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Portland, OR (October 19, 2018) -- Catalinbread has announced the newest entry in the company’s acclaimed line of effects pedals, the NiCompressor. Inspired by the legendary Loco Box "The Choker" Compressor of the 1970s, the NiCompressor (pronounced “Nigh Compressor”) offers distinctive tone-shaping capabilities. It achieves exceptional compression dynamics while keeping higher-frequencies intact, making your guitar sound…

Nashville, TN (October 19, 2018) -- STL Tones, the leading commercial seller of Kemper Profiles, has expanded its offerings with the launch of the STL Tonality Howard Benson Guitar Plug-In Suite, the first in the ongoing STL Tonality series of plugins. The incredibly well crafted guitar tones from GRAMMY®-nominated producer and multi-instrumentalist Howard Benson, with the…

Los Angeles, CA (October 18, 2018) -- Treated strings just got better! Cleartone Strings has launched the newest formulation of their coated guitar strings, offering increased volume, sustain and longevity. Cleartone’s first generation turned the coated string industry upside down when they were initially released in 2008. Now, with 10 years of added research and experience,…

CEO Henry Juszkiewicz is out and the century plus year old guitar company is set to be restructured. A Chapter 11 plan approved on October 2 will see bondholders take over Gibson. The legendary brand filed for bankruptcy protection this past May, following Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz’s 2014 purchase of Koninklijke Philips NV for $135 million, which…

Shenzhen, China (August 23, 2018) -- Mooer have just announced three new additions to their ever-expanding range of dual-channel micro preamp pedals. These mighty miniatures have been taking pedalboards by storm across the globe. Providing guitarists with an affordable and convenient way of attaining the tones of their favorite tube amps. Mooer's latest addition to the…

Nashville, TN (August 7, 2018) -- J Rockett Audio Designs has released the Mr. Moto Tremolo/Spring Reverb. “The Mr. Moto is everything you wish your amp had built in” says Chris Van Tassel. The Mr. Moto is a very musical tremolo with a super lush spring reverb. Each effect can be run independently or together.” The…

  Berlin, Germany (May 23, 2018) -- MOD Devices, the Berlin-based creators of fully-configurable audio devices, are expanding their product line with an external controller, the MOD Footswitch. Sleek and compact, with four footswitches and two LCD screens, it grants extra controllability while adding a minimal footprint to musicians’ pedalboards, making it the perfect companion for…

Akron, OH (May 16, 2018) -- Built upon the same proprietary DSP architecture as the smash-hit Avalanche Run, Pyramids is a Stereo Flanging Device with five user-definable presets (a first for any EarthQuaker Devices pedal!), eight flanger modes, tap tempo, tap subdivision via the Rate & Tap mini-toggle, a multifunction Modify control, positive and negative feedback,…

Branching off their award winning Session & Venue DI's, LR Baggs has launched 4 new pedals with the idea of taking those great tonal shaping features of their DI's and breaking them out into individual pedals that allow the guitarist to pick and choose which features they need and want. These pedals include a Active…