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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

BK Stompbox Exhibit + Pedal Exchange 2018 – New & Bigger Location!

Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit + Pedal Exchange! TRY/BUY NEW PEDALS BY EQD, RED PANDA, CHASE BLISS AUDIO, EMPRESS EFFECTS, DEATH BY AUDIO, ONE CONTROL, WALRUS AUDIO, MALEKKO + more! Active Web Giveaways: Strymon, Eventide. At the show: pedal vouchers + discounts + pedal exchange + rep support in a no-noise environment!…Click on the title for more

BK Stompbox Exhibit + Pedal Exchange 2018 – New & Bigger Location!

Announcing the 1st Brooklyn Vintage Guitar Exchange!

1ST BROOKLYN VINTAGE GUITAR EXCHANGE! YOU MUST RSVP HERE, IT'S FREE! Sponsored by June 9-10 12-7pm on Sat, 10am-5pm on Sun @ Absurd Conclave Here at Delicious Audio we are thrilled to announce that this year, in the same room hosting the 8th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, we'll also organize our…Click on the title for more

Announcing the 1st Brooklyn Vintage Guitar Exchange!

Stomp Under Foot recreates the ’72 Tri Muff v6 Fuzz

With the '72 Tri Muff v6 Fuzz, Florida based manufacturer Stomp Under Foot gives us a sweet take on the "Triangle" Big Muff, which was the first version of a circuit bound to go through many transformations. The triangle Big Muff appeared in 1969 and stayed in production until 1973.…Click on the title for more

Stomp Under Foot recreates the ’72 Tri Muff v6 Fuzz

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