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New (Crazy) Pedals: TWA Dynamorph

We saw this pedal by NJ based TWA (an acronym for "Totally Wicked Audio") at our NAMM 2017 mixed booth and it looked intriguing indeed, if anything for the name of its controls - there's a Kafka/Ovid switch, and a "Gestation" mini-knob! The effect's presentation is also interesting: "Distortion? Fuzz? Filter? Synth?…Click on the title for more

New (Crazy) Pedals: TWA Dynamorph

Read Gearphoria inside The Deli’s Austin Issue!

Stompbox-philes, Once again The Deli will be hosting a mag inside the mag! The hosted mag is Gearphoria, a digital magazine focused on boutique manufacturers of guitar gear. Well, "digital" until now, since The Deli's issue will be in print! Check out their section about pedals here, linked to the Austin Stompbox Exhibit…Click on the title for more

Read Gearphoria inside The Deli’s Austin Issue!

Strymon debuts Sunset Dual Overdrive at Austin Stompbox Exhibit

Strymon, at last, seems to have gotten the distortion bug - and overcome their aversion for the color red! The Californian stompbox manufacturer just unveiled their second distortion pedal ever, after 2016's Riverside Overdrive (since their birth in 2008, they had only released non-distortion pedals, developing a reputation for luscious clean sounds, although…Click on the title for more

Strymon debuts Sunset Dual Overdrive at Austin Stompbox Exhibit

ATX Stompbox Exhibit giveaway: Win a PRS SE Standard 24 Guitar! [ended]

Founded in 1985, guitar (and since 2009 also amp) manufacturer Paul Reed Smith has since then cemented its reputation for high-quality guitars with an unmistakable look. For the third year in a row, PRS will be sponsoring our Austin Stompbox Exhibit, providing nine demo guitars and one bass (yes, they make…Click on the title for more

ATX Stompbox Exhibit giveaway: Win a PRS SE Standard 24 Guitar! [ended]

Austin 2017 Issue of The Deli is out, with Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo Specials!

Hey gear lovers! As you should know by now, on March 17-18 we will be organizing our yearly double event in Austin with a smorgasbord of synths and pedals in one (beautiful) room! We printed an issue to help promote it, you can now check it out online, here!Click on the title for more

Austin 2017 Issue of The Deli is out, with Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo Specials!

Klon + Tube Screamer in one pedal: Greenchild K818 Dual Overdrive

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Klon + Tube Screamer in one pedal: Greenchild K818 Dual Overdrive

Win two Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Distorted souls with fuzzy thoughts, To celebrate the upcoming Austin Stompbox Exhibit (scheduled for March 17-18, during $X$W's Music Week) we are giving away two sweet, sweet pedal effects! Strymon needs no introduction, they are the leading manufacturer of digital, studio quality pedal effects. Their latest pedal, the Riverside Multistage Drive, is…Click on the title for more

Win two Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Bondi Effects 2026 Compressor Limiter

You may think that Bondi Effects is another Italian manufacturer (we covered a bunch of them as of late), but the name actually originates from an Australian aboriginal word meaning "the sound of waves crashing over rocks." Is that natural sound the precursor of fuzz? Founded in 2013 and run by husband…Click on the title for more

Bondi Effects 2026 Compressor Limiter

New Pedal Manufacturers: Deep Trip

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New Pedal Manufacturers: Deep Trip

Electro-Harmonix SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine

This press release just came in from Electro-Harmionix, it sounds intriguing... The SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine transform your guitar sound into classic electronic synthesizers and features nine of the most distinctive vintage synth type sounds: OBX, PROFIT V, VIBE SYNTH, MINI MOOD, EHX MINI, SOLO SYNTH, MOOD BASS, STRING SYNTH and…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine

TC Electronics Mimiq and Keeley 30ms

Double tracking guitar parts has been a technique used in recording for decades (and also live actually, if there is more than one guitarist) to thicken things up. It can make guitars sound bigger, fuller, wider, and more textured. In the '60s Abbey Road Studio's engineer Ken Thousand came up…Click on the title for more

TC Electronics Mimiq and Keeley 30ms

Seen at NAMM: Baroni Lab Pedals

Italian based pedal manufacturer Baroni Lab offers an array of quality, hand-built stompboxes (they also manufacture amps). Their pedal range covers all kinds of ground, including distortions, modulation, time-based effects, and tube preamps. What sets the company’s pedal line apart from the rest is that all their stompboxes run on 12v DC…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM: Baroni Lab Pedals