If you're playing in a band that's as innovative and out there as Hella, you're going to need a guitar that's equally as crazy! Picking up where we left off last week with Spencer, we take a look at what might be the world's weirdest, strangest, guitar. Plenty of knobs, switches and even a built in egg shaker? Spencer takes us through his history with the instrument and more.
Read MoreA long time ago, in what seems like another lifetime, I was fortunate to have met and toured a few weeks with Spencer Seim who was the guitarist and co-founder of the legendary Sacramento band, Hella. Spencer and the ripping Zach Hill on drums were one of the fiercest guitar/drum duos ever created. The duo had just turned their band from a two piece into a four piece and were opening a tour I was a part of, that was headlined by System Of A Down and Mars Volta.
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 MoreTore is in the Pedals and Effects house! Tore is the genius behind TC Electronic, and he has been responsible for some of the most exciting pedals to come out over the last 20 years. We got to sit down and spend time with Tore while at GuitCon at the world famous Warwick Factory. Check it out!
Read MoreThis week, Juan is featured on Justin Pearson's Three One G: Cult & Culture podcast! Bass player, label owner, man of many hats Justin Pearson, and Juan sit down and talk bass, Juan's extensive musical career, Los Angeles and so much more.
Read MorePedals And Effects has always had a string of good luck with having really great musicians coming on to talk about gear, and this interview with Tom Cram is one of my favorites. Tom runs things at Digitech and DOD and he is an awesome musician and gear head like us all. He came through with great stories from the past, insight to what has been going on and what lies ahead for one of the greatest pedal making companies of all time!
Read MoreI cannot tell you how grateful I am that Bass Player Magazine has asked me to grace their cover for the second time in my career. I am very honored, humbled, and overall stoked that it comes at a time that my band, Halo Orbit, has released its debut record.
Read MoreWe have a first here, because I think Nick Schendzielos is the first metal bassist we have had appear on Pedals and Effects! I guess I played in a metal band in the 80's but I am not sure that counts. Nick is a life long metal shredder and he loves bass!
Read MorePedals And Effects is honored to welcome bass player extraordinaire, Julie Slick! Julie stopped by 5Starr Sound labs where we talked gigs, gear, and so much more. You may know Julie from her work with the Adrian Belew Power Trio, or more recently from a video that was making the rounds on social media, where she ripped crazy bass while an artist painted the walls around her. Without further ado, here is Pedals And Effects in conversation with Julie Slick.
Read MoreFor today's Throwback Thursday I'm throwing it back to this past summer when I was in Germany for the 5th Annual Warwick/Framus bass camp!
Read MoreHappy new year! Another holiday gift to you from Pedals And Effects, are the final installments of our series with pedal enthusiast and bass player extraordinaire Nathan Latona.
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