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TC Electronic unveils new series of super affordable pedals

We can't say we didn't see this one coming, after, at winter NAMM 2016, we learned that TC Electronic had been bought by German pro audio manufacturer Behringer, known for their very aggressively priced products for musicians: the news is that (originally) Danish company just came out with a deluge of new, NOT TonePrint enabled,…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic unveils new series of super affordable pedals

New Pedals at the LA Stompbox Exhibit

OK, one day, hopefully, we'll learn how to take good pictures of pedals at our events (hey, if by any chance that improvement requires buying a really expensive camera... ummmm... we shall see!). But we are sure our friends stompbox lovers can appreciate a quick "lo rez" recap of all the…Click on the title for more

New Pedals at the LA Stompbox Exhibit

Tone Mob Model 001 Fuzz Generator (demo)

Some stories tell themselves, here's the one of the Model 001 FuzzGenerator from the SolidGoldFX and Tone Mob websites (the pedal is the result of a collaboration between the two manufacturers): So, a while back we released the original Model 001. It sold out head spinningly fast, and I've received a…Click on the title for more

Tone Mob Model 001 Fuzz Generator (demo)

Matthews Effects Cartographer Parametric Overdrive

We are fans of The Living Room's YouTube demos, check out their latest of the Matthews Effects' pedal The Cartographer! "Combining science, aesthetics, and technique to map out a vast array of tones and styles The Cartographer gives you the tools to write your own story. With a wide range…Click on the title for more

Matthews Effects Cartographer Parametric Overdrive

Tech 21 unveils Fly Rig Brit and Fly Rig Cali at LA Stompbox Exhibit

In 2014 NYC's own stompbox manufacturer Tech 21 (pioneer in the amp emulation technology with the legendary SansAmp line) introduced a unique product called the Fly Rig 5. It included some of the company’s most beloved effects (SansAmp included) in a single housing, with a simple goal in mind: offering a complete "rig-in-a box"…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 unveils Fly Rig Brit and Fly Rig Cali at LA Stompbox Exhibit

Keeley Electronics: Loomer • Mag Echo • Tone Workstation

Directly from the Keeley FX YouTube Channel, check it out! "Spent a little time with the Tone Workstation, Mag Echo, and Loomer yesterday, and the results were inspiring. We love how the Loomer's Soft Focus reverb plays with the Mag's warm delay. Also used in this video: 1994 Fender Jaguar…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics: Loomer • Mag Echo • Tone Workstation

A new synth pedal: DigiTech Dirty Robot!

One of the guitar world’s leading innovators of unique effects has done it again. The DigiTech Dirty Robot is a little bit synthesizer, a little bit pitch shifter, and a lot of fun. There are 2 different synth voices to choose from via toggle switch. The first recalls the sounds…Click on the title for more

A new synth pedal: DigiTech Dirty Robot!

New FX Manufacturer: Friday Club Pedals

Newcomers to the pedal game Friday Club, out of Portland Oregon, have designed a solid line of 3 knob stompboxes. The line features almost exclusively distortions, fuzzes and overdrives: there one for all palates, including metal-heads (PD-100) and a screamer emulation (Green Menace). The only exception is their signature echo…Click on the title for more

New FX Manufacturer: Friday Club Pedals

BK Synth Expo draws 1k – see you in Austin!

More than 1,000 synth lovers attended the third edition of the Brooklyn Synth Expo on November 12-13, 2016! Lots of synths were played, desired and... acquired! We'd like to thank Main Drag Music, the participating manufacturers, our sponsor Blue Headphones and all the visitors who made this a fun and unforgettable…Click on the title for more

BK Synth Expo draws 1k – see you in Austin!

New Pedals: Nunomo Limbo Overdrive

Newcomers to the pedal game Nunomo are offering an innovative take on overdrive with the Limbo Overdrive. The coolest feature of this pedal is the ability to tailor the clipping voltage, which enables a very wide range of overdrive sounds. The standard ‘Drive’, ‘Tone’, and ‘Volume’ controls are present with the…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Nunomo Limbo Overdrive

Elektron enters the guitar pedal world with the Analog Drive!

Well, this was kind of unexpected: Our upcoming Brooklyn Synth Expo will serve as a launch platform for a... stompbox! The pedal, manufactured by Swedish synth maker Elektron, is called Analog Drive, and it seems to borrow, at least in part, from the distortion stage of the company's "audio enhancer/destroyer"Analog Heat. The first member of…Click on the title for more

Elektron enters the guitar pedal world with the Analog Drive!

Seminal vintage pedals: Marshall Supa Fuzz – by Gearphoria

In production for over a decade starting in the mid-1960s, the Marshall Supa Fuzz bounced through several iterations during its run. Those examples were built by Sola Sound’s Gary Hurst chiefly using the Tonebender MkII circuit. The earliest Supa Fuzz’s actually used a version of the MkI circuit and boasted…Click on the title for more

Seminal vintage pedals: Marshall Supa Fuzz – by Gearphoria