gear giveaway

Win an Elektron Digitakt

Synth freaks, To celebrate the upcoming Austin Synth Expo (scheduled for March 16-17, during $X$W's Music Week) we are starting to give away some electronic gear! The folks at Elektron have built a super solid reputation for great sounding synths and intuitive control interfaces, and this month one of you will have the…Click on the title for more

Win an Elektron Digitakt

It takes more than nerve to call your company Gamechanger Audio. You also need groundbreaking ideas to live up to the name. Since launching in November 2015, Latvian company Gamechanger Audio has shown that it has what it takes. The company’s debut product was the Plus Pedal. Introduced at NAMM…Click on the title for more

Pedal Builder Profile: Gamechanger Audio

Pedal Swap at Main Drag Music on February 10th!

Hey Stompboxers in the NYC area! For those of you who live and breath pedals, at Main Drag Music on February 10th, from 10 to 5 pm, there's an opportunity to exchange the effects that are sitting on the margins of your board for something a little more exciting and inspiring.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Swap at Main Drag Music on February 10th!

Eventide introduces PowerMax Pedal PSU

You may have noticed this unforeseen power supplier by Eventide (in collaboration with Polish PSU experts Cioks) in some of the videos of our NAMM 2018 Pedal Demo Marathon. The unit is presented as “a revolution in ultra-low noise, compact and lightweight power solution for your pedalboard”. More info under this video…Click on the title for more

Eventide introduces PowerMax Pedal PSU

All the boards at the NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth!

At this year's NAMM show 15 boutique pedal companies used our Stompbox Booth to showcase their pedals; here's an interactive gallery with images of their boards and video of their latest stompbox designs.Click on the title for more

All the boards at the NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth!

The New Guitar Effects released at NAMM 2018!

ATTENTION! This page has a lot of content, if you are connected through cellular we recommend you save it for when you have wi-fi, or it might take a while to load! BEST GUITAR PEDALS AT NAMM 2018 LIST HERE This year we tried something new at NAMM: the Delicious Audio's…Click on the title for more

The New Guitar Effects released at NAMM 2018!

Epigaze Audio Ascension Reverb

"Driven by the love for simplicity, rock and roll, and all things cosmic," Milwaukee's Epigaze Audio has been focusing on gain and utility pedals since 2013. At NAMM 2018 they introduced their first reverb, called Ascension and scheduled for a spring 2018 release. This is a unique stompbox with three different…Click on the title for more

Epigaze Audio Ascension Reverb

Outlaw Effects Debuts Echo, Compressor and Overdrive Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018

Micro-sized pedals were once touted for their small size and affordability. They didn’t have the features or, often, the sound of their bigger brethren, but what they lacked in versatility and tone they made up for with their conveniently-sized cases and low prices. In recent years, though, micro pedals have…Click on the title for more

Outlaw Effects Debuts Echo, Compressor and Overdrive Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018

Matthews Effects – Conductor V2 Optical Tremolo

Matthews Effects' Rick Matthews came in person to our Stompbox Booth to shoot this video of the new Conductor V2 Optical Tremolo, more info about the pedal at the bottom of this post! Discover more new devices in our comprehensive, interactive page of new pedals announced at NAMM 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KULzfSugJVo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhKvGoeHYMw…Click on the title for more

Matthews Effects – Conductor V2 Optical Tremolo

Cusack Music’s unveils a Digital Reverb Prototype at NAMM

Here's a video we shot in our NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth of a new dual digital reverb prototype by Cusack Music! Discover more new devices in our comprehensive, interactive page of new pedals announced at NAMM 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqAtTDjc7sw&feature=youtu.beClick on the title for more

Cusack Music’s unveils a Digital Reverb Prototype at NAMM

Seen at NAMM: Nanolog WaveFunction Overdrive

With the WaveFunction, the Canadian team at Nanolog are trying something new, utilizing a new technology built on carbon molecular junctions that allow for a new palette of sounds not available with silicon diodes. We shot a video of this pedal at out NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth, check it out!…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM: Nanolog WaveFunction Overdrive

New at NAMM: Tsakalis Audioworks Galactic Modulation

Tsakalis Audioworks came all the way from Greece (a country that's producing a lot of yummy stompboxes) to showcase at NAMM. They came to our Stompbox Booth to show us their two new pedals. The one we found most intriguing was the Galactic Modulation. This is a unique design which, apart…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM: Tsakalis Audioworks Galactic Modulation