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Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

With regular sized pedals featuring incredibly deep functionality (but still holding on to - as they like to say - an "analog heart"), in just a few years Chase Bliss Audio (established in 2013) has been able to create a new standard for the beloved stompbox format. At the NAMM 2017 show,…Click on the title for more

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

Best of NAMM 2017: EQD Space Spiral Modulated Delay

The first videos of the new EQD Space Spiral modulated delay are trickling in, and we thought you wouldn't want to miss this one! Always a pleasure to look at the demo videos shot by the guys at Knobs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJB7A48A3-0Click on the title for more

Best of NAMM 2017: EQD Space Spiral Modulated Delay

Sickest Stompbox Seen at NAMM: T-Rex Binson Echorec

We were all in awe at NAMM 2015 when we saw T-Rex's tape delay Replicator for the first time (a Eurorack model of it was then unveiled late in 2016 at our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit). Well, the Danish company managed to get us to... replicate that feeling at this year's NAMM, by unveiling the…Click on the title for more

Sickest Stompbox Seen at NAMM: T-Rex Binson Echorec

Delicate Steve’s Effect Pedals

This Is Steve by Delicate SteveIf music is language, Delicate Steve's mother tongue is electric guitar - with an assorted stompbox accent. Few contemporary guitarists master the six strings' vocabulary the way he does, unafraid as he is to experiment with tone, effects, and parts. Edgy and forward looking artists…Click on the title for more

Delicate Steve’s Effect Pedals

New Pedals: Empress FX Echosystem

We had this baby in our NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth and we thought you may want to check out the brand new demo video, since Empress FX's previous pedal Reverb (belonging to the same line) did extremely well. The pedal's name is Empress FX EchoSystem, and it's a dual delay. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SGkFW5nCfD4Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Empress FX Echosystem

All the videos of new pedals at NAMM 2017

So are you browsing a hundred sites to see all the videos of the various pedals unveiled at NAMM? No need, it's all in one page over here! Clicking on the images will open the pedal's video. Click on the title for more

All the videos of new pedals at NAMM 2017

Boards at the NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth

Once again, we had a 10x10' booth at the Anaheim NAMM show with a bunch of "emerging" guitar pedal manufacturers, here are their boards and pedals! Thanks to PRS Guitars for providing six strings for demoing! Click on the thumbnails to see the full image.Click on the title for more

Boards at the NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth

How To Sound Like Jimmy Page with Pedals | from Reverb.com

These videos by Reverb.com about recreating the sound of legendary bands and guitarists are a lot of fun and deserve to be re-posted because they never really lose relevance (unless, of course, new pedals pop up with a sound even more faithful to the original...). We have streaming below the one about the…Click on the title for more

How To Sound Like Jimmy Page with Pedals | from Reverb.com

The Fantastic Plastics’ Gear and Creative Process

It's almost impossible to not be immediately smitten with the Fantastic Plastics. With their bright colors and quirky demeanor, the Brooklyn-based duo re-imagines retro-synth pop for the 21st century. While they're sure to delight nostalgia seekers, the band's catchy, fun tracks have a wide appeal that's sure to draw in…Click on the title for more

The Fantastic Plastics’ Gear and Creative Process

Buzz and Fuzz from Japan: Ninevolt Pedals

We all know, by now, that Japanese people have a special talent for making great guitar pedals. What we didn't know, and are discovering today, is that they can also come up with some pretty darn interesting names for them! For those who got used to BOSS' typical two-letter+number name format,…Click on the title for more

Buzz and Fuzz from Japan: Ninevolt Pedals

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

"Lo-Fi" is a term loved by many guitarists who grew up in the '90s to the sound of early Ween, Sebadoh, Guided by Voices, and - of course - Pavement and even early Beck. It's a word that's only superficially pejorative: the "low fidelity" of the recordings and slight sloppiness of…Click on the title for more

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

Best Guitar Pedals of 2016 according to The Tone Report

Inspired by the sites (like this one) that aggregated the results from all the various polls for last year's presidential elections, we are tracking all the "Best pedals of 2016" articles published by other sites, with the goal of creating - within a few weeks - a true Best of…Click on the title for more

Best Guitar Pedals of 2016 according to The Tone Report