Rick Calhoun is from Taylorsville, North Carolina — born and raised. “It’s the typical southern small town,” he says. “People wave to...

Jim Colella finds himself seeking refuge among the towering and densely-packed oak, maple, ash and walnut trees that jut from the earth...

High atop the ever-growing mountain of stompbox manufacturers stands BOSS, alone at the summit. The Japanese juggernaut inarguably lays...

Doug Castro is a firm believer in splashy first impressions. “When entering a new space that’s dominated by well-established and...

Believe it or not, Strymon Engineering’s landmark delay pedal, the El Capistan dTape Echo, recently celebrated its 10th birthday. “Time...

The new Blackhole pedal from Eventide is a universe within a universe. And no, that’s not marketing-speak — it’s how Eventide product...

Mass-produced guitar pedals date back to the late 1970s. To be clear, there were earlier designs that cemented the basic form and...

2020 was hard — this isn’t news. From the pandemic to political unrest, wildfires and murder hornets, everyone has felt it in some way....

Joel Korte and Zachary Vex have an interesting relationship. The two first connected back in 2008, when the former was in the middle of...

While some may romanticize what it would be like to be a professional guitar tech — or even play guitar professionally — the truth,...

Some people think Matthew Farrow is an asshole. They’ve told him as much via email and in social media comment sections, using phrases...

In 1998, Line 6 launched the original POD and ushered in the era of modeling for the masses. Today, the Calabasas-based company —...

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...

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...

Mike Zaite’s middle name is Dominic. As such, when signing important documents — things like checks and his driver’s license — he’s been...

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...

Boss headquarters is located on the northern edge of Hamamatsu, a city in Japan’s western Shizuoka Prefecture that’s home to about...

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...

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...