes first, reverb or delay?
Brian Wampler from Wampler Pedals just uploaded this video with his take on the issue, check it out!... Click on the title for more
With psychedelic leanings and spacey synths that could believably been beamed down from Pluto, Brooklyn-based Pavo Pavo has a sound that's both warm and familiar, and yet hard to place. The band seems to comfortably straddle between the deeper trenches of Brian Wilson's brain and the new face of NYC indie rock--whatever that may be. The quintet's tunes may be hazy and wistful, but there's a quirky liveliness embedded at the heart of their tracks that invites the listener back for more and warrants repeat plays. The band's founder Oliver Hill was kind enough to spend some time with Delicious Audio to shed some light on their creative process, and the gear that helps color their distinctive feel.... Click on the title for more
A few months ago, right around the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016, our sister site/magazine The Deli kicked off a collaboration with Gearphoria (a digital magazine that focuses on boutique manufacturers of electric guitar equipment). The collaboration continues with issue #49 of The Deli NYC, which is truly a "split issue," with two separate covers!... Click on the title for more
Recreating the sound of classic rock and pop bands from the past is always fun, but probably not high up in most guitarists' list of priorities. That's why we are highlighting this cool series of videos produced by Reverb.com, dedicated to the theme.
The Cure is probably THE band that made the sound of the chorus and flanger effects popular, so you won't be surprised to find a lot of those in the following video, performed by Chris Kareska.... Click on the title for more
Recreating the sound of classic rock and pop bands from the past is always fun, but probably not high up in most guitarists' list of priorities. That's why we are highlighting this cool series of videos produced by 
Newbury Park, CA's boutique stompbox manufacturer Wren and Cuff has built a super solid reputation throughout the years, in particular for their distortion pedals (in particular through very popular Muff recreations). Their latest creation, called Sonder, sees them tackling for the first time the modulation realm.... Click on the title for more
If you’re looking for a modern spring-style reverb pedal that can easily grab all kinds of sounds, the 
We found this cool video by 
The limit of many fuzz pedals is their "one-trick-poniness." The Defector, a stompbox by Richland, WA based boutique manufacturer Foxpedals, doesn't share that characteristic, featuring ways of tailoring both the fuzz sound and the EQ to fit into any rig or playing style.... Click on the title for more
The limit of many fuzz pedals is their "one-trick-poniness." The 
ProGuitarShop and ToneReport.com just unveiled this new demo of the 
We can't say we didn't see this one coming, after, at winter NAMM 2016, we learned that 
