So, a while back we released the original Model 001. It sold out head spinningly fast, and I've received a consistent influx of emails, DMs, and carrier pigeons asking when we would do another batch. Well, the answer is right now!... Click on the title for more
After a slight delay Blackout Effectors is now shipping the Special Twosome Deluxe. If you are unfamiliar with this company you seriously need to get acquainted. Aside from being hilarious in their name choices ('Cadavernous Reverb' ranks high in our chart of most ridiculous pedal monikers), they are making some damn fine pedals. Especially the Special Twosome Deluxe - A.K.A. the one STD you’ll want to rub in your friend’s face.
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Effects pedal lovers take notice: Infanem (short for Instruments for a New Electric Music) is churning out cool pedals. Originally founded in glorious Portland Oregon, operations have now been moved to Oakland California, where the current product line up is comprised of stunning harmonizers like the Second Voice (and its Deluxe sister) and some epic fuzz units including the Improbability Drive which uses circuitry designed by the Queen of Fuzz Devi Ever. Posturing himself as more than an effects pedal manufacturer, Ken Schurer, mastermind of Infanem, states on the company's website that future project plans include string instruments using engineering materials and magnetic echo units!... Click on the title for more
We got word from our friends at Walrus Audio that the Descent is... descending on us! (This is a pedal that in all likelihood you'll be able to check it out at our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit).... Click on the title for more
Hey remember that time when ZVex bestowed upon the Earth the Fuzz Factory? Well prepare to throw that memory in the trash while you make room for the Fuzz Factory 7.
This new version is packed with new features that are sure to take your fuzz fetish to fantastic new heights. This new incarnation still allows you to get all the great recommended settings of the original. Such as Velcro Fuzz and Radio Fuzz.... Click on the title for more
In the midst of the constant battle for precious pedalboard space and control over more and more parameters, Sonuus releases their new multi-function Voluum pedal.... Click on the title for more
TC Electronics has announced the release of 4 miniaturized versions of their much beloved TonePrint line of pedals. For the readers not in the know, TC Electronics TonePrint technology lets you wirelessly upload custom pedal settings, designed by many famous guitarists, directly into the unit. Essentially giving them limitless sonic possibilities. The pocket sized housing should be attractive to any effects junkie as their footprint will barely register on your pedal board. Slated to be available June 1st in theUK. Americans, unfortunately, will have to wait until the end of June.
Flashback Mini Delay- In its stock setting it uses the 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay algorithm which produces a perfectly clean delay signal.
Corona Mini Chorus- The stock setting replicates their original Stereo Chorus pedal released in 1976.
Shaker Mini Vibrato- A clean vibrato sound based on the algorithm of their original Stereo Chorus pedal.
Vortex Mini Flanger- Stock setting offers a classic tape flange.
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Used and vintage acoustic guitars can be your best friend or worst enemy. Obviously nothing is more important than how the guitar sounds and feels in your hands, but here are a few tips to make sure the guitar is in good structural shape.... Click on the title for more
If EQ and pan are the most useful tools to create an “open” mix where instruments don’t step on each other’s frequency or placement in the stereo field, a mix wouldn't sound alive without the use of more subtle depth related effects and techniques.
Effects like reverb and echo emulate natural sonic phenomenons related to distance - which is what aural depth related is all about - although, often the natural reverb of really good sounding rooms works better for certain instruments (drums in particular).... Click on the title for more
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"Spent a little time with the Tone Workstation, Mag Echo, and Loomer yesterday, and the results were inspiring. We love how the Loomer's Soft Focus reverb plays with the Mag's warm delay.... Click on the title for more
After a slight delay Blackout Effectors is now shipping the Special Twosome Deluxe. If you are unfamiliar with this company you seriously need to get acquainted. Aside from being hilarious in their name choices ('Cadavernous Reverb' ranks high in our chart of most ridiculous pedal monikers), they are making some damn fine pedals. Especially the Special Twosome Deluxe - A.K.A. the one STD you’ll want to rub in your friend’s face.
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Hey remember that time when ZVex bestowed upon the Earth the Fuzz Factory? Well prepare to throw that memory in the trash while you make room for the Fuzz Factory 7.
This new version is packed with new features that are sure to take your fuzz fetish to fantastic new heights. This new incarnation still allows you to get all the great recommended settings of the original. Such as Velcro Fuzz and Radio Fuzz.... Click on the title for more
