Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
To me HomeBrew Electronics has always been one of the heavyweights of the boutique pedal world. The reason being the attention to detail of their designs, HomeBrew’s hard work and skill has always led to stunning performance and sound from their pedals, a fact you will learn for yourself if ever you come across one … Read more
The wonderful world of loopers and switchers. Where would we be with out them? These are pedals that can really be secret weapons for us. Not every pedal on board has to function as an actual effect pedal, no sir. A couple of the pedals I use on my board are actually used as tools … Read more
Analog War Cry has done it again! We’ve managed to discover another insanely cool effects pedal company with originality, drive, and great quality. December’s Monthly Pick comes at us all the way from across the pond, a hard working, extremely talented, one-man operation by the name of TwinStomp. The captain of the TwinStomp ship? Adam … Read more
K.S.Aji Tone Workshop A boutique pedal company from Indonesia? That’s right. The name is K.S. Aji Tone Workshop and chances are you’ve probably never heard of this effects pedal company. That is of non-importance though, what is important is this one-man pedal company is out there, and responsible for some really fantastic sounding stompboxes. It … Read more
Here’s another killer boutique pedal I’ve been keeping my eye on for quite some time, SPF, also known as Smart People Factory. I now can’t remember exactly who it was or how I came across these cats but that doesn’t matter, what’s important is that I came across them. Even better is that SPF turned … Read more
Aaaaaaand we’re back with another kickass Way Huge guitar pedal. What can I say, these are pedals that need no introduction. The shear mystique and popularity these stompboxes carry is enough to send anyone diving into their favorite guitar shop for a go at one of them. Back when George Tripp made his first run … Read more
Jensen Jet Falcon Speakers (The speaker with a secret magical green cone) Jensen Musical Instrument Speakers is pleased to announce the latest addition to the Jensen Jet series, the 12” Falcon. This 50 watt speaker introduces a new style of cone, a secret magical green cone. The Falcon’s tone is warm and full bodied with … Read more
HipKitty ProductsThe Glazeboost/overdrive A few months back Analog War Cry had a chance to check out the HipKitty Cream Distortion in our Pedal Hunt Podcast Reviews. The Cream Distortion was nothing shy of amazing, a warm, smooth, overdrive pedal with the characteristics of a vintage tube amp. Well HipKitty is at it again, this time … Read more
If there’s one pickup company that’s not afraid to think outside the box I would have to say it’s TV Jones. If you look at what most pickup builders are producing these days it’s traditional single coil and humbucking pickups. Thomas V. Jones (aka TV Jones) has decided to take it in another direction, and … Read more
We said we’d be back with some more killer gear from Raw Vintage, well here it is. For those of you who might have missed the last Raw Vintage feature we had done some reviews on their vintage quality pure steel saddles and tremolo springs. Raw Vintage is a company that has made it pretty … Read more