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GEAR // TOP 25 PEDALS AND PLUGINS FOR MATH ROCK IN 2024
It’s been said many times, in many ways – the concept of tone can be strangely difficult to...
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GEAR // TEN TIMES GLENN FRICKER CALLED US A DUMBASS WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR IT
It’s no secret, a lot of math rockers were born from the punk and metal scenes. Hell, a...
GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES
Marcos Mena, who many of us know from standards, is generally known for two things – one, playing...
FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS
If you’ve been paying any attention at all this November, you’ll have noticed that we held our very...
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL
Chorus is something of a deceptive concept. It’s a trifecta at its core, taking one’s dry or unaffected...
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW: MAYBE THE ONEDER EFFECTS ONEDERWALL IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO SAVE FUZZ AFTER ALL
Truth be told, we were moments away from ordering a Red Ryder Distortion when Nick Diener dropped a...
FOCUS // LIGHT UNDER CLOSED DOORS: NICK DIENER OF ONEDER EFFECTS ON LIFE AFTER THE SWELLERS, STARTING HIS OWN GUITAR COMPANY, AND FINDING THE ULTIMATE TONE
Everyone knows that being in a band is, for all intents and purposes, awesome. Literally, just think of...
FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1
“What’s your desert island pedal?” It’s a question that has troubled us since the dawn of time-based effects....
FOCUS // TELECASTERS AND MATH ROCK: A NARRATIVE HISTORY
An in-depth exploration on the history of the Fender telecaster, a weapon-of-choice for many math rock musicians and enthusiasts. Featuring photos and insight from a collection of math rock bands.
FOCUS // MATH AND MACHINES: THE EFFECTS PEDALS AND DEVICES OF MATH ROCK
Pedals and other effects devices have slowly but surely become a staple in the math rock scene. Michael Whiteside explores the key effects that are used to take the math rock sound to new heights.