Hi everyone, Max here. I’ll be taking care of things here to the best of my ability while Juan is recovering. Strap yourselves in because this is a big one! This may be, the be all-end all of synth pedals., it’s the Boss SY-1000. At first glance, the SY-1000 might be a little intimidating, and to be honest, there’s a bit of a set up and learning curve. Once you clear those hurdles, you can get some of the biggest and craziest synth tones that rival any huge analog, modular synth setup. Ditch the backing tra
Hi everyone - this is Anne, Juan's wife. While I generally hesitate to share personal details on social media, it felt right to include all of you who've supported Juan over the years as friends, fans, fellow music (and food, cat, bike, Japan) lovers and musicians.
As we make our way into the new decade, we here at Pedals and Effects wanted to take a look back at the pedals that really impressed us in 2019. The last few years have really shown us that we truly are in the golden age of effects pedals. Smaller pedal operations have been enough to shake up the industry with their output, and even get the titans of the industry to notice and do similar things. In the end we all benefit from innovation. So let’s take a look at what innovation brought us in 2019!