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Q&A about Ernie Ball’s New Expression Tremolo

Since 2016, Ernie Ball brought a new dimension to effect pedals with its Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay. Both feature a built-in treadle that lets the player control various parameters and interact with the effects in musically expressive ways. While many modern pedals offer expression control via an external pedal,…Click on the title for more

Q&A about Ernie Ball’s New Expression Tremolo

Wampler Releases Reflection Reverb and EQuator EQ Pedals

Brian Wampler and the folks at Wampler Pedals have just announced the availability of the two new pedals we had the privilege to demo at our NAMM booth earlier this year: the Reflection reverb and the EQuator EQ pedal. Both pedals list for $199.97 and feature convenient top-mounted jacks, high-grade…Click on the title for more

Wampler Releases Reflection Reverb and EQuator EQ Pedals

The Five Best Pedals for Reggae

Next to metal, reggae is perhaps the most influential music genre to have entered our culture from another. Jazz, blues, rock, punk, rap…each grew up in its own U.S. subculture, while metal was a predominantly British creation. Reggae, on the other hand, was born in Jamaica in late 1968 and…Click on the title for more

The Five Best Pedals for Reggae

The Beaches’ Guitar Pedals in Recording “Late Show”

Named after the area in Toronto where they grew up, The Beaches are just about ready to explode. Their debut album “Late Show” is a rippin' collection with sensible, catchy melodies and a '60s stoner voice that’s almost in Grace Slick territory. In 2016, the band's lead guitarist Kylie Miller…Click on the title for more

The Beaches’ Guitar Pedals in Recording “Late Show”

New Pedal Walrus Audio’s Luminary V2 Quad Octave Generator

At our first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit we had the chance to play with Walrus Audio's Luminary, and we were rather impressed. It's definitely one of the most versatile "octavers" around, with its four-octave generator that allows for a wide variety of tones, ranging from pipe organ sounds to completely otherworldly noises. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Walrus Audio’s Luminary V2 Quad Octave Generator

If you’re seeking pedal tones from someone who’s crafted guitar gear for the stars, Suhr Guitars is a great place to start your search. Based in Lake Elsinore, California, the company was founded by famed guitar builder John Suhr, who’s created guitars, amps and effects for players that include Dire…Click on the title for more

Manufacturers Profile: Suhr Guitars

Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb

Hungry Robot never ceases to surprise us with their lush, imaginative designs. They just unveiled a new "Arpeggiating Reverb" called El Castillo. For those looking to get experimental with their time-based effects, the Hungry Robot El Castillo combines delay, reverb, and pitch-shifting into one fairly compact unit. The pedal is…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb

Mooer Audio Introduces Three New Micro Preamp Guitar Pedals

Mooer Audio has added another three classic preamp tones to its growing line of micro preamp pedals. These latest additions include the Cali-Dual (011), the Fried Mien (012) and the Matchbox (013). The Cali-Dual is based on a Mesa Dual Rectifier, the Fried Mien recreates the preamp of a Friedman…Click on the title for more

Mooer Audio Introduces Three New Micro Preamp Guitar Pedals

Inside Seymour Duncan’s “Dynamic Expression” pedals; the Silver Lake Reverb

Seymour Duncan brought a new dimension to delay in 2017 with the Andromeda delay, a fully programmable digital workhorse packed with eight types of delay, echo and repeats. What made the Andromeda unique was its use of Dynamic Expression, Seymour Duncan’s proprietary feature that allows the pedal to respond to…Click on the title for more

Inside Seymour Duncan’s “Dynamic Expression” pedals; the Silver Lake Reverb

Fender Santa Ana Overdrive

Here comes the first video of the Fender Santa Ana Overdrive, part of a line of six pedals Fender introduced at NAMM 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF7I9OlhMPU Armed with FET technology, this pedal lets you dial in sounds varying from “just a little hairy” all the way to thick, fully saturated overdrive. The…Click on the title for more

Fender Santa Ana Overdrive

Caroline Rose’s Pedals & Synths

New York City-based songwriter/producer Caroline Rose has reinvented her sound on her sophomore LP Loner. Dawning an ironically sporty aesthetic, Rose delivers poignant tales of loneliness and disillusionment with a cigarette in hand. Contrasting the Americana sensibilities of 2014’s I Will Not Be Afraid, Loner combines elements of 70s punk…Click on the title for more

Caroline Rose’s Pedals & Synths

The Wah Pedal Inductor: The Secret to Your Favorite Wah Tone

Interested in wah pedals? Check out our comprehensive Best Wah Pedals guide. --- The wah pedal has been with us since 1967, and like most effects, it’s undergone changes during its long run. Some of the most tonally significant revisions have involved the wah inductor. Of all the components in…Click on the title for more

The Wah Pedal Inductor: The Secret to Your Favorite Wah Tone