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6 of the best vintage guitar effect circuits (by Gearphoria)

We love it when our friends at Gearphoria publish these articles about vintage effect designs, this one is about the 6 classic circuits every stompbox geek should know! Attention, some of them were not originally found in pedals, like the Electra distortion (which was inside the guitar) or the Armstrong Green Ringer…Click on the title for more

6 of the best vintage guitar effect circuits (by Gearphoria)

Bellows talk about their music, guitars, pedals & synths

Bellows is the bedroom project of Brooklyn songwriter/guitarist/producer Oliver Kalb, an ex member of now defunct NYC artist collective The Epoch. Active with this solo project since the beginning of the decade, Oliver has developed a sound that's at once melodic, edgy and delicately textured. Latest and third LP 'Fist &…Click on the title for more

Bellows talk about their music, guitars, pedals & synths

Pedal Manufacturer Profiles: Lotus Pedal Designs (by Gearphoria)

“The pedal thing started when the band I was in earlier on got back together for a reunion show in like 2009,” recalled Erspamer. “I had sold off most of my gear. I had one electric guitar, one acoustic guitar… no amp anymore. But if I was going to get…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profiles: Lotus Pedal Designs (by Gearphoria)

Here are the boards of the companies that particicpated in our first Montreal Stompbox Exhibit! Pictures of shredders in action can be found in this Facebook album! Click on the title for more

Boards from the first Montreal Stompbox Exhibit (2017)

French manufacturer on the rise: Anasounds

The list of manufacturers that use wood for their pedal enclosures is not very long, and if, on the one hand, that organic material has definitely a lot of visual appeal, on the other it is always cause for concern when considering the unit's sturdiness (at least compared with the standard metal cases).…Click on the title for more

French manufacturer on the rise: Anasounds

Send Medicine’s guitar pedals in “July Eyes”

Inspired by the mind expanding sounds of the '60s, Send Medicine began as the solo project for Toronto based singer/songwriter Julian Hacquebard in the summer of 2012. Now based in Los Angeles and expanded to five (and at times six) members , the band, in debut album "Scary Aquarius Daughter" honed…Click on the title for more

Send Medicine’s guitar pedals in “July Eyes”

Based in Montreal (the Canadian city hosting this weekend's Stompbox Exhibit!) Ground Control Audio is a small boutique pedal manufacturer that is getting more and more attention for its quality, hand made effects, so far exclusively focused on gain related designs: the company is currently offering three pedals tackling boost, overdrive and…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Ground Control Audio

Color Tongue Pedals & Creative Process

Color Tongue is a spacey, indie-psych rock band hailing from Brooklyn. Their latest release, Sprouts, is 8 tracks of inventive, sometimes atmospheric tracks, that while feeling expansive, ground itself with both its fun and infectious qualities. With such a myriad of different sounds coming from their latest record, we were curious…Click on the title for more

Color Tongue Pedals & Creative Process

J Mascis’/Dinosaur Jr sound and gear

Great music is always relevant, and it's not a stretch to say that J. Mascis' Dinosaur Jr has grown to become one of the most influential rock acts of all times. If your band is into that kind of '90s slacker rock vibe, check out this video from last year by Reverb…Click on the title for more

J Mascis’/Dinosaur Jr sound and gear

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

The Kay Fuzztone was a quirky, cheap looking, treadle-based fuzz pedal from the 60’s. It sounded quite unique though, and Black Cat pedals has ushered this idea into the modern era (and developed it further) with their Monster-K, an octave fuzz that is capable of complete sonic mayhem. The pedal's first…Click on the title for more

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

Brooklyn’s The Boobies talk about Pedals

Brooklyn's own The Boobies are a garage pop four-piece with some instant-earworm songwriting chops, but don't let that fool you---the group isn't afraid to get dirty and bare their fangs when they mean it. With the recent release of their single, "Children of the Dark Art," the band agreed to give…Click on the title for more

Brooklyn’s The Boobies talk about Pedals

Emerging Pedal Manufacturer: Side Effects

Greece has some interesting things going on stompbox-wise, and Side Effects is certainly contributing with some pedals leaning towards the atmospheric and ambient-y. Based in glorious Athens, this is a tiny operation (they use the word 'DIY' to describe their business model) building small batches of beautifully hand painted original…Click on the title for more

Emerging Pedal Manufacturer: Side Effects