With the dawning of 2019, it’s time to look back on the effects pedals in 2018 that we absolutely loved. This past year was a great year for effects pedals, but these are the pedals that we kept coming back to. Without further ado, here are Pedals and Effects top pedals (in no order), of 2018.
Read MoreSummer is right around the corner, but you know things are heating up with Pedals and Effects! I've got nothing but mad love for Malekko, but young blood Nick has never played anything by them! I had Malekko send him their latest "Downer" pedal to see if he might get hooked on Malekko. The Diabolik (shouts out to Justin Meldal-Johnsen), the Scrutator, B:Assmaster, and now Eurorack stuff? Malekko is full of mad scientists that know their stuff, and they're all homies.
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 MoreOne of the hardest working bassists in Los Angeles found time to come over to Pedals And Effects to show us his new pedal: The Diabolik! Justin Meldal-Johnsen has been bringing bass to modern music for over twenty years. In addition to performing with Beck, Nine Inch Nails, and Dixie Chicks, Justin has also produced some wildly successful albums for M83 and Paramore, to name a few. Justin never stops; and coming up with a pedal concept is just one more accomplishment for him.
Read MoreIt's the first Show Me Your Pedalboard entry of 2017! Even with everything we've got in store for Pedals And Effects this year, we haven't forgotten about our fan favorite column. Today's pedalboard entry belongs to Mason. Mason's got a great mix of new and old, as well as some Pedals And Effects favorites. Let's go 2017!
Read MoreNot often does a pedal come across the Pedals And Effects track that gets bumped to the front of the queue! The Malekko Scrutator demanded we shoot a video as soon as I got it! This pedal is the best designed bit reducing pedal yet! So many reasons but overall, the most synthesizer like bit reducer I have come across and here is why!
Read MoreToday's Show Me Your Pedalboard entry is from Jean-Baptiste all the way from France! Jean is a double bass player in addition to being an electric bass player, and he definitely loves some effected bass! Jean is rocking a very modest and bare-bones board. He's definitely got some cool Malekko stuff on there too, so let's dive in and take a look at what Jean is rocking!
Read MoreToday's Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Drew from Michigan! Drew plays in a grindcore band and his board features the bare essentials, as well as some fun, and some weird noise makers. Let's dive in and take a look at what Drew is rocking!
Read MoreI met Janek Gwizdala backstage at my first Bass Player Live back in 2009. I performed as Vato Negro and was very intimidated to be in a room full of my peers. I remember I was speaking to Bass Player Magazine editor, Chris Jisi, about Jaco Pastorious and Janek overheard me saying something about Jaco’s feel and groove, so he jumped in on the conversation with similar opinions to mine. We quickly bonded and have been friends ever since.
Read MoreOne of our many plans since the re-launch of Pedals And Effects is produce more videos of our "war" series - where we take some of our favorite pedals and match them up against each other! No two pedals are alike, and it's a great way to really see what each pedal maker does differently and what they excel at.
Read MoreHere we go with Pedals And Effects Top Ten Pedals for 2015 and this year came with some radical sounds! As the boutique pedal dominance continues in the industry, a couple of the big guys managed to come up with some over the top pedals. I added a couple of reliable handy man tools, like the Hotone sampler, and the Keith McMillen MIDI controller but overall, wildness reigns king here at Pedals And Effects!
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