Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Sometime in the middle of last year while surfing the web for new and exciting gear outfits, I came across this keen little pedal company by the name of Penfar FX. Instantly I was drawn in by the magnificent looking stompboxes that flooded the Penfar website. To top it off not only were the pedals … Read more
Spencer Amps That’s right kids… I’ve hunted down another kickass effects pedal company. And his little outfit has really caught me by surprise. Spencer Amps is the brain child of one Bill Spencer, a passionate and experienced brother on a mission to build some of the best sounding and performing musical gadgets. Bill’s outlook on … Read more
As long as there are builders like Johan Maertens around I believe I will always be excited about the stompbox world. Some cats take the pedals they come across and simply build their versions of them. Then there’s the cats that take it a step further by taking the sounds that inspire them, those tones … Read more
I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to our guitar’s root tone we can get a bit on the obsessive side. Tinkering and molding things until our heads are spinning, and always on the hunt to make things sounds better is something any “tone chaser” will always get stuck doing. But obsessive … Read more
Tech 21 NYC. One of the heavyweights of our time and true innovators of the gear world. I will never forget the first time I had a chance to try the Tech 21 SansAmp. It was about 20 years ago while rocking out in a garage playing Metallica and Slayer covers. My friend had always … Read more
Coming across the Blues Pearl Amp Company was definitely one of Analog War Cry’s gold finds of 2009. Blues Pearl originally made their stand back in the 1980’s having a strong go at building some of the world’s top-notch hand built custom amps and effects pedals. Today the new team at Blues Pearl is making … Read more
THE SAN DIEGO PEDAL CO. San Diego, California Builder/Designer: David Loo Years in the Game: 5 Influence: The Dark Side of Man I’d like to introduce you to the new kid on the block. New on the scene this company may be but that means nothing, this little outfit is producing some of the most … Read more
Take a minute and look at this awesome logo from Greenhouse Effects… Anyone with this much creativity must have a talent for building great effects pedals. Once again I was so fortunate to come across such an awesome pedal company. I was doing some surfing on Youtube when I came across some Greenhouse Effects pedal … Read more
Rothwell Audio ProductsSwitchblade Distortion Pedal Well well now, what do we have here? Solid build, killer tone, hand built, and high quality components. Another boutique distortion pedal you say? Well if you categorize “boutique” as the many thousands of pedals that are being mass produced around the world and using the term to gain some … Read more
Attention all you grit, crunch, and sustain hungry tone addicts. Analog War Cry is doing an Overdrive, Distortion, and Fuzz hunt this month. We’re going to be featuring some of the best sounding dirt boxes available today and what we found for you cats you are gonna go bananas over. Some you may not know, … Read more