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GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES

Michael Whiteside·July 31, 2024

Marcos Mena, who many of us know from standards, is generally known for two things – one, playing...

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FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS

Michael Whiteside·December 1, 2023

If you’ve been paying any attention at all this November, you’ll have noticed that we held our very...

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NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL

Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2023

Chorus is something of a deceptive concept. It’s a trifecta at its core, taking one’s dry or unaffected...

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NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW: MAYBE THE ONEDER EFFECTS ONEDERWALL IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO SAVE FUZZ AFTER ALL

Michael Whiteside·September 5, 2023

Truth be told, we were moments away from ordering a Red Ryder Distortion when Nick Diener dropped a...

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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

Michael Whiteside·May 19, 2023

Everyone knows that being in a band is, for all intents and purposes, awesome. Literally, just think of...

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FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1

Michael Whiteside·March 16, 2021

“What’s your desert island pedal?” It’s a question that has troubled us since the dawn of time-based effects....

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FOCUS // TELECASTERS AND MATH ROCK: A NARRATIVE HISTORY

Michael Whiteside·September 26, 2019

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.

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FOCUS // MATH AND MACHINES: THE EFFECTS PEDALS AND DEVICES OF MATH ROCK

Michael Whiteside·July 2, 2019

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.

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HOW TO COLLECT PEDALS… IF YOU’RE ‘AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR’

KAT HUNTER·October 25, 2014

In this second installment our 'How To Collect Pedals' series, Kat talks to Rory Friers of And So I Watch You From Afar about his history with guitar pedals. This article includes an exclusive live video of And So I Watch You From Afar playing at ArcTanGent, courtesy of our friends at Small Pond Recordings.

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HOW TO COLLECT PEDALS… IF YOU’RE TERA MELOS

KAT HUNTER·April 16, 2014

When Tera Melos played in Leeds recently, we caught up with Nick Reinhart and Nathan Latona, and had some long, deep, meaningful and fascinating chats. Not really. Well kind of. Here's Part I of the interview, all about pedals. Part II coming soon!

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