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Surfy Industries Surfybear Metal

The Surfybear Metal is a real spring pedal that replicates the tones of vintage reverb pans with great accuracy, and it's considered by many as the best recreation of a Fender 6g15. It features useful controls like a Volume (to make up for lost volume when the effect is on),…... Click for more

Surfy Industries Surfybear Metal

SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit: Amptweaker introduces the FatMetal Pro

Amptweaker’s James Brown - whose self-described specialty is not necessarily in the wild ideas but rather in the tweaking of ideas - is becoming one of the most nuanced pedal manufacturers for high gain distortion and we are proud to have him at our Summer NAMM booth next week. Built on…... Click for more

SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit: Amptweaker introduces the FatMetal Pro

New Pedal Manufacturers: Lone Wolf FX

Any guitarists out there looking to sculpt a tone for a niche sub-genre of metal, post hardcore or noise rock should take a deep, hard look at boutique pedal manufacture Lone Wolf Audio. This Austin-based shop (run by Joe Anastasio of now defunct Enormous Door Pedals) has been ramping up…... Click for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Lone Wolf FX

Slide Guitar Tone Secrets: Pick the Right Material

When playing slide guitar, different materials used on your strings will create slightly different tones. If you are after a smooth slide with long, clean sustain, you should try a cut-off bottleneck, which was Ry Cooder’s choice. If you are aiming at something less atmospheric and with more “bite,” go…... Click for more

Slide Guitar Tone Secrets: Pick the Right Material