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Analog.Man

     Sick of the mass produced, over-hyped, over-marketed, cheap, slave-labor produced, plastic junk being passed off as guitar effects these days? Then look no further! My friend Mike Piera (analogman) makes some of the best pedals around. His CLONE Chorus, CompROSSor, and JUICER pedals are nothing short of amazing! On his site you will find a vast selection of vintage and boutique effects pedals for sale.

For Musicians Only

     This site is owned by my friend Tom Hughes (analog tom) and it offers a fine selection of both vintage and new guitar effects. You can find pedals by Moog, Foxx, and so much more. Tom is also the author of Analog Man's Guide to Vintage Effects, which i consider to be the best, most in depth book of its kind. In this publication you can learn anything you ever wanted to know about the vast world of guitar effects. From basic information to detailed interviews with the actual pedal designers themselves, its all in there.

Lava Cable

     This site offers the widest selection of the very best high-end guitar, microphone, and speaker cables from around the world. Whether you want Lava, George L, Evidence Audio, Mogami, Klotz, or whatever... its all here! Each cable is built to order and comes with a lifetime warranty! Lava ELC is my personal favorite with its amazing signal strength and its perfectly balanced highs, mids, and lows.

Loop Master

     Are you tired of tap dancing on stage as you try to turn several effects pedals on and off at the same time? Maybe you have a vintage MXR Phase 90 and you wish it had true bypass, but you don't want to send it off for a mod that may ruin its value? Loop Master is your solution. They offer some of the best passive musical instrument signal routers and switchers on the planet! From A/B pedals to True Bypass boxes, your sure to find what you need for both stage and studio use.

Bogner Amplification

     Reinhold Bogner had been designing and building amplifiers long before leaving Germany in 1989. Moving to Los Angeles he quickly gained the trust of many influential players including: Steve Stevens, Dan Huff, Allan Holdsworth, Mike Landau and Steve Vai who sought out his skill at modifing and custom building their amps. Eddie Van Halen entrusted Reinhold to overhaul and revitalize his #1 Marshall Plexi. Eddie was pleased and Bogner Amplification was born! If you crave the real sound of Steve Vai, the Ecstasy is your amp. If super hi-gain is your thing, the Uberschall will certainly crush you. Check out the sound clips on the Bogner site and enjoy!

Splawn Amplification

     Scott Splawn builds some amazing "modified marshall" style amplifiers. His Quick Rod gives you three "gears" instead of channels. First gear is the biting brown sound of a cranked Marshall Plexi. Second gear is the thick snarl of a modified Marshall JCM 800. Third is nothing short of whirling hi-gain destruction. So if you crave distortion with great clarity and focus, you need to check out Splawn Amplifiers!

ZVEX Effects

     Zachery Vex makes very unique and cool sounding effects. His designs are nearly impossible to describe. How about an all tube amp head thats as small as an MXR Phase 90? How about 8 wah pedals built into one box that turn on and off at random? How about a fuzz pedal that can feedback at any frequency? You think i am making this up don't you? Well its all true, check out his site, ZVEX ROCKS!

RGW Electronics

     Robbie Wallace makes the best boost pedal i've ever used. Its a class A booster that is capable of driving your favorite tube amp into tonal nirvana! With well over 20dB of gain, the Bad Bob Booster fattens up even the cleanest high powered tube amp. Its also perfect for adding more distortion to an already distorted amp or giving your favorite overdrive pedal more gain and sustain.

Fulltone Custom Effects

     Fulltone was founded in 1991 by Michael Fuller. His comapny makes fantastic copies of hard to find vintage pedals such as the Soul Bender, which is based on the old Vox Series III Tone Benders. Fulltone also offers many new designs such as the OCD, which is a wonderful, transparent overdrive pedal. So stop reading this and hop on the Fulltone website so you can download the sound samples and hear what i'm talking about!

Frantone Electronics

     The finest In effects since 1994. All built by hand with love in NYC. Fran isn't just another maker of handmade effects pedals! She's the one Electro-Harmonix called in when they needed help with the design of the N.Y. Reissue BIG MUFF pedal! She also has her own line of excellent effects that sound as cool as they look.

FOXROX Electronics

     Dave Fox makes the best flanger money can buy. His Paradox TZF does what no other flanger pedal can do and the proof is in the sound samples, so go to his website and get ready for your jaw to drop. He also makes a very unique dual overdrive pedal called the ZIM that even has a built in phase shift!

Pickguard Heaven

     A division of Chandler Guitars, Pickguard Heaven is the only place I buy replacement pickguards from. Besides offering a slew of different materials to choose from, they go one further by actually making the pickguards FIT. I recently ordered a replacement Fender 72 Tele Thinline pickguard to put on a real Fender 72 Tele Thinline (not a reissue) and it was as if they had this exact guitar in front of them as a template. Be sure and check them out!

Gravity Records

     This is Wilmington's only real record store! If you're tired of music stores where the salesmen wear name tags and have no clue what your talking about, you need to shop at Gravity. These guys know music! Go check out their large selection of new and used CDs and DVDs! They've even got a separate section for local music! Oh, and yes they actually do sell vinyl records for those of you who remember what those are.

Legato Guitars

     If your in the market for a fine arch top guitar, you need to talk to Bill Fender at Legato Guitars. His store was established in 1995 to meet the needs of jazz guitar players of all levels, from novice students to professional performers. His select inventory emphasizes quality electric and acoustic archtops in excellent to mint condition.

Port City Amplification

     These guys offer boutique handmade speaker cabinets built with the pinnacle of craftsmanship and premium materials. Their Wave cabinet is especially impressive as they have taken the design flaws of both open and closed back cabs, learned from them, and designed something new and unique! Ever notice the pure focused tone of a closed back cab? Sometimes its too focused as it doesn't fill the room with sound! Maybe you prefer the room filling sound of an open back cab? Its nice, but you'll never get tight bass response you crave. The Wave has a special design so you can hear sound coming from both the front, and the back of your speakers as its spun around and pushed out of the wide port located on the lower front of the cab! So stop reading this, log on to their site, and check it out for yourself!

Fuzz Effect

     This one of my favorite fuzz pedal sites. Steve has pictures of many different UK made fuzz pedals and lots of information about them as well. From the common Colorsound Supa ToneBender to the rare Zonk Machine... its all there! Have you ever wanted to see the kind of fuzz pedals that Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page really used back in the day? You bet you would! Its really time stop reading and just click on over.

VintagePedal.Com

     This is a really neat idea! Its a search engine that tracks what other people are watching on eBay. Its a great way to find gear you never knew existed and never knew you needed... but now you've gotta have it! Select from each genre of effects pedals or check out his other links to track vintage amplifiers, guitars, and so much more. Its not limited to the USA either. You can see what items people are watching in several different countries!

Wilmington NC Music

     If its happening here in Wilmington, you'll see it on this site. Annette Warner created this page and keeps it up to date with all the newest shows and info to keep local musicians and music lovers informed on where to play and who's playing where!