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Palmer Root Pedals Review

The Palmer Root Effects line of guitar and bass stomp boxes are manufactured by Palmer Musical Instruments. Palmer is a German company, also well known for their line of heavy duty pro audio tools, including DI’s, components and stage gear. From Native Instruments to Neumann, Steinberger to eMagic (before Apple bought…Click on the title for more

Palmer Root Pedals Review

Review: Diamond Bass Comp

Our staff bassist Ron Guensche received a Diamond Pedals Bass Compressors a few days ago and it sounds like he had fun testing it. This is a pedal that brings to bass players the high-grade optical compression previously only available to guitarists in their Compressor pedal. Read the full review…Click on the title for more

Review: Diamond Bass Comp

Pedal Review: T-Rex HOBO Drive

The T-Rex HOBO DRIVE is one of the best sounding, most flexible distortion pedals I’ve ever come across. That said, calling this pedal a distortion pedal is a little misleading; it’s less a distortion pedal, and more of a preamp. Manufactured in Denmark and assembled in Taiwan, the HOBO DRIVE (yes,…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: T-Rex HOBO Drive

Pedal Review: EHX Analogizer

Despite the vast amounts of music recoded on computers, tablets, and phones, the allure of analog recording persists. In recent years there has been a proliferation of audio processors that attempt to emulate the qualities of vintage recordings. In this vein, Electro Harmonix's Analogizer is a versatile and compact pedal…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: EHX Analogizer

Emma Electronics Reezafratzitz – Pedal Review

If the crazily named Reezafratzitz distortion pedal from Denmark’s Emma Electronics (street $245) has a dual personality, both of them are nasty. But for lovers of saturated distortion, the pedal’s double-trouble approach to fuzzing up sound waves offers musical, usable tones. The magic in the box is the Reezafratzitz’s “Bias”…Click on the title for more

Emma Electronics Reezafratzitz – Pedal Review

Burriss Boostiest 2.5 – pedal Review

Another Overdrive? Not entirely, the Burriss Boostiest 2.5 is as unique as its name suggests. It's not an overdrive or a boost, it's both. I often times claim to be a "both guy" myself so this pedal sort of had me at hello. The left half of the pedal is a…Click on the title for more

Burriss Boostiest 2.5 – pedal Review

Pedal Review: DigiTech iStomp

The iStomp is the second offering from DigiTech to offer iOS interaction next to the iPB-10 I reviewed last year. This time with support for the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 4 or better. This is a much smaller device, a single stomp box enclosure with an AudioDNA™…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: DigiTech iStomp

Music Career Survival Guide

' Download BMI's pdf of the survival guide for musicians here. A music career IS all about surviving - at least in the early years. The concepts below will help you think of different ways to keep your focus on building your brand and creating a path for success. If you think…Click on the title for more

Music Career Survival Guide

Video Review: Gig-FX VOD

Our friends at Vertigo Venus shot this video review of the Gig-FX VOD (3 stage variable overdrive), which was also showcased at our very own Stomp Box Exhibit at CMJ in Manhattan last October. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbl28S972EEClick on the title for more

Video Review: Gig-FX VOD

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

The Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai is a stereo looper/delay pedal bursting with exciting features - in fact “Hazarai” is a Yiddish word that roughly translates as ‘everything but the kitchen sink’. To put into perspective just how much you’re getting for you’re money, the Electro Harmonix stereo…Click on the title for more

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

New Guitar products from NAMM 2012

I had the pleasure of attending the 2012 NAMM Conference in Anaheim, CA. It's a beautiful thing when a large selection of the world's music equipment manufacturers get together to show off their goods in hopes of impressing buyers and exciting faithful followers for what's to come. Although, buyers and…Click on the title for more

New Guitar products from NAMM 2012

Seymour Duncan Deja-Vu Delay Pedal

With thousands of delay pedals available, not to mention recording plugins, choosing an effect can be overwhelming. Are you looking to add a subtle slapback or an intense rhythmic pattern? While it's capable of everything you'd expect from a delay pedal, Seymour Duncan's SFX-10 Deja Vu Tap Delay truly excels…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Deja-Vu Delay Pedal