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Native Sun’s favorite stompboxes and guitar gear

Brooklyn Native Sun's fast paced and heavy handed mix of garage and psych rock has earned a space in the soundtrack to our summer 2018 trips. Their recent EP "Songs Born from Love and Hate" features many flavors of fuzzed-out guitars, so we thought it might be interesting to ask the band…Click on the title for more

Native Sun’s favorite stompboxes and guitar gear

SolidGoldFX 76 Octave Fuzz at the BK Stompbox Exhibit!

The SolidGoldFx 76 Octave Fuzz is another device you'll be able to try at the upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. Inspired by the legendary Japanese fuzzes of the '70s (that's where it names originates), this is a multi-voiced, germanium-equipped device that's a tribute to all the fuzzes of that era. Presented…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX 76 Octave Fuzz at the BK Stompbox Exhibit!

Feedback for the SXSW 2018 Synth & Pedal Expo

Here's the rep feedback about the 2018 edition of the Austin Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo, pictures of the event can be found here. --- I thought the event was great. The environment was a little crazy/noisy but hey…that’s SXSW, right? Maybe a little more space between displays for people to…Click on the title for more

Feedback for the SXSW 2018 Synth & Pedal Expo

How to Use Overdrive with Acoustic Guitar

Overdrive is a natural fit with electric guitars. But when used sparingly, it can also lend a bit of gritty warmth to an acoustic guitar and give your tone more mass and power. Acoustic guitarists who use overdrive pedals onstage include Howie Day, Joseph Arthur, Damien Rice, Phil Keaggy, John…Click on the title for more

How to Use Overdrive with Acoustic Guitar

Casper Skulls’ Guitar Pedals

Casper Skulls latest LP “Mercy Works” showcases a softer sound than their abrasive post-punk influenced beginnings. The record’s overall vibe is reminiscent of the post grunge alt-rock of the ‘90s, with Neil Bednis’ charismatic spoken word providing an original, edgy signature, and Melanie Gail St-Pierre’s soft vocals triggering the tracks’…Click on the title for more

Casper Skulls’ Guitar Pedals

Best New Guitar Pedals of 2018 Readers’ Poll – Results

After this year’s NAMM (which we covered in this über-thorough gallery of new pedal releases), we published this Best of NAMM 2018 aggregate list, compiling the “Best of”s published by 5 sites. We then decided to ask our readers, through this poll, what they thought were the most intriguing new…Click on the title for more

Best New Guitar Pedals of 2018 Readers’ Poll – Results

Austin Stompbox and Synth Expo 2018! March 16/17 in Downtown Austin!

FREE! RSVP HERE (pedals) or HERE (synths)! GIVEAWAYS WORTH $3k+ IN GEAR! This year The Deli and Delicious Audio's yearly Austin Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo will be hosted right in the middle of the Austin Music Week madness, on the top floor of the Chuggin' Monkey right on East 6th Street…Click on the title for more

Austin Stompbox and Synth Expo 2018! March 16/17 in Downtown Austin!

ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2018! March 16/17 in Downtown Austin!

Sponsored by FREE WITH RSVP - HERE! WHEN: Friday, March 16, from 12pm to 7 pm Saturday, March 17, from 11 am to 6 pm WHERE: The Chuggin' Monkey (upstairs) 219 E 6th St, Austin, TX (directions here) HOW MUCH: In case you missed that: FREE with RSVP! Everybody's favorite pedal party will be…Click on the title for more

ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2018! March 16/17 in Downtown Austin!

The Best (of the Best) New Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018: #1. JHS Pedals Bonsai

Is there a rigorous way to determine what were the best products among the new pedals presented at NAMM 2018? We doubt it, firstly because "Best of" lists are and always will be entirely subjective. Secondly, it's worth noting that NAMM "Best of" lists tend to be skewed toward pedals that sport intriguing new…Click on the title for more

The Best (of the Best) New Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018: #1. JHS Pedals Bonsai

BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) Chips: The Magic Behind Analog Delay Pedals

The MN3205 BBD chip in an original Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay pedal. (Photo: Christopher Scapelliti) Guitarists have been treated to a wealth of innovations in the world of delay effects. Originally, echo and other time-based effects could be created only by mechanical means. Analog tape devices, like the 1960s Maestro…Click on the title for more

BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) Chips: The Magic Behind Analog Delay Pedals

Best Selling Overdrive Pedals of 2017

Those wondering why there are so many emulations of the Ibanez Tube Screamer should find a final explanation in this chart of the best selling overdrive pedals of 2017: 35 years after its launch, the green stompbox known as TS9 is still the best selling guitar overdrive on the market,…Click on the title for more

Best Selling Overdrive Pedals of 2017

The Stompboxes of L.A. Psych Rockers’ Triptides

Since its appearance in the late '60s, psychedelic music has been inspiring hordes of musicians, and has probably been the main reason driving the guitar pedal frenzy of the last decade, since guitarists devoted to the genre seem to need an ever increasing number of stompboxes. The current indie music…Click on the title for more

The Stompboxes of L.A. Psych Rockers’ Triptides