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Q&A with EarthQuaker Devices about the Pyramids Stereo Flanger

FYI We are currently having a giveaway for a EQD Pyramids linked to our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit (June 9-10) When we think of flanging, our minds typically recall the traditional “swooshing” effect first popularized in the 1960s on songs like the Small Faces’ “Itchycoo Park” and the Beatles’ “Blue Jay…Click on the title for more

Q&A with EarthQuaker Devices about the Pyramids Stereo Flanger

Mattoverse Electronics Presents the QuadraMix Compact Mixer

Mattoverse Electronics has released QuadraMix, a four-input, dual-output mixer in a compact, heavy-duty pedalboard-friendly enclosure. Quadramix can be used to feed multiple sources into a guitar or bass amplifier, or as a headphone amplifier for quiet rehearsal. It features two high-impedance inputs designed for guitar and bass and two low-impedance…Click on the title for more

Mattoverse Electronics Presents the QuadraMix Compact Mixer

Mad Professor Kosmos Ambient Reverb/Delay Pedal

The Kosmos is Mad Professor’s new reverb pedal, offering a wide variety of ambient settings in a small and versatile stompbox. With just one footswitch you can, of course, turn the pedal on and off, but also hold the switch for freeze function ambient effect or make beautiful swell effects…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Kosmos Ambient Reverb/Delay Pedal

Stacks FX Anomaly Delay with LFO

Californian Boutique pedal maker Stacks FX has released its first delay pedal, the Thsee Anomaly, and it looks and sound very intriguing indeed. This optically controlled delay offers a fully featured LFO section (i.e. modulation) with tap tempo, six multipliers and 8 different waveforms to choose from, including the always-fun random…Click on the title for more

Stacks FX Anomaly Delay with LFO

Greenhouse Effects Deity Reverb

Greenhouse Effects has just launched Deity, a reverb pedal that delivers immersive ambience with a carefully selected palette of secondary effects. The artwork also deserves a mention - it truly looks delicious! The basis of Deity is a strong foundational reverb tone. The pedal has three modes that offer options such…Click on the title for more

Greenhouse Effects Deity Reverb

New at the BKLYN Stompbox Exhibit: Hotone Binary Series

Hotone Audio’s just released four new pedals under the Binary Series label, and visitors of the 8th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit will be able to try them for the first time. These effects delivers pro-level amp, cabinet, delay and modulation tones in small but powerful stompboxes. Based on the same modeling/original effect library…Click on the title for more

New at the BKLYN Stompbox Exhibit: Hotone Binary Series

One of the most prominent of the many stompbox manufacturers based in Portland, Oregon, Spaceman Effects has been making fine boutique effect pedals since 2009. The company builds its products by hand in small batches, resulting in occasional explosions of “Sold Out” markers on its website’s product listings. Supplies are…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Spaceman Effects

Malekko Heavy Industry Downer Wavefolder/Saturation/Octave/Filter

If you like your guitar tone deep-down low and distorted, Malekko Heavy Industries has a new pedal that can take it to new depths. The appropriately named Downer - a pedal whose prototype we saw at NAMM 2018 - is a combination wavefolder/saturation and pitch-shifting pedal. Saturation, the more “subtle” of…Click on the title for more

Malekko Heavy Industry Downer Wavefolder/Saturation/Octave/Filter

The names of Spruce Effects’ pedals are inspired by nature, which is fitting. The San Francisco Bay Area company designs fuzz and drive stompboxes that help guitarists create tones that are true to who they are. “We’re not so much interested in creating sounds that are novel and single-dimensional,” write Brian…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturers Profile: Spruce Effects

One Control Launches New BJF Baby Blue and Super Apricot Overdrive Pedals

One Control has introduced the Baby Blue and Super Apricot overdrive pedals to its BJF collection of effects. The Japanese switcher and effect pedal company created the new stompboxes in collaboration with pedal designer Björn Juhl, whose BJF series is rapidly growing. Both pedals are now shipping to dealers. One…Click on the title for more

One Control Launches New BJF Baby Blue and Super Apricot Overdrive Pedals

J. Rockett Audio Designs Releases Mini JET Series Pedals

J. Rockett Audio Designs has just released four new limited-edition mini JET Series pedals as a thank you to its customers after 10 years in business. “We wanted to create a limited run series of pedals that all of our players would appreciate as Pro Quality products” says company cofounder…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Designs Releases Mini JET Series Pedals

How to Use Overdrive with Acoustic Guitar

Overdrive is a natural fit with electric guitars. But when used sparingly, it can also lend a bit of gritty warmth to an acoustic guitar and give your tone more mass and power. Acoustic guitarists who use overdrive pedals onstage include Howie Day, Joseph Arthur, Damien Rice, Phil Keaggy, John…Click on the title for more

How to Use Overdrive with Acoustic Guitar