The very nature of digital delays means that there are endless possibilities for the effect. Tape echoes work with a physical loop of tape, and thus are limited to a certain range of timbres – usually ...

I’ve been stuck in something of a creative rut for the last year or so. I’ve been sitting on two (or maybe three) tracks for an EP since last January, unable to push through. It’s gotten to the point ...

Let’s get one thing out of the way right up front: Yes, the main conceit of the $329 Cooper FX Arcades is a little gimmicky. It’s a guitar pedal into which you stick cards to apply different effects, ...

The level of quality stretches to the knobs, which feel very solidly applied. There’s zero give when you push them around, and the feel of turning them is very solid, which makes applying incremental ...

I love analog tech and I love analog sound. That’s why I wrote up these two basic reviews of two Empress analog pedals for guitarists sick of bleeps and bloops and color LCD read-outs. I added a few ...

Let’s face the facts: the name Fender doesn’t initially ring “pedals”. Sure, they unarguably make some of the finest instruments and amplifiers you can buy, but you might question what they are hoping ...

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Local band Sugar Hold on stage. They are one of the local outfits that use a specialized guitar-effect pedal from Poison Noises. The Suga Trem, a specialized guitar-effect pedal from Poison Noises for ...