Demo: Nemesis Delay by Source Audio

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Demo: Nemesis Delay by Source Audio

Every now and then, a stomp-box comes to Pedals And Effects that is so powerful, so radically researched and designed, that it takes a while to fully grasp that pedal's ability. That is exactly what the Source Audio Nemesis Delay is all about. With a staggering amount of features and customization, if you can dream it, the Nemesis Delay can create it. I believe Source Audio set out to conquer the delay world and the Nemesis Delay is pretty damn thorough! 

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Interview: Bassist and producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen

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Interview: Bassist and producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Justin Meldal-Johnsen has carved himself a very successful career in the music industry. Not only is he known for having played bass with Beck and Nine Inch Nails, but his talents are highly sought after for production. Justin has applied his talents to such acts such as M83, Paramore, Tegan and Sara, and many more. 

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Guitar and Bass Pedal Shopping in Los Angeles

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Guitar and Bass Pedal Shopping in Los Angeles

Musicians often ask me where I get my pedals. Fortunately, living in Los Angeles there are so many music stores that sell great gear. However, there are only a few locations that sell great used and vintage pedals. I won't hesitate to drive pretty damn far to get a specific pedal or bass, but if I'm just shopping locally these are a few stores that never fail to carry something interesting and rare.

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Interview: Justin Pearson - Part 5

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Interview: Justin Pearson - Part 5

Hey everybody! Jonathan here for the final segment of our Justin Pearson series. Congratulations to you viewers for making it to #5! We had lot of fun doing the interview and we hope you enjoyed watching and getting some insight into Justin's whole thing.

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Pedals And Effects Song Dissection: Sabotage by The Beastie Boys

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Pedals And Effects Song Dissection: Sabotage by The Beastie Boys

Pedals And Effects coming at ya with an entry of our Song Dissection series, where we analyze the legendary tones from the most sonically ambitious songs out there, and determine what gear they used to achieve their unique sounds. Today's post is on the Beastie Boys 1994 rap-rock classic "Sabotage" off the album Ill Communication. 

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Demo: Vintage MXR-134 Analog Stereo Chorus Pedal

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Demo: Vintage MXR-134 Analog Stereo Chorus Pedal

Every time I go on tour I'm always surrounded by gear enthusiasts like me, it's a great environment for creativity but a bad environment for your wallet! Every stop on tour I check the local music shops and craigslist pages. Whether its Deltron 3030, or Juliette Lewis myself and all the other musicians on tour are always scouring each stop for great gear and hidden gems. 

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Demo: Devi Ever Super Soda Meiser

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Demo: Devi Ever Super Soda Meiser

Nick Reinhart here, checking in with the pedal world. Today we're jamming the Devi Ever (but sort of Dwarfcraft) Super Soda Meiser fuzz pedal. I think i go over the details in the video below, but just in case you wanna skip over our banter (why would you wanna do that?) here's the deal with this guy- one day Ben Hinz, of Dwarfcraft, surprised me with a custom, one-off pedal with my name printed across the front. This was pretty mind blowing. Little did I know, that it would turn into a full on collaboration.

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Review: Digitech Whammy Ricochet

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Review: Digitech Whammy Ricochet

Nick Reinhart comes swinging for the fences with the new Digitech Whammy Ricochet! Tom Cram at Digitech continues to amaze and give us musicians amazing tools to play music with. This is a really cool pedal to pitch shift with but as a bonus, there are a number of other cool things you can do too. Best thing...its way smaller than the Whammy pedal, which doesn't necessarily always make the pedalboard because of its large size.

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Review: Endangered Audio Research AD4096 Analog Delay

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Review: Endangered Audio Research AD4096 Analog Delay

I think it's safe to say that nearly every pedal company makes a great delay, and they are readily available in any music store. The main difference in delay pedals these days comes down to functionality. The Endangered Audio AD4096 is probably one of the most ambitious and most musical delays I have ever played. 

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Juliette Lewis Fall Tour Pedalboard

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Juliette Lewis Fall Tour Pedalboard

Having literally just arrived from the Warwick Bass camp in Germany, I'm already getting ready to hit the road again with Juliette Lewis. While I have some brief time back at home, I wanted to walk you guys through how I put together a road friendly pedalboard.

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Throwback Thursday: Evolving My Sound - Roundwound to Flatwound Strings

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Throwback Thursday: Evolving My Sound - Roundwound to Flatwound Strings

When I first started playing bass in the late 70’s, I was obsessed with John Entwistle’s famous bass solo on The Who’s “My Generation.” I was such a fan of John’s work that I relentlessly investigated how he got his bass tone. I remember constantly trying to replicate that round, metallic, bright sound that resembled that of the low end strings of a piano. 

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