Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes (aka “Analog Tom”) is author of Analog Man’s Guide to Vintage Effects, and owner and proprietor of ForMusiciansOnly.com and Black Cat Pedals.

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Echoes of the Past and Future

Effects guru “Analog Tom” Hughes chronicles music’s most influential time machines—from rockabilly echo chambers to space-rock oil cans, ’80s racks, and modern stompbox marvels.

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Tom Hughes

Echoes of the Past and Future

Effects guru “Analog Tom” Hughes chronicles music’s most influential time machines—from rockabilly echo chambers to space-rock oil cans, ’80s racks, and modern stompbox marvels.

Stomp School Graduation Day!

Tom digs into pedal guts and says goodbye in his final Stomp School column.

Stomp School: What's Inside Your Pedals?

Greetings, pedal stompers, and welcome back to Stomp School. It occurs to me that I might have lost a few of you in last month’s discussion of technologies such as

Stomp School: "Boutique or Not?" That is the Question

The points most often discussed when comparing boutique versus mass-produced products are, first, the method of production and, second, the type and quality of components.

What is "Boutique"?

We’re going to examine the word “boutique,” as applied to music gear, and consider how the defining criteria may have changed in the past few years.

New Year's Gear Resolutions 2011

The new year is perhaps as good a time as any for us gearheads to evaluate our current setup, see what works and what doesn’t, and decide what we want to do about it.

Great Gifts for Gearheads

Other than gear, holiday gifts a guitarist will appreciate

State of the Stomp 2010

Where the pedal industry sits in 2010

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Tom Hughes

Effects guru “Analog Tom” Hughes chronicles music’s most influential time machines—from rockabilly echo chambers to space-rock oil cans, ’80s racks, and modern stompbox marvels.

Tom digs into pedal guts and says goodbye in his final Stomp School column.

Greetings, pedal stompers, and welcome back to Stomp School. It occurs to me that I might have lost a few of you in last month’s discussion of technologies such as

The points most often discussed when comparing boutique versus mass-produced products are, first, the method of production and, second, the type and quality of components.

We’re going to examine the word “boutique,” as applied to music gear, and consider how the defining criteria may have changed in the past few years.

The new year is perhaps as good a time as any for us gearheads to evaluate our current setup, see what works and what doesn’t, and decide what we want to do about it.

Other than gear, holiday gifts a guitarist will appreciate

Where the pedal industry sits in 2010