gear giveaway

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

The Luyas’ synth and pedal arsenal

To celebrate our upcoming, first Montreal Stompbox Exhibit, we decided to interview one of the most intriguing Montreal bands of the moment: with ethereal vocals, and thick, multi-layered instrumentals, The Luyas craft the type of songs that yield new musical discoveries on each pass. Their dreamy indie/psych, engaging lyricism, and sometimes…Click on the title for more

The Luyas’ synth and pedal arsenal

Adventure Audio Whateverb gets 4.5 stars on bestguitareffects.com

We were among the first ones to see and hear Adventure Audio's Whateverb - the company's owner and designer Christian Terjesen unveiled it at our 2016 Toronto Stompbox Exhibit just about one year ago - and we were instantly intrigued by it. The pedal has been a little bit of a sleeper, so it's great…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Whateverb gets 4.5 stars on bestguitareffects.com

Q&A with Jack Deville from Mr. Black and Friday Club Pedals

Jack Deville of Oregon's Mr. Black Pedals recently unveiled a new line of no frills stompboxes that sport three knobs (and one footswitch) each and also a brand new name: Friday Club Pedals. Even though they are hand made in the US (normally a synonymous of pricey), most of these effects sell…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Jack Deville from Mr. Black and Friday Club Pedals

New Pedals: Caroline’s Shigeharu Octave Up Fuzz

Based in Columbia, South Carolina, Caroline Guitar Company is not exactly a new face in the stompbox realm (they were founded in 2010), but offers products that have the "freshness" (of ideas and execution) of a startup, combined with the quality and sturdiness of a veteran in the field. One…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Caroline’s Shigeharu Octave Up Fuzz

Montreal Stompbox Exhibit – May 6-7, Moog Audio

- A Smorgasbord of Pedals! - RSVP HERE May 6-7 from 12pm to 6pm at Moog Audio Add to your: Facebook Event DIRECTIONS TO MOOG AUDIO HERE READ OUR BLOG ABOUT PEDALS! The Deli, Delicious Audio, and Moog Audio are proud to announce the 1st edition of The Montreal StompBox Exhibit, a free for all interactive display of guitar…Click on the title for more

Montreal Stompbox Exhibit – May 6-7, Moog Audio

James Supercave’s favorite pedal and synth

Click on the title for more

James Supercave’s favorite pedal and synth

Pedal to the Metal: Keeley Filaments

New releases by Keeley Electronics always tickle the wallet of many pedal aficionados. We are detecting an above average amount of buzz for the company's new high gain distortion that's about to drop in stores, called Filaments, maybe because the stompbox in question doesn't have one, nor two, but THREE stages of gain, which,…Click on the title for more

Pedal to the Metal: Keeley Filaments

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers demo by Knobs

The pedal demos by Knobs are unmissable, here's the one for the new Chase Bliss Audio dual distortion, named Brothers. We highlighted it a few weeks ago as a "Best of NAMM 2017" pedal here and had the pleasure of seeing it/hearing it at our Austin Stompbox Exhibit a few weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7jn_hEd-FIClick on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers demo by Knobs

Q&A with Kevin Henretta about the new H-Bomb line

Hailing from Saint Paul, MN, Henretta Engineering got us accustomed to tiny stompboxes with a big sound and hidden tweakability. However, they recently came out with a new line of regular sized pedals under the "H-Bomb" line, which we actually had a chance to see and hear at our latest…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Kevin Henretta about the new H-Bomb line