Throwback Thursday: Pedal Review: 70’s era Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer

Throwback Thursday:  Pedal Review: 70’s era Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer

Nick Reinhart and I just did a Reddit AMA for a cool guitar pedal forum and I get asked what my favorite pedal is. I do love my vintage Electro Harmonix Microsynthesizer so I thought I would do a Throwback Thursday on today's post. Enjoy!

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Interview: Tim Lefebvre Going Track by Track on David Bowie's Blackstar

Interview: Tim Lefebvre Going Track by Track on David Bowie's Blackstar

In part two of the Pedals And Effects interview with Tim Lefebvre, Tim goes through the tracks on David Bowie's Blackstar record, telling us each bass line's origins, basses played, effects used and so much more.

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Interview: Tim Lefebvre on David Bowie's Black Star

Interview: Tim Lefebvre on David Bowie's Black Star

Pedals And Effects has had the great Tim Lefebvre on before, but I really wanted to bring Tim on again so we could discuss his participation on David Bowie's last studio album, Blackstar. Set to be one of the best records to come out in 2016, Tim was gracious enough to join us once again to shed light on the recording process and more!

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EXCLUSIVE OFFER for Pedals and Effects readers: FwonkBeta Envelope Filter by Mr. Black 22% off now thru March 16!

EXCLUSIVE OFFER for Pedals and Effects readers: FwonkBeta Envelope Filter by Mr. Black 22% off now thru March 16!

One of the new things you will get to experience on Pedals And Effects are promotions with pedal builders. The time has come for us to broaden our web presence and one way is to offer our fans, exclusive discounts with new pedals and pedal makers! Kicking things off is Mr Black's FwonkBeta envelope filter!

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Welcome to the new Pedals And Effects + 100 Pedals video!

Welcome to the new Pedals And Effects + 100 Pedals video!

I am excited to share with all of the fans of Pedals And Effects, our new Squarespace website. This has been a much desired change and we are very happy with the results. The new site is easier to navigate, looks cleaner and most importantly, has added features like a merch store!

Nick and I have very funny conversations when we hang out, and sometimes our plans get very bizarre and we wonder if anyone else is going to find our ideas too strange. Take today's post, 100 Pedals. Are there people out there in YouTube land really interested in seeing 100 pedals chained up together? We talked about it and concluded, yes!

Here it is, our 100 Pedals video!

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Review: Seppuku FX Kompakt Kaset Delay

Review: Seppuku FX Kompakt Kaset Delay

Alessandro Cortini comes through Pedals And Effects again to review another wild effects pedal! This time it’s the Seppuku FX Kompakt Kaset delay! This is a wild pedal that Alessandro describes as producing sounds that resemble a broken channel on a 4 track cassette recorder. Alessandro is an absolute sonic genius, and he manages to finds pedals that I have been unable to locate and is willing to share them with us.

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Thoughts from the operating table and lessons learned

Thoughts from the operating table and lessons learned

Today, I am going into surgery for an old injury I sustained on my fixed gear bike back in 2009. l was riding my bike through a road construction in South Pasadena and the workers motioned me to hurry through while they held auto traffic and I didnt see the pot hole they were repairing. Next thing I knew, I was in the air wondering if I had been hit by a car.

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Show Me Your Pedalboard: Cas

Show Me Your Pedalboard: Cas

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Cas all the way from the Netherlands. Cas plays bass in dutch pop band Rondé and it looks like they’ve developed quite a following for themselves! Word! Cas prides himself on working unconventional sounds into pop music, and his board is very indicative of that. He also has some of my favorite pedals ever! You’re just showing me what I want to see!

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