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Manufacturer Profiles: Matthews Effects

From their tones to their graphically illustrated cases, you won’t mistake Matthews Effects for any other stompboxes out there. Founder Rick Matthews launched the company in 2013 in Tri-Cities, Washington. he decided to name it after his family name because, he says, “I wanted to put my own mark…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profiles: Matthews Effects

Experimental Noize Spin Cycle

$350 - An emulation of the 122 cabinet that offers control over standard parameters like speed, acceleration, balance and mic distance, plus innovative features like separate speed controls for the treble and bass rotors, adjustable braking rates, tube emulation and more.Click on the title for more

Experimental Noize Spin Cycle

Hammond Leslie G

$329 - Leslie’s own entry in the rotary-speaker emulation market for guitarists, it's a smaller version of its Digital Leslie Pedal. Features emulations of the 122, 147 and 18 model cabinets, as well as the Hammond PR-40.Click on the title for more

Hammond Leslie G

Neo Instruments Ventilator II

$449 - Pedal version of a desktop-style pedal that emulates the Leslie 122. While the Ventilator’s feature set is no richer than what’s offered on some pedals in the Leslie Emulator category, the quality of its emulation is truly exceptional, with a depth of realism that few can match.Click on the title for more

Neo Instruments Ventilator II

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

Is it possible to reinvent the distortion pedal? Canada’s Nanolog Audio thinks so. The Edmonton, Alberta, pedal maker has introduced the WaveFunction, a versatile pedal that uses both traditional and innovative techniques to produce a range of overdriven tones. At the heart of the WaveFunction is a new approach to…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

Vote for the Best New Pedal of 2019 + Win a PRS Guitar!

Stomp-obsessed minds, This week, to celebrate the upcoming Austin Stompbox Exhibit (March 16/17), we are launching a super special giveaway with a super special prize by our sponsor Paul Reed Smith: a PRS SE Standard 24! And while we are at it, we'll ask you to vote for your favorite new guitar pedals…Click on the title for more

Vote for the Best New Pedal of 2019 + Win a PRS Guitar!

Adventure Audio unveils the Outer Rings Ring Mod

If there's one effect that pre-dated the current "glitch pedal" mania, that is, without a doubt, the ring modulator, an effect that sounds wrong, that sounds weird - that sounds like the music your parents don't understand, therefore, wonderful. Adventurous upstate New York effect designer Adventure Audio just unveiled a new…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio unveils the Outer Rings Ring Mod

ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2018! March 16/17 in Downtown Austin!

Sponsored by FREE WITH RSVP - HERE! WHEN: Friday, March 16, from 12pm to 7 pm Saturday, March 17, from 11 am to 6 pm WHERE: The Chuggin' Monkey (upstairs) 219 E 6th St, Austin, TX (directions here) HOW MUCH: In case you missed that: FREE with RSVP! Everybody's favorite pedal party will be…Click on the title for more

ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2018! March 16/17 in Downtown Austin!

Eric Merrow’s Favorite Stompboxes at NAMM 2018

Eric Merrow is the brave videographer who shot 91 pedal demos at NAMM 2018 inside our Stompbox Booth - we named this endeavor "the NAMM Pedal Demo Marathon," you can see 71 videos here and the other 20 here. Because of this massive undertaking, he is without the shade of a…Click on the title for more

Eric Merrow’s Favorite Stompboxes at NAMM 2018

The Best (of the Best) New Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018: #1. JHS Pedals Bonsai

Is there a rigorous way to determine what were the best products among the new pedals presented at NAMM 2018? We doubt it, firstly because "Best of" lists are and always will be entirely subjective. Secondly, it's worth noting that NAMM "Best of" lists tend to be skewed toward pedals that sport intriguing new…Click on the title for more

The Best (of the Best) New Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018: #1. JHS Pedals Bonsai

BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) Chips: The Magic Behind Analog Delay Pedals

The MN3205 BBD chip in an original Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay pedal. (Photo: Christopher Scapelliti) Guitarists have been treated to a wealth of innovations in the world of delay effects. Originally, echo and other time-based effects could be created only by mechanical means. Analog tape devices, like the 1960s Maestro…Click on the title for more

BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) Chips: The Magic Behind Analog Delay Pedals

Seen at NAMM 2018: Catalinbread Epoch Pre

We were a bit confused initially when we heard that Catalinbread was coming out with a new pedal called "Epoch Pre" - assuming it was maybe a streamlined version of their Belle Epoch delay, a recreation of a vintage Maestro Echoplex 3 EP-3 tape echo. Well, we were wrong. The…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM 2018: Catalinbread Epoch Pre