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Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

"Lo-Fi" is a term loved by many guitarists who grew up in the '90s to the sound of early Ween, Sebadoh, Guided by Voices, and - of course - Pavement and even early Beck. It's a word that's only superficially pejorative: the "low fidelity" of the recordings and slight sloppiness of…Click on the title for more

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

To check out at NAMM: Lunastone Pedals

With a population just under 6 million, Denmark is one of the smallest countries in Europe. But if we measured each country's size by how many pedals it sells, it would certainly be one of the largest, mostly because of stompbox powerhouse TC Electronic (the company was recently purchased by German Behringer,…Click on the title for more

To check out at NAMM: Lunastone Pedals

AJ Peat Pedals’ Screaming Flamingo and Dirty Buzzard

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AJ Peat Pedals’ Screaming Flamingo and Dirty Buzzard

EQD Organizer – Honduras’ favorite pedal

Gathering Rust by Honduras With obvious nods to psych rock and krautrock evident in their latest EP, 'Gathering Rust,' to call Honduras simply a punk or post-punk band would be reductive. The quartet manages to combine the reckless spirit of punk, youthful abandon of garage rock, and the polished melodic…Click on the title for more

EQD Organizer – Honduras’ favorite pedal

WychElm Effects Dharma Drive

Working in your own studio with other artists can lead to great gear discoveries. I was turned onto the Dharma Drive from WychElm Effects by a band I was engineering due to its unique graphics, and stumbled on one of the best drive pedals I've tried in a while. Truly one…Click on the title for more

WychElm Effects Dharma Drive

Dead Leaf Echo about pedals, guitars and set ups

DEAD LEAF ECHO'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Eventide Space --------------------------------------- Shoegazer is the only musical genre that derives its name from something related to stompboxes: its sound is marked by guitars (and also vocals) so heavily processed to require the use of several pedals during the live setting, which invariably forces…Click on the title for more

Dead Leaf Echo about pedals, guitars and set ups

Strange Names’ gear and creative process

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Strange Names’ gear and creative process

New Pedal Manufacturers: Old Blood Noise Endeavors

We’re always looking to keep folks informed of new boutique pedal manufacturers as we hear of good new projects catching a bit of positive buzz. The latest stompbox company we would like to highlight is Old Blood Noise Endeavors, which participated in our latest Summer NAMM Stompbox Exhibit and was…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Old Blood Noise Endeavors

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process

HOLY GHOST!'S CRUCIAL GEAR Yamaha CS15 CREATIVE PROCESS How does the chemistry in the band work, do you guys specialize in different things or do you wear different hats depending on the song? NICK: Both. We definitely each specialize in different areas but with the exception of vocals (I never…Click on the title for more

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process

The Life Electric’s Gear and Creative Process

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The Life Electric’s Gear and Creative Process

Bowmont’s Gear, Synths and Creative Process

Hovering by Bowmont BOWMONT'S CRUCIAL GEAR KORG Mono/Poly Bowmont (pictured, photo by Fabrizio Del Rincon) is a Brooklyn based trio that's been delivering beautifully textural and atmospheric synth-pop since the beginning of the decade. It has the luck of having a GRAMMY award winning engineer among its ranks (Jeremy Loucas), who also happens…Click on the title for more

Bowmont’s Gear, Synths and Creative Process

Ava Luna’s Gear and Creative Process

" We love to run drums (and sometimes guitars and vocals) through an old Heil HM88 mixer. It really blows sounds out in an incredibly pleasing way. It's all over everything we record, Ava Luna or otherwise. " Obviously not, I don't think it's possible to have a good band…Click on the title for more

Ava Luna’s Gear and Creative Process