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Pedal manufacturer profile: Retro-Sonic

Pedal Manufacturer Profiles: Lotus Pedal Designs (by Gearphoria)

“The pedal thing started when the band I was in earlier on got back together for a reunion show in like 2009,” recalled Erspamer. “I had sold off most of my gear. I had one electric guitar, one acoustic guitar… no amp anymore. But if I was going to get…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profiles: Lotus Pedal Designs (by Gearphoria)

French manufacturer on the rise: Anasounds

The list of manufacturers that use wood for their pedal enclosures is not very long, and if, on the one hand, that organic material has definitely a lot of visual appeal, on the other it is always cause for concern when considering the unit's sturdiness (at least compared with the standard metal cases).…Click on the title for more

French manufacturer on the rise: Anasounds

Based in Montreal (the Canadian city hosting this weekend's Stompbox Exhibit!) Ground Control Audio is a small boutique pedal manufacturer that is getting more and more attention for its quality, hand made effects, so far exclusively focused on gain related designs: the company is currently offering three pedals tackling boost, overdrive and…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Ground Control Audio

Emerging Pedal Manufacturer: Side Effects

Greece has some interesting things going on stompbox-wise, and Side Effects is certainly contributing with some pedals leaning towards the atmospheric and ambient-y. Based in glorious Athens, this is a tiny operation (they use the word 'DIY' to describe their business model) building small batches of beautifully hand painted original…Click on the title for more

Emerging Pedal Manufacturer: Side Effects

Adventure Audio Whateverb gets 4.5 stars on bestguitareffects.com

We were among the first ones to see and hear Adventure Audio's Whateverb - the company's owner and designer Christian Terjesen unveiled it at our 2016 Toronto Stompbox Exhibit just about one year ago - and we were instantly intrigued by it. The pedal has been a little bit of a sleeper, so it's great…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Whateverb gets 4.5 stars on bestguitareffects.com

Q&A with Jack Deville from Mr. Black and Friday Club Pedals

Jack Deville of Oregon's Mr. Black Pedals recently unveiled a new line of no frills stompboxes that sport three knobs (and one footswitch) each and also a brand new name: Friday Club Pedals. Even though they are hand made in the US (normally a synonymous of pricey), most of these effects sell…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Jack Deville from Mr. Black and Friday Club Pedals

Q&A with Kevin Henretta about the new H-Bomb line

Hailing from Saint Paul, MN, Henretta Engineering got us accustomed to tiny stompboxes with a big sound and hidden tweakability. However, they recently came out with a new line of regular sized pedals under the "H-Bomb" line, which we actually had a chance to see and hear at our latest…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Kevin Henretta about the new H-Bomb line

Here's an excerpt from the excellent Gearphoria feature on Red Panda Lab, by Blake Wright: Curt Malouin has an expansive vision and concept of sound, and Red Panda is his laboratory: "Most of our manufacturing is done at factories because we use surface-mount for reliability and because all of our stuff…Click on the title for more

From Gearphoria: Red Panda Lab – Manufacturer Profile

Dusky Electronics: More Me Boost, Toasted Drive and Octomotron Fuzz

Based out of Durham, NC, Dusky Electronics is a relatively new manufacturer of pedals, amplifiers and speaker cabinets - incidentally, their D?O amp looks absolutely delicious and won Premier Guitar's "Premier Gear" label in 2016. But we ain't interested in amps over here, pedals only (or "petals" like our terrible intern from…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics: More Me Boost, Toasted Drive and Octomotron Fuzz

Foxpedal unveils three updated V2 pedals: Magnifica, Refinery and Wrath

Born in 2013, Richmond, VA's Foxpedal follows its mission to "create products for musicians who thrive on art and beauty" through a proud no-nonsense philosophy that makes them state, in their "about us" page: We are not boutique - Well, at least in the worst sense of the word. In the guitar-effects world,…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal unveils three updated V2 pedals: Magnifica, Refinery and Wrath

New Pedal Manufacturers: Deep Trip

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New Pedal Manufacturers: Deep Trip