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Lotus Pedal Design – a new Stompbox manufacturer

Lotus Pedal Designs is a Minnesota based stompbox manufacturer that focuses on the beauty of simplicity. Designer Sean Earspamer's credo, “I design Lotus pedals to be simple, because I want to keep your focus on playing guitar, not fiddling with your gear” is readily apparent just from looking at any…... Click for more

Lotus Pedal Design – a new Stompbox manufacturer

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 for more

Manufacturer Boards at the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2014

Build your own Wah pedal with Mod Kits DIY Wahtz Wah

From MOD Kits DIY, here’s a refreshing approach to wah pedals: The New Wahtz Wah Pedal Kit offers the hands-on experience of building your own pedal through kit instruction and in their own terms, “… produces the classic Wah tone you've come expect with a hint of extra bite and…... Click for more

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 for more

Seen at NAMM: Dwarfcraft Devices Memento Prototype

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

One of the coolest new product we saw at NAMM was right in our own booth down in Hall E - yes, we were in Anaheim with our Stompbox Exhibit featuring 11 boutique manufacturers. Stomp Labs, a Canadian manufacturer, debuted its first pedal, the MaX O.D., part of an upcoming…... Click for more

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