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Ghost King’s guitar pedals on “Bones”

<a href="http://fleetingyouthrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bones">Bones by Ghost King</a>Ghost King's 2016 debut album "Bones" impressed our friends at The Deli so much that they made it NYC Record of the Month back in April. The album features what could be seen (and heard) as an noteworthy recap of the (indie) guitar rock sound of the '90s, with references to bands as disparate and glorious as Sonic Youth, the Violent Femmes, Pavement, The Pixies and Guided by Voices. Considering the wide range of guitar tones in the record, we thought band songwriter and guitarist Carter McNeil might have something interesting to say about what inspired the record and what gear made it possible.... Click on the title for more

Ghost King’s guitar pedals on “Bones”

BOSS board at the Toronto Stompbox Exhibit

At our first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit on May 9-10, BOSS showcased a small selection of their pedals, including the Waza Craft line, their new "pedalboard tuner" TU-3s (i.e. a more compact version of their TU-3 without foot switch), and the Vocoder VO-1, which is the first BOSS pedal with a synth circuit in it - and now that we think about it... wasn't the vocoder effect always meant to be in stompbox form, since it's something you want to trigger on and off in most circumstances? Check out the VO-1 video below. ... Click on the title for more

BOSS board at the Toronto Stompbox Exhibit

Pedal Review: BOSS MO-2

When Boss introduced their line of new pedals last year with “Multi-Dimensional Processing” (MDP) technology, I admit I was a bit skeptical. The technology, created in tandem with Roland, sounded like flashy marketing but based on the verbiage alone it wasn’t entirely clear what MDP actually did. To paraphrase Boss’s description, “MDP analyzes audio signals in many dimensions and applies ideal effects to each to create bold, all-new sounds with a previously unattainable range of expression.” Sounds interesting, sure, but is that a real innovation or just jargon?... Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: BOSS MO-2

BOSS RC-300 Loop Pedal – Review

The new Boss RC-300 looping pedal from Boss is like riding an Escalade into a garage filled with Ford Escorts. This much 'foot-power' will turn heads. With its metal chassis, and 21”x9” size; it's a substantial piece of gear on a small stage. But unlike other looping pedals that only allow multiple levels of overdub, the RC-300 is essentially 3x separate loopers in one unit allowing an amazing ability to vary arrangements in real-time. - Read Tim Boyce's full review here.... Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-300 Loop Pedal – Review

BOSS VE-20 Vocal Processor Review

I’ve been getting a lot of pressure from the singer in my band to hook him up with effects for his vocals lately. I’ve been reluctant to put together a vocal effects system for him because of the usually kludgey nature of adding effects to live vocals: running a mic straight into a guitar stomp box, then into a mic preamp. This tends to translate into anemic sound, noisy signal and angry live sound engineers. Enter the Boss VE-20 vocal processor, a dedicated microphone level, voice processing stomp box. The VE-20 is typical Boss, and I say that in a complimentary way: Boss effects tend to do what their box says they’re going to do, and are built solidly. The VE-20 is no exception: sturdy metal construction in a twin pedal housing (the left pedal controls global bypass and loop recording, the right pedal controls harmony bypass and patch selection, or can be assigned to several other functions as well. On the back panel, the input is a combo jack accepting either an XLR (with a full +48vdc phantom available) or 1/4” input. Outputs are a stereo pair of XLRs running at mic level, and a 1/4” stereo line / […]... Click on the title for more

BOSS VE-20 Vocal Processor Review