Cade, Cole, and Max Becker sit down with me to discuss new music and how “DELONGESONG” came to be. Just a few weeks ago I wrote up a little article about the impending “Becker” album due from the newly rejuvenated SWMRS lineup. SWMRS has been a favorite band of mine going back to 2017, whenContinue reading “SWMRS Explain How They Almost Became A Boy Band And Tweaked A Popular Blink-182 Riff While Making Their “Becker” Album”
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Electric Love FX and Earthquaker Devices Team Up To Fight Cancer Through Fuzz Pedals
Electric Love FX and EQD introduce the Norrsken, a modern take on a forgotten Swedish fuzz circuit. Electric Love FX is back for their third pedal release, this time partnering with the amazing Earthquaker Devices. Meet the Norrsken, their take on a forgotten Swedish fuzz pedal, the Carlin Compressor, featuring a 3-band EQ and aContinue reading “Electric Love FX and Earthquaker Devices Team Up To Fight Cancer Through Fuzz Pedals”
Are Guitar And Pedal Reviews Even Useful Anymore?
After five years of nearly weekly guitar and pedal reviews, I feel like I have a lot to say on this. Recently on this site I’ve tried to churn out fewer reviews, as it was getting a little crowded. But now and then, I also like to add context through articles like this where IContinue reading “Are Guitar And Pedal Reviews Even Useful Anymore?”
SWMRS Tease New “Becker” Album, As Band Continues To Establish Their Identity
There’s few bands who imprinted on me as quickly as SWMRS, which has made their controversial and challenging last few years difficult. SWMRS has been a very difficult band to be a fan of these last few years. I touched on this briefly in a comical post sometime last year about how all my favoriteContinue reading “SWMRS Tease New “Becker” Album, As Band Continues To Establish Their Identity”
Summer School Electronics Launches The Extra Credit Boost
It’s like the Bootster Boost, but a little bit better, more on brand, and still yellow! Summer School Electronics is back with another new release to kick off the fall! After releasing the very brilliantly designed Class Reunion earlier this summer, Summer School is bringing back an old favorite from their early lineup, but withContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Launches The Extra Credit Boost”
Blink 182’s Newest Release Is Their Best In Years
As Blink prepares to drop One More Time Pt. II, they released “No Fun” as one of two new tracks. While I may spend a lot of time writing about punk music and bands like Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, and NOFX, I still have a soft spot for pop punk. This is especially true forContinue reading “Blink 182’s Newest Release Is Their Best In Years”
Fender Player Series II Telecaster Review and Demo
We’ve got one of the newest Fender Teles here to check out if it’s worth the investment. It’s been a bit since we had a proper new guitar review on this website! Generally we’re covering only independent builders and smaller brands this year, but I didn’t want to miss out on the new Player SeriesContinue reading “Fender Player Series II Telecaster Review and Demo”
I Love Cheap Pedals, But DemonFX Is Bad Business
Once you start actually copying the design and aesthetic of others, it is really in poor taste. As pedal sales soared to new highs in the last five or so years we have seen a lot more clones take center stage. Clones are objectively a great thing, as they often serve as an entry wayContinue reading “I Love Cheap Pedals, But DemonFX Is Bad Business”
Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name
This is a highly versatile and flexible gain pedal for the discerning gear knucklehead. You may remember Audio! Audio! and their Superdrive gain pedal from our recent Tube Screamer project! It’s a vaguely Tube Screamer based pedal, but has a ton of tweaks to make it far more flexible courtesy of builder Lucky (the monster).Continue reading “Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name”
Jade Works Instruments Introduces The MD96 Guitar Design
You have seen this guitar before, but it got a recent facelift and is ready for the limelight. You may remember Jade Works Instruments from a review we did earlier this year of their Butterfly model, which you can find by clicking here. But Jade Works is back again with another original guitar design, andContinue reading “Jade Works Instruments Introduces The MD96 Guitar Design”
