Longtime friends Matt Foy, The Pedal Couple, Summer School Electronics and more wrap up our 2024 gear coverage with their favorite picks! As you folks know we’re putting a bow on 2024 and getting ready to start the 2025 gear season in full swing. But here’s one list end of year article before we doContinue reading “Here Are Some Of My Demo Friends’ Favorite Pedals From 2024”
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Black Friday 2024 Pedal Releases To Know About
Gonna treat yourself to a new pedal? Start with some of these gems. I’m really not a fan of the commercialism of our holidays, but I’m also pragmatic and realize we’re all just trying to do our best in this crushing capitalist society. So if we’re going to spend some money and contribute to thisContinue reading “Black Friday 2024 Pedal Releases To Know About”
5 Years Later Bad Religion’s “Age of Unreason” Has Aged Like Fine Wine (Which Isn’t Great)
The album is amazing, beautifully vocalizing the madness and anger many felt during the time period. Except that time has not come and gone after 5 years… Like many in the punk community, I was disappointed in the outcome of Tuesday’s Presidential election. Why are you reading about that on a guitar site? Well itContinue reading “5 Years Later Bad Religion’s “Age of Unreason” Has Aged Like Fine Wine (Which Isn’t Great)”
SWMRS Explain How They Almost Became A Boy Band And Tweaked A Popular Blink-182 Riff While Making Their “Becker” Album
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”
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”
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”
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”
Dual Stage Amplification Brings Boutique Tube Amp, Pedal Building To New Haven, CT
Fellow New Englanders at Dual Stage Amplification add yet another high end brand to the growing North East scene. Meet Dual Stage Amplification, a new amp and pedal brand based in New Haven, Connecticut. Always home to a bustling music scene, I have been surprised by the relative lack of gear that came from theContinue reading “Dual Stage Amplification Brings Boutique Tube Amp, Pedal Building To New Haven, CT”
