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Pedal Reviews: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz

There sure are some pretty wild boutique stompbox manufacturers out there. That being said, I can pretty easily say that the Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz (DrFF-3) is the weirdest pedal I have ever come across. This pedal sounds like it’s straight out of a monster movie, with “frighteningly loud”…Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz

Black Cat’s Mona Wah

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Black Cat’s Mona Wah

Pedal Reviews: smallsound/bigsound’s Team Awesome! Fuzz Machine

The smallsound/bigsound's Team Awesome! Fuzz Machine has all the features of a classic germanium fuzz pedal, but includes a few interesting quirks that lift it a cut above other comparable stompboxes. The interface is easy to understand after a short amount of tinkering, with a dry channel controlled by volume and…Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: smallsound/bigsound’s Team Awesome! Fuzz Machine

Recording Tips: Editing Live Drums

The most important thing when editing multi-track drum recordings is to make sure you ALWAYS cut, paste and move around ALL the drum tracks at once - DAWs have ways to group them to facilitate this. After you do that you can start cutting and moving hits that are late…Click on the title for more

Recording Tips: Editing Live Drums

MOOER Spark Series

There is obviously a competition among stompbox manufacturers these days to see who can build the guitar pedals with the smallest footprint, and it seems like Chinese builder MOOER is comfortably in the lead. After releasing, in recent years, a ridicolous amount of tiny rectangular pedals for every taste (called…Click on the title for more

MOOER Spark Series

Stationary Set’s Recording Process

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Stationary Set’s Recording Process

Jack White’s guitar pedal, the Bumble Buzz

Eccentrics sure know how to get noticed, which is an important first promotional step. Then - if they are talented - people will remember them, otherwise they won't. Jack White doesn't need introductions, but the announcement that his record label Third Man Records released a... guitar pedal is so surreal…Click on the title for more

Jack White’s guitar pedal, the Bumble Buzz

Pedal Demo: Selah Effects’ Scarlett Love Overdrive V2

Being based in Tasmania is definitely not an advantage for a pedal manufacturer. Oh, yeah, no... Tasmania (where Selah Effects is) is not in Africa, it's in Australia, right there. And the biggest market for guitar pedals is about half a world from there, right here. These two locations are…Click on the title for more

Pedal Demo: Selah Effects’ Scarlett Love Overdrive V2

Death By Audio announces Ghost Delay – a triple delay pedal

If you have "extreme" pretty much tattooed on your DNA, you are bound to come up with some pretty interesting ideas. Brooklynite Oliver Ackman doesn't conceal his interest for sonic excess, both with his break out band A Place to Bury Strangers and with his Death By Audio stompboxes. The…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio announces Ghost Delay – a triple delay pedal

Henretta Engineering square mini pedals

We noticed these Henretta Engineering pedals at Main Drag Music during our Stompbox Exhibit back in October - they weren't part of the show - and we got intrigued by them... These mini stomp boxes are described as simple, small footprint pedals packing a lot of tone into a well designed…Click on the title for more

Henretta Engineering square mini pedals

Pedal Demo: Dutch Kazoo

I have to say, I've seen a lot of pedals, but not many made out of wood. The Dutch Kazoo was one of the prettiest (and biggest) pedals to participate in our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit last month. Needless to say, it's not just about the looks, this is a very…Click on the title for more

Pedal Demo: Dutch Kazoo

Adventure Audio Siamese Growler Demo

The Siamese Growler - the first pedal by Adventure Audio - participated in our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit last month, catching some attention in our huge Fuzz mixed board. The small Philly based boutique manufacturer just released a video demo of the pedal, which is a clone of an Ibanez Tube…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Siamese Growler Demo