Top Finds of 2009 / OnoMATOpoeia
I knew from the second I first head of this company that the music world was going to be in for a real treat. For those of you not hip on Emma Electronic’s pedals get out there and get your hands dirty, some of the best stompboxes you will ever play. These aren’t pedals with … Read more
Top Finds of 2009 / Way Huge Pork Loin
One of the coolest things to hit the pedal scene last year was the return of the Way Huge pedal line. Anyone who’s hip on hip stompboxes knows the name of Way Huge and the man behind the plan, Mr. George Tripp. I had a chance to put the first three Way Huge pedal releases … Read more
Top Finds of 2009 / BilT Guitars
There are a lot of cats playing their card at designing unique and interesting guitars these days. I can’t remember ever coming across so many exciting and talented luthiers in all the time I’ve been a musician. The last couple years has been a wonderful explosion of original and innovative guitar designs. If you look … Read more
Top Finds of 2009 / EP Booster
Xotic Effects never seizes to amaze us. I can look back at each one of the Xotic Effects pedals I’ve ever had a chance to try out and remember them all as being top-notch. The thing that makes Xotic pedals such desirable pieces of gear is their simplicity. If you’ve ever had a chance to … Read more
Toneczar Openhaus – Distortion and Overdrive
Anyhow – here is the latest offering from the wonderful freestompboxes.org – the ToneCzar Openhaus distortion. It’s a pretty brutal distortion circuit (it’s build complexity it pretty high too!) Here’s a link to the ToneCzar Openhaus instruction manual: http://toneczar.com/downloads/features-openh.pdf Here’s a demo video: Here’s the schematic and parts list: http://www.mediafire.com/?e9etdzabx75miqk and here’s the PCB: http://www.mediafire.com/?f2ukijxi32qq5w4 Eeeeerrrrrm, how good … Read more
Top Finds of 2009 / Killer Guitar Components
You want to see quality, class, and killer looks? Look no further my fellow gear junkies. For those of you not hip on them, let me introduce you to Killer Guitar Components. KGC specializes in the building of exquisitely high quality, top notch tremolo blocks. If you’ve ever heard the sound of a proper, cream … Read more
February News & Updates
February 2010 Another month in the books, and what a month it was. I hope you guys have been digging our Top Finds of 09 articles and hope you’ve had a chance to check some of the gear out for yourselves. In all my time as a musician I have never seen so much cool … Read more
Top Finds of 2009 / Jensen Jet Series
Jensen really needs no introduction of any kind, they walk the walk and have been doing so for quite some time now. Many of the first amps I fell in love with had Jensen speakers in them. No one can deny these people know what they’re doing when it comes to loudspeakers and great tone. … Read more
Top Finds of 2009 / Guyatone Mighty Micro Series
Some of the absolute best sounding, easiest to use, and best bang for your buck stompboxes we came across last year were Guyatone’s Mighty Micro Series effect pedals. This wide range of tuff as nails little guitar boxes absolutely blew us away with their huge sound and never ending capabilities. Guyatone has always been known … Read more