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Reverb.com’s The Pedal Movie is Out!

Guitar pedals were kind to Reverb.com, and vice-versa. Founded in 2013, the online marketplace became almost overnight the place where stompbox lovers could research and trade new and used effects pedals. The sleek online portal looked like it was built for that very specific niche of the market featuring high-quality videos…Click on the title for more

Reverb.com’s The Pedal Movie is Out!

Rock Stock Bright Switch Utility Pedal

Those who enjoy experimenting with their pedals during a live performance wouldn't be able to do that very well without a resource that's often lacking on stages... light! This little utility pedal by Rock Stock, called Bright Switch, provides that, and a few more functions like USB charging port and…Click on the title for more

Rock Stock Bright Switch Utility Pedal

StompBOX book, two new volumes about pedals

The musicphiles among you may have stumbled upon a (very cool) hardcover book about vinyl collectors called Dust & Grooves, Adventures in Record Collecting. Beautifully curated by Israeli photographer, author and DIY publisher Eilon Paz, the book came out in 2015 and was a hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjeL7Eq-qaM In the following years,…Click on the title for more

StompBOX book, two new volumes about pedals

Electro-Harmonix Cntl Knob Static Expression Pedal

Sometimes a simple device can open up some unexpected creative options or save some space on your board - or both! NYC's Electro-Harmonics just unveiled a mini-pedal called Cntl Knob which works a little like an "non-rocking" expression pedal, but with a much smaller footprint. Two knobs control your Exp…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Cntl Knob Static Expression Pedal

Reverb posts official trailer of The Pedal Movie

It really seems like pedals are taking over the world these days! To underscore the golden age of stompboxes, online marketplace Reverb.com has been working on a movie entirely focused on this niche, called "The Pedal Movie." Today the official trailer was posted on YOuTube, check it out, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djikmL-q7_8…Click on the title for more

Reverb posts official trailer of The Pedal Movie

Does the Type of Battery You Use Affect Your Pedal’s Sound?

Blame it on Eric Johnson, the multigenre American guitarist known for being OCD when it comes to his tone. Years ago, Johnson inadvertently gave rise to the suggestion that the type of battery used to power a pedal can make a difference in its sound. To be clear, what he…Click on the title for more

Does the Type of Battery You Use Affect Your Pedal’s Sound?

D’Addario Launches NYXL Line of Strings – Made in NY!

Leading string manufacturer D'Addario recently launched a new line of guitar strings that proudly features the letters "NY" in its name: NYXL. This is to bring attention to the fact that the Long Island based company, after spending the last few years working towards centralizing every step of their operation,…Click on the title for more

D’Addario Launches NYXL Line of Strings – Made in NY!

Disaster Area Midi pedal controllers DMC 4-B and DMC 7

Disaster Area's newly released DMC-7 and DMC 4-B (big brothers of the DMC -3 and DMC-6) are designed to give guitarists more control over the complex function of their Midi equipped pedals, placing at the tip of their foot functions often only accessible through heavy "finger action". What you can use this pedal for…Click on the title for more

Disaster Area Midi pedal controllers DMC 4-B and DMC 7

Circuits to Cure Cancer

Between April 18th and April 28th over 40 guitar pedals will be auctioned off through eBay with 100% of the proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital to help treat children with cancer, and to fund cancer research. This group of pedal builders, called Circuits to Cure Cancer, was…Click on the title for more

Circuits to Cure Cancer

Shure introduces guitar receiver/stomp box tuner GLX-D6

At NAMM 2103 Chicago-based manufacturer Shure announced a new, affordable and really unique wireless system for guitarists, the GLX-D6, which is both a powerful transmitter and a reliable stompbox tuner. The GLX-D6 shares with the other Shure new wireless systems the Automatic Frequency Management technology, which – working on 4 different frequencies – guarantees pristine…Click on the title for more

Shure introduces guitar receiver/stomp box tuner GLX-D6

Pedal Review: IK Multimedia iRig Stomp

Amp modeling is one of the coolest developments in guitar technology in recent years. One of the front runners continues to be IK Multimedia who have been designing amp modeling software since 2002. Their AmpliTube package has continued to grow and has now jumped platforms to include iOS functionality on iPod…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: IK Multimedia iRig Stomp

Pedal News: GloKnob

It's not too often that I see a product that seems like it actually adds something new, useful and exciting to the drab world of pedal accessories. The GloKnob is an exception to that rule. Ever wanted to automate a pedal knob while in the middle of a solo or…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: GloKnob