Throwback Thursday: A look back and a website upgrade!
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Sorry for the inaction but we have been busy over here! Pedals And Effects is about to upgrade but before we do that, I wanted to look back at my first video post!
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Show Me Your Pedalboard: Cas
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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!
Read MoreThe Pedals and Effects 5 with Jonathan Hischke of Dot Hacker
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Pedals and Effects is back with the first Pedals and Effects 5 entry of the new year! For those unfamiliar, “The Pedals and Effects 5” is where we ask musicians of all styles and all walks of life how they first got into pedals, and what pedals are currently inspiring them. It will be the same five questions every time, so be sure to keep an eye out to see what your favorite artist has to say about their favorite pedals and effects. Today’s entry for the Pedals and Effects 5 features long time pedal fiend and friend to Pedals and Effects, Jonathan Hischke.
Read MoreShow Me Your Pedalboard: Ivan
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Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Ivan all the way from Croatia! Wow! Ivan plays under the name Luul which is a solo-looping project of his that, in his words takes after artists like Mylets. Very cool. Ivan’s board is very indicative of looping which also covers all of his sonic bases.
Read MoreReview: Industrialectric Echo Degrader
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Coming hot off the heels of the NAMM show we got the second part of our series with synthesizer guru Alessandro Cortini! Back with the Abstrakt Electronics Avalon (which is a Roland 303 clone) Alessandroruns the sequencer through Canada’s own Industrialectric Echo Degrader which in Alessandro’s words is “a f@%d up delay” aka perfect for Pedals and Effects!
Read MoreNAMM 2016 Schedule
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I wanted to let any of you attending NAMM 2016 know that I will be doing some demos all weekend at the Earthquaker Devices Booth which is booth #4296 in Hall C. I’ll be demonstrating Earthquaker Devices‘ latest and greatest as well as old favorites.
Read MoreReview: Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Synth + Retro Mechanical Labs Electron Fuzz
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It is an absolute honor to be joined by synth master Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, to show us the ins and outs of various effects and synthesizers! Alessandro is incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to synths, and he walked us through the details of the Abstrakt Instruments Avalon.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: Another Bass Solo via Racer X
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Following the topic of live bass solos, I have to reach back into the Racer X archive and bring out my solo onExtreme Volume. For me, the best thing about this is to see my evolution when put under the improvised solo spotlight. The main difference between this solo and the solo I posted last week is this one has drums backing me.
Read MoreShow Me Your Pedalboard: Eric
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It’s the first Show Me Your Pedalboard entry of the New Year, and the first pedalboard of 2016 comes from bass player Eric! Eric’s rocking a lot of Pedals and Effects favorites in addition to forging his own sonic path. Let’s take a look at what Eric is moving and grooving to:
Read MoreReview: The Absolüte Würst by Keeley Electronics
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When a pedal gets released on April 1st, there is always the potential that the device is actually a joke, but that doesn’t happen to be the case with Keeley Electronics The Absolüte Würst.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: My Favorite Bass Solo on Tour with The Mars Volta
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I will always count myself very lucky to have been a part of The Mars Volta. The level of creativity of every single member of that band was beyond anything I had ever been apart of. Luckily, one of the leaders of the band, Omar, is also a bass player and from early on he would often let me rip a solo. There were so many times where I was thrilled, as well as times I was scared as hell. So much goes into actually pulling off a successful unaccompanied solo, and I think I can break it all down here in this Throwback Thursday post.
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