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How to use amp distortion with pedal effects – by Wampler & Strymon

Those who like the distortion of their amp but still use stompboxes for delay and modulation effects, should be aware of how to connect the various pieces together - the order greatly influences the results! The educational videos below by Brian at Wampler Pedals go through the basics. Those of you who like…Click on the title for more

How to use amp distortion with pedal effects – by Wampler & Strymon

Adventure Audio unveils the Dream Reaper Fuzzy Modulation Machine

We love crazy pedals with lotsa knobs and we also love the quirky but beautifully shot videos produced by Knobs. One of their latest is about... this crazy pedal with lotsa knob by Adventure Audio, called the Dream Reaper. Wanna know what it does? Here's how the manufacturer presents it:…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio unveils the Dream Reaper Fuzzy Modulation Machine

New Pedals: TWA – Hot Sake Overdrive/Distortion

https://www.youtube.com/embed/hTK2VooyrB0 Japanese engineers excel at many things, but seem to have a knack for musical instrument circuits. If they certainly outshine the rest of the world at manufacturing synthesizers (think Korg, Roland and Yamaha!), nobody can fault them for their guitar pedal creations either. BOSS (also part of Roland) is a brand known to the…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: TWA – Hot Sake Overdrive/Distortion

Demos of the Strymon Riverside Multi Stage Overdrive

The Strymon Riverside was certainly one of the most anticipated pedals of 2016, if anything because it represented the first take on distortion from a manufacturer that was able, in recent years, to redefine the stompbox format for pretty much any other kind of effect, from modulation to delay to reverb.…Click on the title for more

Demos of the Strymon Riverside Multi Stage Overdrive

Devi Ever’s new pedal designs under the Fuzz Goddess moniker

In the aughts, Devi Ever's boutique pedal manufacturer Devi Ever : FX built extreme sounding stompboxes (like the Shoe Gazer and the Hyperion) that became some kind of cult among guitarists into noisy and adventurous genres like noise rock and shoegazer. Devi sold the company to Dwarfcraft in 2014, but re-acquired it in…Click on the title for more

Devi Ever’s new pedal designs under the Fuzz Goddess moniker

Manufacturers Profiles: Pettyjohn Electronics

Based in Albany, Oregon, Pettyjohn Electronics is a new-ish face in the community of boutique pedal manufacturers, but one that is receiving a certain amount of attention (and flattering reviews). Entirely focused, at least for now, on the dirt and color realms, they have been releasing six all analog pedals since 2014 , all featuring distinctive…Click on the title for more

Manufacturers Profiles: Pettyjohn Electronics

Pedal order: Reverb into Delay or Delay into Reverb? – advice from Wampler

The selection of the ideal stompboxes for your effect rig is made a lot more complicated by how they interact with each other, and - of course - by the order you put them in. One the the eternal questions related to pedal order is: what goes first, reverb or delay?…Click on the title for more

Pedal order: Reverb into Delay or Delay into Reverb? – advice from Wampler

Read Gearphoria inside The Deli NYC’s issue #49

A few months ago, right around the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016, our sister site/magazine The Deli kicked off a collaboration with Gearphoria (a digital magazine that focuses on boutique manufacturers of electric guitar equipment). The collaboration continues with issue #49 of The Deli NYC, which is truly a "split issue," with two separate…Click on the title for more

Read Gearphoria inside The Deli NYC’s issue #49

How To Sound Like The Cure on Guitar | from Reverb.com

Recreating the sound of classic rock and pop bands from the past is always fun, but probably not high up in most guitarists' list of priorities. That's why we are highlighting this cool series of videos produced by Reverb.com, dedicated to the theme. The Cure is probably THE band that made…Click on the title for more

How To Sound Like The Cure on Guitar | from Reverb.com

Wren and Cuff Sonder – Analog Chorus/Tremolo

Newbury Park, CA's boutique stompbox manufacturer Wren and Cuff has built a super solid reputation throughout the years, in particular for their distortion pedals (in particular through very popular Muff recreations). Their latest creation, called Sonder, sees them tackling for the first time the modulation realm. The Sonder is a very flexible and…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Sonder – Analog Chorus/Tremolo

New Pedals: Hungry Robot [fz] Fuzz

We got to meet Eric and his Hungry Robot Pedals in person earlier this year at our Summer NAMM shared booth. Living Room Gear just produced this demo for their pedal - as you guessed, it's a fuzz - check it out! Gear used for the demo: Guitar: Fano PX6 Amp.…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Hungry Robot [fz] Fuzz

New Pedals: Rock Stock Skyline Reverb V2

If you’re looking for a modern spring-style reverb pedal that can easily grab all kinds of sounds, the Skyline, from Columbus, IN manufacturer Rock Stock should be in your atmosphere. The control scheme is fairly standard for a spring reverb. ‘Level’ balances your output signal, ‘Decay’ controls the amount of…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Rock Stock Skyline Reverb V2