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Stacking Effects? Keep a Beginner’s Mind
Recording Dojo

Stacking Effects? Keep a Beginner’s Mind

Try breaking the signal-chain rules to create new—and dazzlingly retro—sounds for your recordings.

guitar pedal secrets
State of the Stomp

Your Trade Secrets/Trade Your Secrets

In the pedal-building community—as in Alcatraz—sharing is caring.

Trimmer Adjustments Can Twist Funky Pedals Back into Shape
State of the Stomp

Trimmer Adjustments Can Twist Funky Pedals Back into Shape

Aisha Loe explains how to cure mushy modulation with a screwdriver—but you need to know what you’re doing.

Reader Pedalboards 2022, Pt. 2
Gear Galleries

Reader Pedalboards 2022, Pt. 2

Here we go again! Last month we brought you part one of your guitar cohorts’ boards from around the world. Time to dig in for part two.

A Guitarist’s Guide to Reverb Plug-Ins
Recording Tips

A Guitarist’s Guide to Reverb Plug-Ins

The entire world of ’verb—from traditional to extreme—really does lie at your fingertips. Here’s how to access it.

What DIY-ers Need to Know About Pedal-Component Tolerances
State of the Stomp

What DIY-ers Need to Know About Pedal-Component Tolerances

Yes, there's a lot of value variance, but there's an upside, too.

How Will Supply-Chain Issues Affect the Future of Pedal Building?
State of the Stomp

How Will Supply-Chain Issues Affect the Future of Pedal Building?

CopperSound Pedals founder Alex Guaraldi's debut "State of the Stomp" outing looks at how compounding Covid woes are making life trickier for stompbox manufacturers.

Reader Pedalboards 2022, Pt. 1
Pedal Projects

Reader Pedalboards 2022, Pt. 1

These days, there’s more time to spend in the pedal vortex. Behold the boards of fellow guitarists from around the world.

Why New Caps Can Bring Old Pedals to Life
State of the Stomp

Why New Caps Can Bring Old Pedals to Life

Electrolytic capacitors are your stomps' first line of defense against bad current. Keep them healthy and your tones will be, too.