Pedals and Effects One Year Anniversary Giveaway!
June 4th marks the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of PedalsAndEffects.com, and I couldn’t be happier with all it has brought to my life. The site is a labor of love that gives me a chance to share my passion for pedals with all of you, and it’s become a valuable creative outlet for me as well. [...]
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The 12 Days of PedalsAndEffects, Day 3: Zoom G3
On the third day of PedalsAndEffects, you have a chance to win …..a Zoom G3 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator for the guitar players! Background: I’m really in the gift giving mood this year, and it’s only right that we share the love by offering some gear for guitar players. In this giveaway, Samson Technologies and [...]
The 12 Days of PedalsAndEffects, Day 2: Digitech CR-7 Hardwire Stereo Chorus Pedal
On the second day of PedalsAndEffects, you have a chance to win …..a Digitech CR-7 Hardwire Stereo Chorus Pedal! Background: I have been endorsing Digitech pedals for over ten years, and have always been a fan of their revolutionary designs, as seen in their Whammy Pedal or any of their many delay pedals and samplers. Digitech [...]
12 Days of PedalsAndEffects, Day 1: Pigtronix Envelope Phaser
The day you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived- The 12 Days of PedalsAndEffects Giveaway has begun! Every day from now until December 25th, we’ll be giving you a chance to win a spectacular piece of gear EVERY DAY FOR 12 DAYS! Make sure to check PedalsAndEffects each day to see which prize is up [...]
Fuzz Wars Round 4: Janek Gwizdala’s Favorite Fuzz Pedals
I met Janek Gwizdala backstage at my first Bass Player Live back in 2009. I performed as Vato Negro and was very intimidated to be in a room full of my peers. I remember I was speaking to Bass Player Magazine editor, Chris Jisi, about Jaco Pastorious and Janek overheard me saying something about Jaco’s [...]
The 12 Days of PedalsAndEffects: Win Gear Each Day for 12 Days Dec 14-25
Happy holidays from everyone here at PedalsAndEffects. It’s been a great first year for my website, and I wanted to find a way to thank you, the readers and fans, who keep me inspired each and every day, and the site going strong. One thing I’ve learned is that so many of you are [...]
Product Review: The Vintage Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
I have been a huge fan of Electro-Harmonix’s all analog Micro Synthesizer for years, but it wasn’t until the early 90′s, when I played in a band called Distortion Felix, that I purchased my first. The band’s guitarist Manny and I used those pedals all over the two records we did in the 90′s. Although Electro-Harmonix [...]
Fuzz Wars, Round 3 – Less Talk And More Playing
As promised- here’s round 3 of Fuzz Wars, and it will not disappoint. In this review, Jonathan and I feature three boutique fuzz pedals that have a lot of internet buzz, as well as one legendary fuzz pedal. First up is Devi-Ever’s Shoe Gazer, followed by Z. Vex’s Fuzz Factory which is proceeded by the [...]
Combining Pedals and Effects to Create New Sounds [pedal chaining & review]
First of all, thanks so much for your feedback on both Fuzz Wars posts. It gave me some great insight as to which fuzz pedals you’re most interested in which I’ll definitely keep in mind. One related topic I’d like to cover today is combining fuzz pedals with other effects. Although some fuzz pedals-on their [...]
Fuzz Wars, Round 2: Jonathan Hischke’s Reviews his Favorite Fuzz Pedals
The second installment of Pedals And Effects‘ First Annual Fuzz Wars features Jonathan Hischke’s (Broken Bells, Dot Hacker) current favorites. He really loves fuzz pedals as much as I do and his choices definitely fit his bass style. Fuzz pedals that get really crazy with filtering and over the top fuzz are ones he tends [...]
First Annual Fuzz Wars, Round 1: Fuzz Pedals x 4 [review]
The world of fuzz pedals continues to grow, thanks to boutique builders and large manufacturers competing for our dollars and hoping their product becomes the industry standard. Some companies are motivated by selling as many of their great pedals as possible, while many smaller designers simply want to make interesting fuzz pedals to give musicians [...]
First Annual Fuzz-Off
Coming this week to Pedals And Effects: our first annual “Fuzz Off!” Jonathan Hischke (Broken Bells) and I will go head to head with some of our favorite fuzz pedals and blow some speakers. Feel free to tell us what your favorite fuzz pedal is in the comments section of this post, and maybe we [...]
Earthquaker Devices Grand Orbiter Phase Machine Review
As you may know from earlier videos, I am tight with Earthquaker Devices and I can’t tell you enough how much I love everything that comes from them. This Phase Machine is another great pedal in their lineup and I had to do a video on it. It is such a musical pedal that I [...]
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