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Pedal Demo: Selah Effects’ Scarlett Love Overdrive V2

Being based in Tasmania is definitely not an advantage for a pedal manufacturer. Oh, yeah, no... Tasmania (where Selah Effects is) is not in Africa, it's in Australia, right there. And the biggest market for guitar pedals is about half a world from there, right here. These two locations are so far apart that even Google Maps refuses to give you directions on how to get from one to the other.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Demo: Selah Effects’ Scarlett Love Overdrive V2

Death By Audio announces Ghost Delay – a triple delay pedal

If you have "extreme" pretty much tattooed on your DNA, you are bound to come up with some pretty interesting ideas. Oliver Ackman doesn't conceal his interest for sonic excess, both with his break out band A Place to Bury Strangers and with his Death By Audio stompboxes. The man's comfort zone is in a loud aural zone tucked between insane distortion and wickedly blurry atmospheres, and his latest pedal creation leans decidedly towards the latter.... Click on the title for more

Death By Audio announces Ghost Delay – a triple delay pedal

Henretta Engineering square mini pedals

We noticed these Henretta Engineering pedals at Main Drag Music during our Stompbox Exhibit back in October - they weren't part of the show - and we got intrigued by them... These mini stomp boxes are described as simple, small footprint pedals packing a lot of tone into a well designed enclosure with impressive circuitry. You can find the full list of effects here, they are all priced at $125 and there's a bunch of them for all tastes (lots of distortions and boosts of course, but also an octave up, a filter and a tremolo). They all have internal trimmers that allow for extra control.... Click on the title for more

Henretta Engineering square mini pedals

Pedal Demo: Dutch Kazoo

I have to say, I've seen a lot of pedals, but not many made out of wood. The Dutch Kazoo was one of the prettiest (and biggest) pedals to participate in our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit last month. Needless to say, it's not just about the looks, this is a very versatile fuzz with an original circuit. ... Click on the title for more

Pedal Demo: Dutch Kazoo

Adventure Audio Siamese Growler Demo

The Siamese Growler - the first pedal by Adventure Audio - participated in our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit last month, catching some attention in our huge Fuzz mixed board. The small Philly based boutique manufacturer just released a demo of the pedal, which is a clone of an Ibanez Tube Screamer with some extra check it out below.... Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Siamese Growler Demo

The Old-Timey Single Mic Technique

If you are into folk music, you may have noticed that more and more revival country bands share just one microphone on stage - we witnessed that ourselves when Spirit Family Reunion (pictured) played our NYC B.E.A.F. at Brooklyn Bowl last June. This is an old-fashioned technique that still works wonderfully (also visually) for a genre as communal as folk music, with the added bonus of allowing musicians to control their voices (and the lead instruments') volumes by moving closer or farther from the mic.... Click on the title for more

The Old-Timey Single Mic Technique

Pedal Reviews: MI Effects Super Crunch Box

Why mince words – either buy an expensive all-tube Marshall stack or the MI Audio Super Crunch Box. I am fortunate enough to have a fair number of pedals shipped to me to try, and the Super Crunch Box is the first one that found a permanent place in my rig on day one – I’m not prone to hyperbole, it’s just that good. Combining a wide variety of outstanding and easy to dial in tones with a modest price tag (retail $150), this pedal is as close to a must-have as it gets for anyone looking for warm, searing distortion. ... Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: MI Effects Super Crunch Box

OD Glove: another new EHX distortion

Electro Harmonix has been quiet on the distortion front for a while until what will probably be remembered as... the summer 2014 DISTORTION EXPLOSION! We already blogged about the East River Drive and the reissue of the Hot Tubes just a few months (if not weeks) ago, and here we are again with some newer news. ... Click on the title for more

OD Glove: another new EHX distortion

Pictures of the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2013!

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Pictures of the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2013!

Try the SolidGoldFX Zeta at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2013

Québécoise stompbox builder SolidGoldFX's goal is to make (hand made) pedals that blend the warmth and feel of the best vintage effects with the clarity, response, and tone expected from modern day electronics. They also have a custom shop for some more wild and personalized creations. Their latest effect is the Zeta Superdrive, a fine tuned variation of their classic SuperDrive.... Click on the title for more

Try the SolidGoldFX Zeta at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2013

New Pedals: Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus

Oklahoma based manufacturer Keeley Electronics is an established name in the world of guitar pedals, offering both original effects and mods, with a particular attention towards the process of "discovery" of the right component for each tonal idea they are trying to achieve.... Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus

Build your own pedals with MOD Kits DIY

Those who combine a passion for stompboxes with some kind of electrical engineering expertise will - at some point - want to try to build their own pedals. MOD Kits DIY facilitates this process for the uninitiated, by selling pedals the way Ikea would, instructions included.... Click on the title for more

Build your own pedals with MOD Kits DIY