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Boutique Pedal News: Black Cat, Chicago Stompworks, Unusual Signals, El Rey Effects.

Here are some quick news from some of the smaller boutique manufacturers out there: Chicago Stompworks is now shipping the FAT BALD GUY (pictured) - it's a Big Muff "V3" clone with all of that hyper-fuzz and insane bottom end that your ears will instantly be familiar with! Check out…Click on the title for more

Boutique Pedal News: Black Cat, Chicago Stompworks, Unusual Signals, El Rey Effects.

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Mooer Micro Pedals Vol. 1

In case you're unfamiliar, the Mooer Micro Pedal series of stomps is sort of the new Boss in terms of covering a wide variety of effects with affordable prices. The thing with these little beauties is that they are fitted into a micro case and pack a maximum of features…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Mooer Micro Pedals Vol. 1

Celestial Shore and the Recording process

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Celestial Shore and the Recording process

Guitar Pedal News: TSVG Babbling Flower

A new pedal from a boutique company based in Philly, the Babbling Flower comes to us from TSVG. This is apparently one of two new fuzzes and features a second footswitch to engage fuzz thickness. They claim to use high quality components like the ones used in great vintage amps…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: TSVG Babbling Flower

Circuits to Cure Cancer

Between April 18th and April 28th over 40 guitar pedals will be auctioned off through eBay with 100% of the proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital to help treat children with cancer, and to fund cancer research. This group of pedal builders, called Circuits to Cure Cancer, was…Click on the title for more

Circuits to Cure Cancer

Guitar Pedal News: Death By Audio Sunshine Reverb

A Brooklyn based company with super cool boutique designs, Death By Audio just announced the release of a 100 units Limited Edition of the Ty Segall Sunshine Reverberation Pedal - presented as "Blissfull amazing reverb done DBA style." The pedal features controls for Reverb Blend, Reverb Gain, and Reverb Feedback to give you mellow…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Death By Audio Sunshine Reverb

Guitar Pedal News: Dawner Prince Effects Diktator and Starla

Super stoked on these two new pedals! Dawner Prince Effects has imposed a new standard in the world of high-end class guitar effects. Being fully professionally designed and hand built, each pedal offers long term reliability and studio sound quality in an appealing casing – durable powder coated and screen printed…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Dawner Prince Effects Diktator and Starla

EULA and the Recording Process

EULA's Gear : Tascam 424 " I am obsessed with my 4-track (Tascam Portastudio 424)" After releasing a steady run of EPs throughout the last couple years, EULA decided to go full-length and self-released Maurice Narcisse in 2011. It was on many “Best of 2011” album lists. Opening up for…Click on the title for more

EULA and the Recording Process

Bedroom Monitoring Basics

DIY musicians, who choose NOT to work on their music exclusively in the headphones, often make easily addressable mistakes when setting up their recording equipment: The most common blunder that I see in DIY project studios is monitors placed on a table and facing the recorder’s nipples (or belly). Near…Click on the title for more

Bedroom Monitoring Basics

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Diamond Pedals Quantum Leap

I am a big fan of short delays or slap backs if you will. Nothing like a little "Nashville spank" to liven up your guitar tone. If that's all this pedal I'm about to review was capable of, then we'd still be in pretty good shape. However the Quantum Leap can…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Diamond Pedals Quantum Leap

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Mod Kits DIY Verb Deluxe

Do It Yourself seems to be a pretty popular theme these days. People are trying to get the most out of the almighty dollar and with a little elbow grease you can score a really nice sounding reverb pedal. I'm talking about The Verb Deluxe reverb pedal kit by Modkits…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Mod Kits DIY Verb Deluxe

Guitar Pedal News: Snazzy FX Divine Hammer

Snazzy Fx is a cool company I stumbled accross recently. They specialize in both boutique guitar pedals as well as Eurorack format modular synthesizer modules. Their pedals feature elaborate artwork and tons of knobs. With pedals such as the Wow and Flutter, Mini-Ark, Tracer City and now the Divine Hammer, they have…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Snazzy FX Divine Hammer