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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Los Angeles Stompbox Exhibit: December 3rd & 4th

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Los Angeles Stompbox Exhibit: December 3rd & 4th

This weekend is the Los Angeles Stompbox Exhibit hosted by Delicious Audio and held at the Sam Ash in Hollywood, CA! Some of our favorite musicians, effects manufacturers and companies will be there demo-ing the latest and greatest pedals and effects they have to offer. The best part is, admission is free!  

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Guitar Gear & Earthquaker Devices present: Juan Alderete in Mexico

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Guitar Gear & Earthquaker Devices present: Juan Alderete in Mexico

This past month I had the absolute honor of going to Mexico to hold some clinics on behalf of Earthquaker Devices. We partnered up with the Guitar Gear stores and held three clinics at their Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City locations. It was a blast being in Mexico, and meeting so many awesome people. Guitar Gear was gracious enough to film my entire time there, and put together a video of the clinics I did!

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Headed to Mexico

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Headed to Mexico

I have had an unexpectedly busy but rewarding 2016, and the work continues with a trek to Mexico for Earthquaker Devices! Earthquaker Devices asked me if I would be interested in doing three clinics at the prestigious Guitar Gear stores in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City. I, of course, love doing anything and everything Mexico so here I come!

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Throwback Thursday: 24 Hours of Touring with Big Sir/Italy 2014

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Throwback Thursday: 24 Hours of Touring with Big Sir/Italy 2014

Back in 2014, Big Sir embarked on a small European summer tour and I wanted to share 24 hours of events that make touring in a small situation, so valuable.   Even though there were not a lot of the typical touring stories that happened on that run, the small car travels have their own unique challenges and payoffs.

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Peter Hook & the Light Perform "Substance - The Albums of Joy Division & New Order"

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Peter Hook & the Light Perform "Substance - The Albums of Joy Division & New Order"

Peter Hook has been one of my absolute biggest influences since when I first started playing bass. The bands of that emerged from the 80's new wave scene is without a doubt my favorite era of music. The sounds Joy Division, New Order, Killing Joke, and U2 are permanently ingrained in my musical DNA. It was such an honor to interview Peter Hook for Pedals And Effects, and now I am proud to help announce Peter Hook and the Light's world tour!

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