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How to improve your tone with an EQ pedal (by Wampler)

Pedal geeks on a constant quest to conquer their dream distortion try (and buy) pedal after pedal in search of "the sound in their heads." EQ pedals might sound like a boring option in the pool of exciting devices available out there, but they are actually a powerful tool in…Click on the title for more

How to improve your tone with an EQ pedal (by Wampler)

Pedals at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2017 [A-E]

The Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit is in less than a month, so we thought you may enjoy a little intro to all the participating manufacturers... Since there are so many (full list here), we thought we'd break the list down into three sections. Here's the first one, featuring effects from manufacturers from…Click on the title for more

Pedals at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2017 [A-E]

Salt Cathedral’s Live Rig

This is a cool interview by REMEZCLA with synth pop duo Salt Cathedral about their gear and live show set up. This is a really talented, Brooklyn based band hailing from Columbia that has been covered extensively in our sister blog The Deli NYC. https://www.youtube.com/embed/T3m4YecxdnE The pedals they use are mostly for vocals,…Click on the title for more

Salt Cathedral’s Live Rig

Review: Old Blood Noise Fault OD/Distortion [by Gearphoria]

The Fault overdrive/distortion is the latest straightforward entry from Old Blood Noise Endeavors. OBNE started by taking commonplace effects and twisting them to do unusual things. Lately, though, they’ve been slowly building a toolkit they call their Utility Line: a few simple tools, like an EQ Buffer pedal, a headphone…Click on the title for more

Review: Old Blood Noise Fault OD/Distortion [by Gearphoria]

Rage Against The Machine’s debut album turns 25!

Believe it or not, this year Rage Against the Machine's incendiary debut album is turning 25 years old (it came out in 1992!), and, as of today, it still ranks on the top of our list of records with the most original guitar sounds (OK, we'll admit it's not just…Click on the title for more

Rage Against The Machine’s debut album turns 25!

This Weekend! Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit at Main Drag Music

Stompbox Expo + Pedal Exchange! YOU MUST RSVP HERE, IT'S FREE! September 9-10 from 12pm to 7pm at Main Drag Music FACEBOOK EVENT DIRECTIONS TO MAIN DRAG MUSIC (330 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY) Add to Calendar The Deli, Delicious Audio, and Main Drag Music are proud to announce the 7th edition of The Brooklyn StompBox…Click on the title for more

This Weekend! Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit at Main Drag Music

The pedals of Electric Eye’s Øystein Braut – in 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9OU4f-hLSA You'll be hard pressed to find a current band that sounds more psychedelic than Electric Eye, but the Norwegian group throughout the years has evolved far beyond that genre's mind altering confines. The band incorporates spacey sounds and fuzzy drones paired against a slick classic rock aesthetic. With those thick,…Click on the title for more

The pedals of Electric Eye’s Øystein Braut – in 2017

Germany, considered the manufacturing engine of Europe, may not be the first (or the tenth) country that comes to mind when you think of guitar effects, but Munich-based Ohmless Pedals is working on changing that. The boutique pedal company, which has been churning out stylish looking stompboxes since 2014, has…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile – Ohmless Pedals

Vintage, influential circuits: the Arbiter Fuzz Face [by Gearphoria]

Our friends at Gearphoria published a story about the legendary Fuzz pedal Arbiter Fuzz Face, one of the most cloned pedals in history. Here's an excerpt: "According to Mike Fuller." - Read the full article by Timothy Smith in the Summer 2017 issue of Gearphoria. Jim Dunlop bought the rights…Click on the title for more

Vintage, influential circuits: the Arbiter Fuzz Face [by Gearphoria]

Z.Vex’s latest limited edition pedals (2016-2017)

Minneapolis based pedal builder Z.Vex Effects features some true and tried classics among its colorful and quirky looking line of stompboxes. Their Fuzz Factory turned twenty in 2015 and has been a best seller for years - it recently placed second in this list of best selling fuzz pedals compiled by Reverb.com. Other popular models include…Click on the title for more

Z.Vex’s latest limited edition pedals (2016-2017)

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTR246Km6co If you are feeling in the mood for surfy and grungey sonic fun, we've got a band for ya: they are called Fruit & Flowers and they hail from Brooklyn, NY. The four-piece is technically skilled, with fast-paced and fleshed-out guitar parts (as heard in tracks like “Pick Fairy”)…Click on the title for more

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

Living Room Gear’s Best 10 Pedals EVER! (Up to 2017)

In this website, we often link to pedal videos by Living Room Gear Demos, so when Eirik posted the video at the bottom of this post, listing his favorite ten pedals ever, we couldn't resist but build this interactive gallery - each thumbnail links to his demo of the pedal you…Click on the title for more

Living Room Gear’s Best 10 Pedals EVER! (Up to 2017)