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Manufacturer Boards at the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2014

Take a look at all the manufacturer boards present at our SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2014. For other pictures of the show check out the Stompbox Exhibit's Facebook page. For a change we'll go in reversed alphabetical order - sorry AnalogMan, you'll be on top again! ZVex Wampler Walrus Audio T-Rex…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Boards at the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2014

Build your own Wah pedal with Mod Kits DIY Wahtz Wah

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Build your own Wah pedal with Mod Kits DIY Wahtz Wah

Pedal Reviews: Digitech JamMan Express XT Looper

Loopers have been around for a while now, dating back to the old days of Les Paul practicing sound on sound techniques with his tape machines in the 50's. Now there are many choices of loop pedals and it seems that any company worth its salt has their own flavor.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: Digitech JamMan Express XT Looper

Wattson FX – an emerging Stompbox Manufacturer

Wattson FX is a California based team of developers that specializes in reproduction: they take schematics of classic pedals and revamp them with modern electronics in order to give players the chance to play through legendary stomp-boxes for a fraction of the price. Brimming with confidence, the Wattson Escape Velocity…Click on the title for more

Wattson FX – an emerging Stompbox Manufacturer

Know Your Filters: Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Resonance.

Electronic music wouldn't sound much different from its electric sister if filters hadn't been invented. A filter is a frequency amplifier (or "tamer") device, i.e. an effect that operates on the frequencies of a sound - it can boost them, cut them or mute them, but it can't create ones…Click on the title for more

Know Your Filters: Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Resonance.

The Deli’s Stompbox Exhibit at SXSW 2014

A TON OF PEDALS, AT SXSW - free show open to the public! - Manufacturers interested in participating please contact Paolo. Musicians, please signup HERE to get updates about our events, or like us on Facebook! FACEBOOK EVENT HERE - RSVP! --------------------- Austin, TX - In March 2014 The Deli's Stompbox Exhibit - a free, interactive, in-the-headphones…Click on the title for more

The Deli’s Stompbox Exhibit at SXSW 2014

New Pedals from NAMM: Analog Alien’s Alien Bass Station

Long Island based manufacturer Analog Alien has been getting quite some buzz since taking part in our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit in 2012, and their booth at NAMM 2014 was constantly filled with bass players checking out their new pedal, the Alien Bass Station. This bright green stompbox packs three essential bass…Click on the title for more

New Pedals from NAMM: Analog Alien’s Alien Bass Station

Pedal Review: Dutch Kazoo Fuzz

The greatest pitfall of many boutique pedals is over-indulgence; putting together a pedal that is physically and sonically unique enough to stand apart from its competition and simultaneously triumphs as a marvel of effect trailblazing is no easy task. This often warrants inclusion of too many clashing features within a…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Dutch Kazoo Fuzz

New Pedals at NAMM: EarthQuaker Devices Pitch Bay Polyphonic Harmonizer And Terminal Fuzz

The wizards at EarthQuaker Devices premiered two new pedals at this year’s Winter NAMM: The Pitch Bay Dirty Polyphonic Harmonizer and the Terminal, both of which flaunt simple ideas accentuated by that signature EQD ingenuity. The Pitch Bay includes two harmonizer knobs that function within semi-tone increments up to twelve,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals at NAMM: EarthQuaker Devices Pitch Bay Polyphonic Harmonizer And Terminal Fuzz

Seen at NAMM: Dwarfcraft Devices Memento Prototype

One of the most fun tricks we learned in our youth from great indie bands like The Pixies and R.E.M is to use the guitar's pickup switches to turn the long notes on-and-off, generating some sort of manually controlled square tremolo effect. But what about having a stompbox that lets you…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM: Dwarfcraft Devices Memento Prototype

Seen at NAMM: Stomp Labs’ MaX O.D. – expression madness!

MaX O.D., part of an upcoming series called "XPressWay," which is said to produce "the world's first fully expression enabled guitar pedals." The MaX O.D. sounds good, but what's really mind blowing about it is what it lets you do to control it - something that opens a lot of…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM: Stomp Labs’ MaX O.D. – expression madness!

Pedal News: Pigtronix Echolution 2 Delay

NYC based stompbox maker Pigtronix follows up their 2006 Echolution delay pedal with its badass sequel, the Echolution 2 standard and deluxe (pictured). With basic delay function that spans from 10ms to 10s repeat time and secondary delays to generate multi-delay patterns, this pedal is already extremely versatile, but it’s the…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Pigtronix Echolution 2 Delay