Sweet As Honey: A Pick Maker's Guide
Rick Calhoun is from Taylorsville, North Carolina — born and raised. “It’s the typical southern small town,” he says. “People wave to...
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Nick Rambo
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Where the Light Is: An Interview with Pedaltrain's Jim Colella & Friends
Jim Colella finds himself seeking refuge among the towering and densely-packed oak, maple, ash and walnut trees that jut from the earth...
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Nick Rambo
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ICONS: Yoshi Ikegami Talks Tonebender Collaboration
High atop the ever-growing mountain of stompbox manufacturers stands BOSS, alone at the summit. The Japanese juggernaut inarguably lays...
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Nick Rambo
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Kicking the Door Down: An Interview with Neural DSP's Doug Castro
Doug Castro is a firm believer in splashy first impressions. “When entering a new space that’s dominated by well-established and...
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Nick Rambo
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10 Years of El Capistan: An Interview with Strymon's Pete Celi
Believe it or not, Strymon Engineering’s landmark delay pedal, the El Capistan dTape Echo, recently celebrated its 10th birthday. “Time...
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Nick Rambo
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Spaced Out: Exploring Blackhole with Eventide's Christian Colabelli
The new Blackhole pedal from Eventide is a universe within a universe. And no, that’s not marketing-speak — it’s how Eventide product...
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Nick Rambo
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TACTILE (R)EVOLUTION: Pedals that break the mold
Mass-produced guitar pedals date back to the late 1970s. To be clear, there were earlier designs that cemented the basic form and...
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Nick Rambo
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The Phantom Listener: Tom Cram of Spiral Electric Talks Surviving Lockdown
2020 was hard — this isn’t news. From the pandemic to political unrest, wildfires and murder hornets, everyone has felt it in some way....
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Nick Rambo
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Collaboration Culture: Joel Korte on the Bliss Factory
Joel Korte and Zachary Vex have an interesting relationship. The two first connected back in 2008, when the former was in the middle of...
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Nick Rambo
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By Way of Nashville: The Pedaltrain Story
While some may romanticize what it would be like to be a professional guitar tech — or even play guitar professionally — the truth,...
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Nick Rambo
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Can't Take A Joke: The Tone Sanitizer Story
Some people think Matthew Farrow is an asshole. They’ve told him as much via email and in social media comment sections, using phrases...
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Nick Rambo
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Modeling for the Masses: Line 6 talks POD Go
In 1998, Line 6 launched the original POD and ushered in the era of modeling for the masses. Today, the Calabasas-based company —...
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Nick Rambo
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All Aboard the Hype Train: An Interview with Matthew Hoopes from 1981 Inventions
It was 2012 and Matthew Hoopes was on tour with Relient K, the band he’d co-founded in high school 14 years prior and named after his...
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Nick Rambo
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Digital Evangelist: An Interview with lovelytheband's Alex Strabala
Sometimes it’s all about who you know. Or at very least, who knows you — which was the case for Las Vegas native Alex Strabala. “I was at...
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Nick Rambo
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The Good Doctor: Dr. Z Weighs in on the Future of Amp Design
Mike Zaite’s middle name is Dominic. As such, when signing important documents — things like checks and his driver’s license — he’s been...
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Nick Rambo
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Freak Flag: 10 Weird Pedal Builders Share Their Favorite Weird Pedal
I asked ten of my favorite weird pedal builders one simple question: What’s your favorite weird pedal and why? Here's what they had to...
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Nick Rambo
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The Boss of BOSS: An Interview with Yoshi Ikegami
Boss headquarters is located on the northern edge of Hamamatsu, a city in Japan’s western Shizuoka Prefecture that’s home to about...
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Nick Rambo
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Feedback Loop: How Line 6 Embraces Social Media
Frank Ritchotte starts his day early. In fact, you may find him at the gym shortly after 3 a.m. — but by then he’s already spent a...
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Nick Rambo
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There Is No Brand: An Interview with Strymon Engineering
In Greek mythology, Strymon was a river god who had a son with one of the nine goddesses of music, song and dance. In this realm, Strymon...
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