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Posts tagged "boutique"

Roland Synths at the Brooklyn Synth Expo 2015

12208334_721460844621865_6445664704296348683_n[1] This past weekend we took some videos of our Brooklyn Synth Expo, here's what Roland had going on! ... Click on the title for more

Roland Synths at the Brooklyn Synth Expo 2015

New Toys at the NYC Synth Expo 2015

pres-e1416255394936[1] The second NYC Synth Expo will be hosted this weekend at Williamsburg's Main Drag Music, and it will be a unique opportunity for many synth geeks to check out some brand new gear by big and small manufacturers. Here's a quick list of the new products you'll be able to try:... Click on the title for more

New Toys at the NYC Synth Expo 2015

Fredric Effects announces 3 new pedals

North London pedal (hand)builder Fredric Effects specializes in stompboxes that are small in size, simple in use, tastefully decorated and reasonably priced. They recently announced three new pedals - check out the demos here!... Click on the title for more

Fredric Effects announces 3 new pedals

Pedal Review: Analog Man’s ARDX20

Analog Man’s ARDX20 ($265) is the epitome of boutique production on a global scale, handsoldered in China, before heading to Japan where pedal designer Ohbayashi San and his team calibrate, tune and engrave each one. Unusually, the ARDX20 is a two-channel delay. Each channel gets three knobs, delay time, feedback, and delay level. It's the sort of design people who read instruction manuals find intuitive and wouldn't be necessary in a digital pedal, which could store presets for each channel. But hey, this is analog, man. The left footswitch turns the pedal on and off and the right toggles between channels.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Analog Man’s ARDX20

Guitar Pedal News: TSVG Babbling Flower

A new pedal from a boutique company based in Philly, the Babbling Flower comes to us from TSVG.  This is apparently one of two new fuzzes and features a second footswitch to engage fuzz thickness. They claim to use high quality components like the ones used in great vintage amps and effects of old, while still keeping a modest price. Currently  they offer a selection of overdrives, fuzzes, and boosts and their pedals feature interesting artwork and hardware choices (knobs, enclosure shapes). Cool Stuff! - Gus Green... Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: TSVG Babbling Flower