by Stefan Fast | Jan 31, 2018 | Industry Interviews
This has quickly become me and Jamie’s NAMM tradition, meeting outside by the NAMM loading docks and dumpsters for a quiet talk away from the insane noise levels at NAMM. This time we touch upon the origin story of their recent pedal release, the Westwood...
by Stefan Fast | Jan 19, 2018 | Versus
Comparison video of the Avalanche Run V1 and the new Avalanche Run V2 There’s no hiding it, I’m a die-hard fan of the EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run. It’s probably the pedal that I use the most since it just delivers flawless atmospheric ambience straight out of...
by Stefan Fast | Jan 15, 2018 | Pedal Demos
Does the world really need more drive pedals? With the recent release of the Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator, EarthQuaker Devices definitely seem to think so, and I’m so happy they did! Drive pedals typically make me yawn, and see me bored out of my skull...
by Stefan Fast | Jan 5, 2018 | Other Videos and Posts
December was a whirlwind, man. So many things going on at once, but we managed to close 2017 in style. All of this means that 2018 looks a tad different though. At least here in the beginning.
by Stefan Fast | Dec 29, 2017 | Gear of the Year
A lot of you have been asking for this video!….. Okay, full disclosure, nobody’s asked for this video, but here it is anyway! The year is coming to a close, so what better way to put a big fat sonic bow on all the awesomeness that was 2017, by listing my...
by Stefan Fast | Dec 15, 2017 | Pedal Demos
Guitar demo of the alien ambient anomaly, Infinite Jets Resynthesizer by Hologram Electronics In a world overcrowded with transparent drives, modulated delays and fuzz pedals, it’s a breath of fresh air when somebody tries to create something new. Something that...
by Stefan Fast | Nov 24, 2017 | Pedal Demos
Guitar demo of the luxuriously lush Inspire Tri-Chorus Plus by Neunaber. Inspire is Neunaber’s go at making the ultimate chorus pedal that covers everything from warm classic 80s tones, crystalline hi-fi modern modulation and all the way to unique chorus/vibrato...
by Stefan Fast | Nov 15, 2017 | Pedal Demos
Guitar demo of the hauntingly beautiful Ghost Echo V3 Reverb by EarthQuaker Devices. The Ghost Echo V3 is EQDs haunted hybrid between a spring reverb and an old-school delay, which lets you conjure everything from classic splashy tank reverbs to slapback echoes and...
by Stefan Fast | Nov 10, 2017 | Pedal Demos
The Future of Sound Design has Landed, and his Name is Tyler! With Tyler the Freq Splitter, KMA Machines have set out to revolutionise the world of sound designing. With it’s two parallel loops, Tyler lets you create individual signal chains for your high...
by Stefan Fast | Oct 24, 2017 | Pedal Demos
Guitar demo of the bone-crushingly awesome, Minos Germanium Fuzz by KMA Audio Machines. Take one part warm and wooly vintage fuzz and spice it up with a modern tweakable control set that lets it enter tight fuzzstortion territory, and you have a pedal that’ll...