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BOSS board at the Toronto Stompbox Exhibit

At our first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit on May 9-10, BOSS showcased a small selection of their pedals, including the Waza Craft line, their new "pedalboard tuner" TU-3s (i.e. a more compact version of their TU-3 without foot switch), and the Vocoder VO-1, which is the first BOSS pedal with a…Click on the title for more

BOSS board at the Toronto Stompbox Exhibit

Klon KTR Overdrive – Acid Dad’s favorite pedal

NYC's Acid Dad, elected as The Deli's Best Emerging Band of 2015 just a few months ago) boast an electric sound that welcomes psychedelia, garage rock, and post punk in constantly varying doses, and a rock'n'roll attitude that screams "NYC late '60s" (and at times "Manchester late '80s). From what we hear, a…Click on the title for more

Klon KTR Overdrive – Acid Dad’s favorite pedal

Whateverb is a new reverb pedal from Adventure Audio

Creative (musical) minds like creative tools with creative names, and the brand new Adventure Audio Whateverb checks both boxes - with flair! We were among the first ones to greet this stompbox in person at our recent Toronto Stompbox Exhibit, and we were impressed with its clever design and sound. Funded via Kickstarter with more than…Click on the title for more

Whateverb is a new reverb pedal from Adventure Audio

J.Views’ creative process and gear on the “401 Days” album

J.VIEWS' CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Cubase 8.5 Shure Level-Loc Limiter --------------------------------------- In any creative field, there is really no way to stick around for long without some level or self-reinvention. Interestingly, NYC electronic musician J.Views (previously known as J.Viewz) found a way to make this process less about "self" and more about others: his new full length…Click on the title for more

J.Views’ creative process and gear on the “401 Days” album

Violet Sands’ creative process and gear

Featuring the mellow vocals of former Savoir Adore lead singer Deidre Muro, the atmospheric guitar work of MGMT collaborator Derek Muro (her brother), and the virtuoso electronic programming of French Horn Rebellion's David Perlick-Molinari (her husband), Violet Sands sounds like a musical experiment aimed at demonstrating that quirky arrangements and intense vocals can coexist, and that…Click on the title for more

Violet Sands’ creative process and gear

New Pedals: Seymour Duncan’s Forza Overdrive

In what seems to be becoming a popular trend for pedal manufacturers recently, Seymour Duncan has teamed up for an exclusive release with Chicago Music Exchange for a limited run pedal in their new Forza Overdrive. Unlike a lot of newer drives, this pedal aims to add a more refined…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Seymour Duncan’s Forza Overdrive

TEEN’s favorite pedal: Eventide Pitch Factor

TEEN's 2016 album Love Yes is a playful aural kaleidoscope that follows in the footsteps of imaginative, brainy, NYC based pop bands like The Talking Heads and They Might Be Giants. In the NYC scene, these ladies are a force to be reckoned with, relentlessly prolific and musically always interesting. We asked main guitarist/songwriter Teeny Lieberson…Click on the title for more

TEEN’s favorite pedal: Eventide Pitch Factor

Corbu’s Synths and Live Setup

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Corbu’s Synths and Live Setup

Pedalboards at the Toronto Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Place your mouse on the thumbnails to see the manufacturer, click for extra info and news. Here are all the boards participating in the first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit hosted by Moog Audio!Click on the title for more

Pedalboards at the Toronto Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Dilly Dally introduces us to Wounded Paw’s Battering Ram

Dilly Dally is not a new band in the Toronto scene (they were born in 2009), but it's one of those rare ones that get better with time. 2015 was their year, thanks to their deliciously noisy debut album 'Sore,' a record that aims straight at the hearts of those who can relate…Click on the title for more

Dilly Dally introduces us to Wounded Paw’s Battering Ram

Gothic Tropic’s favorite pedal: EQD’s Afterneath

Cecilia Della Peruti is a creative force to be reckoned with in the LA scene. Her band Gothic Tropic's musical output could be seen as a permanent effort to defy categorizations: disparate influences like rock, pop, ambient, African melodies and even jazz find a place in her repertoire without affecting its cohesiveness. The…Click on the title for more

Gothic Tropic’s favorite pedal: EQD’s Afterneath

New Pedals: Hungry Robot’s The Wash

Iowa based Hungry Robot Pedals has been active since 2012, with owner Eric Laverne Junge slowly refining its rigorously hand made stompboxes, and gradually shifting his attention from effects belonging to the gain realm to more sophisticated and experimental ones dealing with ambiance. Guitarists into dreamy and "shoegazy" sounds should check out all his…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Hungry Robot’s The Wash