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New Pedals: F-Pedals’ Echo Bandit

Tape echo has attained an almost mythical status in the music production world, by boosting the widespread love for this spacey effect with the "vintage factor" of analog tape and all its warmth and fluttery character. No wonder many manufacturers are attempting to recreate the sound of those old analog tape echo machines in stompbox format... The…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: F-Pedals’ Echo Bandit

Main Ace FX debuts Space Invader delay at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

New Jersey boutique pedal manufacturer Main.Ace.FX recently participated in the 2016 edition of The Deli's Stompbox Exhibit at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn showing off new and updated artwork on all their pedals, and debuted their first delay effect, the David Bowie inspired "Space Invader" (top leftt in the board).…Click on the title for more

Main Ace FX debuts Space Invader delay at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Yoke Lore and the creative process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0tUzn6_Go Combing lush vocal harmonies and smart, dance-y, instrumental layers, Yoke Lore creates tunes that have the force of a formidable sonic front, but still manage to sound sincere. Though his tracks reflect a ready-for-airwaves sheen, there's nothing about the Brooklyn-based artist's music that seems rote, and his work is at once…Click on the title for more

Yoke Lore and the creative process

Pedalboards at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Pedal dudes and dudettes, here are portraits of the 49 manufacturer boards that participated in the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016, enjoy! General pictures of the event can be found on the Facebook album here.Click on the title for more

Pedalboards at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

The Mixed Fuzz Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Here's the Fuzz mixed board that will be on display at this weekend's Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit! List of pedals below, click on the image for readable size. KHDK - Scuzz Box Rabbit Hole FX - Chaosmic Fuzz Rainger FX - Dr. Freakenstein DrFF-3 Rainger FX - Dr. Freakenstein Dwarf Wright Sounds…Click on the title for more

The Mixed Fuzz Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Pedals at the BK SBE: the updated Rockbox Boiling Point

The notorious Boiling Point from Rockbox has returned in 2014 with an updated look and slimmer price tag (check out the old version here) You'll be able to check out this new version this very weekend at our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. While sporting some new features, the amp-like mojo that made…Click on the title for more

Pedals at the BK SBE: the updated Rockbox Boiling Point

Featured Pedals: Experimental Noize’s Aphazing Phaser

One of the most versatile phase shifters out there, the Aphazing from Los Angeles-based Experimental Noize offers control over virtually every parameter of the effect, giving the player the ability to dial in some very cool sounds that just aren’t possible with standard phasers. While most phase shifters only include knobs for…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedals: Experimental Noize’s Aphazing Phaser

The Mixed Overdrive Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Here's the Overdrive mixed board that will be on display at this weekend's Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit! List of pedals below, click on the image for readable size. Baldera Pedals - Mosfet Overdrive Ernie Ball - Expression OD Escape Plan Pedals - Butch Jonny Rock Gear - The Rewolver Jonny Rock…Click on the title for more

The Mixed Overdrive Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Amplifire takes amp emulation to the next level

The world of guitar amp emulations continues to see innovative new products, and Amplifire, born from the collaboration between Atomic Amplifiers and Studio Devil, has been gathering a lot of attention since its launch in 2015. This stompbox blends highly realistic amplifier simulations, effects modeling, and speaker impulses into one…Click on the title for more

Amplifire takes amp emulation to the next level

New Pedal: Mu-FX Boostron 3

A power trio of pedals, the Boostron 3 from Mu-FX (owned by west coast designer Mike Beigel, founder of stompbox pioneer Mu-Tron) totes three classic circuit designs in a compact, pedalboard-friendly housing. This versatile standalone pedal includes circuits emulating the Alembic Stratoblaster clean boost (here named "Blaster"), the Dan Armstrong Squeezer compressor (here called "Squeezer"), and the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mu-FX Boostron 3

Arc Iris’ gear and creative process

Arc Iris was started by Jocie Adams (formerly of The Low Anthem) as a solo project in 2012 before enlisting the help of Zach Tenorio-Miller on keyboards and Ray Belli on drums, and in 2014 they released their genre bending debut that was influenced by everything from folk and country…Click on the title for more

Arc Iris’ gear and creative process

New Pedal: Escape Plan Pedals Science Friction Delay

A unique pairing of not-so-complimentary effects, the Science Friction delay from Escape Plan Pedals marries delay and overdrive into a creative combination design. The control scheme is an array of six simple knobs, making it easy to use and extremely fun to experiment with. ‘Space’ controls the time between echo…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Escape Plan Pedals Science Friction Delay