Dwarfcraft: Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard

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Dwarfcraft: Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard

Pedals and Effects is proud to roll out the red carpet for the new Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard! You asked, and Dwarfcraft Devices answered. Their Eau Claire Thunder is back in a smaller, more streamlined enclosure BUT in limited quantities. (Only sixty five of these will be available for purchase!) There are a few new surprises exclusive to the Gold Standard, and Pedals and Effects is going to do some prospecting for you.

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Weird Fuzz Pedals

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Weird Fuzz Pedals

Pedals and Effects is coming at you with something a little different! Rather than do a fuzz wars like we normally do, Nick suggested we gather some new fuzz pedals with that aren’t your typical fuzz pedals. This four pedal lineup has unique quirks, and features that you might not expect. If you’re anything like us you’ll love just these just the same.

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Tour Essentials with Ben Hinz of Dwarfcraft Devices

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Tour Essentials with Ben Hinz of Dwarfcraft Devices

One thing I get asked about all the time when I'm on the road is "how do you survive years of touring?" Well, I'm here to tell you most of it isn't what you think. At the Milwaukee stop of the Marilyn Manson tour, I got to kick it with the homie Ben Hinz, of Dwarfcraft Devices. We had some down time at the hotel so we decided to shoot this video MTV Cribs style, we're even giving you a sneak peek of two new Dwarcraft Devices pedals!

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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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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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How To Chain Pedals On A Pedalboard

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How To Chain Pedals On A Pedalboard

Here is a post that is long overdue, because the #1 question I get on this site, hands down, is  “How do I chain pedals on a pedalboard?” It seems that many of you think there is a right way and a wrong way.  I am here to tell you that your “perfect” pedalboard is in the eye of the beholder- YOU.

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Fun With Tremolos: Earthquaker Devices, Keeley, Dwarfcraft, Chase Bliss, Boss

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Fun With Tremolos: Earthquaker Devices, Keeley, Dwarfcraft, Chase Bliss, Boss

Nick Reinhart got upset about calling our shootouts, "wars" so we have decided to call this pedal shootout episode, "Fun With Tremolos." Basically we took five tremolos and ran effected bass and guitar through them to see if we could demonstrate the key differences of all of them. 

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Killswitch Wars with Dwarfcraft’s Memento & CopperSound’s Telegraph Stutter

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Killswitch Wars with Dwarfcraft’s Memento & CopperSound’s Telegraph Stutter

Pedals And Effects is always looking for pedals that have similar functions so we can make them a part of our “Wars” series! This week’s video is a bit of a stretch but essentially Dwarfcraft’s Memento and CopperSounds Telegraph Stutter are killswitch effects. Though very different, the Memento’s killswitch can be programmed and the Telegraph Stutter is an on the fly effect.

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