Pedals And Effects 5 with WMD Devices

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Pedals And Effects 5 with WMD Devices

The Pedals And Effects 5, builders series, concludes this run with the guys from WMD - William Mathewson and Alex Anderson. I have known WMD's big cheese, William Mathewson, for years. He was one of the first interviews I ever did for Pedals And Effects. He came to 5 Starr Sound Labs when I only had half of my gear in there and three lights and he was the only employee at WMD. These guys are known to make the gnarly stuff for us sound freaks so we're stoked to have them for The Pedals And Effects 5.

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Review: Goya Panther Bass Comparison

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Review: Goya Panther Bass Comparison

I am in awe of Goya Panther basses. Ever since Josh Klinghoffer lent me his for the Deltron 3030 tour. I got to borrow and tour with it for two years, and I couldn't get over how easy they are to play, how tight they look, how great they sound and the variety of tones you can achieve with them.

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Throwback Thursday: How To Build A Great Pedalboard

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Throwback Thursday: How To Build A Great Pedalboard

Throwback Thursday: A brief retrospective on my pedalboard while in the Mars Volta. How large it got, how I downsized it, and the steps that I took, and that you can take in building a better board for yourself, and your music. 

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Show Me Your Pedalboard: Brian

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Show Me Your Pedalboard: Brian

Today's Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Brian. Brian definitely makes the most out of the real estate of his board with pedals packed to the brim! Brian's definitely rocking some Pedals And Effects favorites, along with some goodies that Brian uses to craft his own unique individual sound.

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Pedals And Effects 5 with Ben Hinz from Dwarfcraft

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Pedals And Effects 5 with Ben Hinz from Dwarfcraft

Pedals And Effects goes way back with this week's Pedals And Effects 5 guest, Ben Hinz. I met Ben in 2010 after he had hooked me up with one of his Eau Claire fuzzes. Ben drove from Eau Claire Wisconsin (where he lives), to Chicago to see Mars Volta open for Soundgarden. Ben and I hit it off instantly and we have remained friends ever since. 

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Throwback Thursday: Big Sir/Digital Gardens Bass Gear Breakdown Part 2

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Throwback Thursday: Big Sir/Digital Gardens Bass Gear Breakdown Part 2

Having a website of your own has it's perks, being able to write about the pedals and effects I have used on any given record is one of them! Digital Gardens by Big Sir is essentially a harder rocking re-work of our album Before Gardens After Gardens. This record's distorted bass is the music's driving force and I want to share what I used to get the bass tones!

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Pedals And Effects 101: How to Wrap Cables

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Pedals And Effects 101: How to Wrap Cables

Class is in session! We have all been there. You are either being rushed on stage, or being yelled at to get off stage, but you know in your head you have to take care of your cables. Don't do what I do and just stuff your cables into a bag or case. It's bad for the cables, and bad for you the next time you have to grab those cables. Do what Nick Reinhart does and wrap your cables right!

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Pedals And Effects 5 with Jack Deville of Mr. Black

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Pedals And Effects 5 with Jack Deville of Mr. Black

The Pedals And Effects 5 is swinging hard with the notorious Jack Deville from Mr. Black pedals. Jack and I became friends during an Earthquaker Devices bowling party they throw every year at winter NAMM. He and I hit it off big time. Jack is super cool, very smart and is obsessed with pedals. I love his builds and I love his ideas. So much so that Pedals And Effects did a promotion with him a few months ago with his amazing envelope filter the Fwonk Beta!

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Pedals And Effects Sets World Record With 145 Pedals

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Pedals And Effects Sets World Record With 145 Pedals

Pedals And Effects had such a huge response to our 100 Pedals video that we asked ourselves "what could be bigger than that?" and the answer was "let's set the world record!" After doing a couple of hours of research on the largest pedalboard/most pedals chained, we found what we believe to be the world record at 142 pedals.

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Show Me Your Pedalboard: Tim

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Show Me Your Pedalboard: Tim

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry just might be the most aesthetically uniform pedalboard we’ve featured yet! Today’s board comes from Tim, and he’s rocking a very modest, but very color coordinated board! You can tell a lot of thought was put into this board. Each pedal has its purpose and while there’s no excessive frills there’s still plenty of room to get crazy. Check out that cable management too! Let’s take a look at what Tim get’s to see when he’s looking down on stage!

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