The time has finally come, the 12 Days of Pedals and Effects! Starting today, for twelve days you'll have the opportunity to win some of the best gear around. You'll only have one day to enter for each day, so set your alarms, grab that cup of coffee, and get ready! Be sure to check back here at Pedals And Effects because we're giving away gear every day, starting right now!
Read More2017 has been a crazy year, for more reasons than we possibly have time to get into in a blog post. Which is one of the reasons why we're a bit delayed on this, but we figure it's better late than never! OK - drumroll please..........For the 5th straight year, we're excited to announce you'll have many chances to win a ton of gear during our "12 Days of Pedals and Effects" giveaway which kicks off THIS THURSDAY!
Read MoreWhile at GuitCon, Juan got a chance to play a prototype Warwick Jonas Hellborg custom bass. Jonas is an accomplished bassist, having played with everyone from John McLaughlin, Shawn Lane, Public Image Ltd., and Buckethead. A partnership between an awesome bassist like Jonas and an awesome company like Warwick was inevitable!
Read MoreIkey Owens played keyboards in The Mars Volta from its inception in 2001 to his departure in 2009. For years, he and I were crammed right next to each other, sharing a small space on stage with our pedalboards and gear. Whenever we were on tour, I knew I could count on Ikey to explore cities with me, check out great restaurants, and enjoy the scenery of places we’d never been before. I have so much respect for Ikey, and it was a great pleasure to have had him take part in an interview with Pedals And Effects.
Read MoreToday's Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Robert from Montréal, Canada! Robert plays bass in an alternative rock trio, and his board has got all the goods for him to hold it down, but also get weird. Let's take a look:
Read MoreAs you might imagine, GuitCon was very productive for Nick and I! We shot some dope videos, were joined by great people, and surrounded by great gear. While over there, Reverb debuted their European web shop and happened to have some vintage gear on hand. One of the many cool things we got to check out were some vintage Marshall distortion pedals.
Read MoreWhile at GuitCon in Markneukirchen, Germany, Juan got to play through, and compare his favorite fuzz of all time, the Electro-Harmonix Sovtek Big Muff. Joined by Reverb.com, Pedals And Effects explores the Green Russian Sovtek Big Muff Fuzz.
Read MoreToday's Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Neil! Neil classics pedals, unique effects and makes interesting use of loops and a multi amp setup. It's been pretty busy over at the Pedals And Effects camp lately, but we wanted to get something out to you this week. So without further ado, let's take a look at what Neil is rocking:
Read MoreIt has been an absolute pleasure speaking with Robert Keeley at GuitCon. An Oklahoma local, it took us going to Markneukirchen, Germany to speak at length with him for Pedals And Effects. In addition to going over how compression works, how to get the most out of compressing your bass, we sat down with Robert to learn a little more about his roots, and his company's roots, Keeley Electronics.
Read MoreCContinuing from our last feature with Robert Keeley, I got to sit down with the genius himself, to this time talk bass compression at Guitcon in Markneukirchen, Germany! Keeley gives us the scoop on his Compressor Pro and the compression stage of the Tone Workstation.
Read MoreThroughout my career, I have explored two options as a working musician: being a part of a band and being a "hired gun." Though both carry positive and negative aspects, I find I prefer being in a band, but have taken on hired gigs due to financial, and sometimes, career affecting reasons.
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