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Blackout Effectors’ Special Twosome Deluxe now shipping

After a slight delay Blackout Effectors is now shipping the Special Twosome Deluxe. If you are unfamiliar with this company you seriously need to get acquainted. Aside from being hilarious in their name choices ('Cadavernous Reverb' ranks high in our chart of most ridiculous pedal monikers), they are making some…Click on the title for more

Blackout Effectors’ Special Twosome Deluxe now shipping

BROOKLYN STOMPBOX EXHIBIT 2014!

OVER 250 PEDALS! RSVP HERE - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER October 25-26 from 12pm to 8pm (7pm on Sun) at Main Drag Music + HUGE 13 pedal giveaway now on here! + Analog Man Seminar on Sunday 10.26 at 3 pm at the Living Room!!! Add to Calendar10-25-2014 12:00:0010-26-2014 19:00:0015Stompbox Exhibit at Main…Click on the title for more

BROOKLYN STOMPBOX EXHIBIT 2014!

Ekko Aero: a Pedal with remote, by Aalberg Audio

It's a pretty common problem, especially for those of us who move around a bunch onstage: ever wish you could control your effects directly from the guitar body (or your body!) instead of being tied to your pedalboard? Sure, there have been various solutions over the years, usually made by…Click on the title for more

Ekko Aero: a Pedal with remote, by Aalberg Audio

New Pedal Manufacturer: Infanem (Instruments for a New Electric Music)

Effects pedal lovers take notice: Infanem (short for Instruments for a New Electric Music) is churning out cool pedals. Originally founded in glorious Portland Oregon, operations have now been moved to Oakland California, where the current product line up is comprised of stunning harmonizers like the Second Voice (and its…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturer: Infanem (Instruments for a New Electric Music)

Walrus Audio Descent

We got word from our friends at Walrus Audio that the Descent is... descending on us! (This is a pedal that in all likelihood you'll be able to check it out at our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit). This is one of the most unique and intriguing reverb pedals that has…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Descent

EC Pedals previews the Super Switcher II

Even the most die hard relativist acknowledges this universal truth: a guitarist who plays out with a good amount of pedals will eventually buy a pedalboard. However, once you get everything hooked up to it, the pain beings: How do you recreate those dazzlingly complex effects chains that sounded so…Click on the title for more

EC Pedals previews the Super Switcher II

Lodro’s gear and DIY recordings

Lodro's Favorite Piece of Gear " We like old stuff, guitars, rollerblades, stuff like that. I drum on groovy old lamps sometimes. " Brooklyn's Lodro sounds like a band with dangerous, dark intentions. On top of that, bassist and lead singer Lesley Hann (formerly of Friends) has the looks…Click on the title for more

Lodro’s gear and DIY recordings

Guitar Pedal News: ZVex Fuzz Factory Reborn!

Hey remember that time when ZVex bestowed upon the Earth the Fuzz Factory? Well prepare to throw that memory in the trash while you make room for the Fuzz Factory 7. This new version is packed with new features that are sure to take your fuzz fetish to fantastic new…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: ZVex Fuzz Factory Reborn!

Review: Klon 3 aka KTR

I’ve always wanted a Klon. I played the first Centaur in the late 90's at a friend’s studio in San Francisco and by then they were already over $600. Somehow I missed the second model. I must have given up on being able to afford one by then. But a…Click on the title for more

Review: Klon 3 aka KTR

Review: Ernie Ball MVP “Most Valuable Pedal”

For years you've loved Ernie Ball's passive 250k pot-packing volume pedal the VP Junior for its durability, reasonably small stage footprint, and the precision with which its treadle/sweep can be manipulated and controlled. Now it's time to get acquainted with the VP's badass big brother the MVP. Officially christened the Most…Click on the title for more

Review: Ernie Ball MVP “Most Valuable Pedal”

New Pedal Manufacturers: Lone Wolf FX

Any guitarists out there looking to sculpt a tone for a niche sub-genre of metal, post hardcore or noise rock should take a deep, hard look at boutique pedal manufacture Lone Wolf Audio. This Austin-based shop (run by Joe Anastasio of now defunct Enormous Door Pedals) has been ramping up…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Lone Wolf FX

Azar Swan: about Gear and Recording

Emerging from the ashes of previous incarnation Religious to Damn, Zorah Atash and Joshua Strawn have spent the last few years creating a compelling new sound and image as Azar Swan. Their recently released full length album “Dance Before the War,” available from Handmade Birds Records, presents a technically modern…Click on the title for more

Azar Swan: about Gear and Recording