Delicious Audio #1 - Best Pedals of NAMM 2019 - Best Pedals of 2018 - Austin Pedal and Synth Expo

delicious audio EDITOR IN CHIEF / PUBLISHER PAOLO DE GREGORIO EDITOR / PEDAL GURU NICHOLAS KULA ART DIRECTOR KAZ YABE ( WWW.KAZYABE.COM) ASSISTANT EDITOR / COPY EDITOR ERIN BETHUNE D’SOUZA COVER IMAGE KAZ YABE ( WWW.KAZYABE.COM) WEB DEVELOPER BINOD LAMSAL CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONNOR MCINERNEY TUCKER PENNINGTON SUNNY BETZ BRANDON STONER Advertising Inquiries: paolo.dg@thedelimag.com Issue <strong>#1</strong> Vol. <strong>#1</strong> Winter <strong>2019</strong> delicious-audio.com the stompbox blog/video aggregator MASTHEAD Hello pedal fiends, welcome to the first print issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>Delicious</strong> <strong>Audio</strong>! if you are wondering what we are, you can find more info about our blog/aggregator/magazine on page 4; this space, then, is dedicated to the object <strong>of</strong> our desires <strong>and</strong> its virtues: the stompbox. That’s what we prefer to call it, because we find any other label (like “guitar pedal” or “guitar effect”) very limiting. The stompbox doesn’t care what it’s fed, no matter what signal goes through it; guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals—it treats them all the same way. The stompbox opens up a plethora <strong>of</strong> creative possibilities, no matter what signal you feed it. It’s hard to deny that this is the musical era in which stompboxes have become much more than static musical machines: They have morphed into devices with the potential to inspire any electrified musician, <strong>and</strong> that’s important, because inspiration is what moves art forward. P.16 BEST PEDALS OF <strong>NAMM</strong> <strong>2019</strong> P.12 <strong>NAMM</strong> <strong>2019</strong> P.8 THE PEDAL & SYNTH EXPO’S SHOWCASE EDITORS’ NOTE The latest <strong>NAMM</strong> show has once again brought an increased number <strong>of</strong> effects <strong>and</strong> manufacturers, pushing the envelope <strong>of</strong> pedal technology <strong>and</strong> giving us an even greater breadth <strong>of</strong> gear over which to drool. What once was a niche market confined to the outer reaches <strong>of</strong> the show floor has blossomed into a formidable industry whose boundaries exp<strong>and</strong> past the esoteric <strong>and</strong> into the closest thing to a mainstream that music gear has. Here at <strong>Delicious</strong> <strong>Audio</strong>, we eat, sleep <strong>and</strong> breathe effects pedals, <strong>and</strong> if you are familiar with what we do you know that we take great care in consuming, organizing, <strong>and</strong> curating large groups <strong>of</strong> them just for you. It st<strong>and</strong>s to reason, then, that we should find ourselves in the thick <strong>of</strong> the <strong>NAMM</strong> show floor on the hunt for the latest <strong>and</strong> greatest. The intelligence that we gathered has been distilled into these very pages <strong>and</strong> prepared for your consumption. Better yet, you’ll also be able to experience a sample <strong>of</strong> it with your own ears, h<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> eyes at the upcoming <strong>Austin</strong> Stompbox Exhibit. We hope to see you there! Paolo De Gregorio & Nicholas Kula P.26 PEDALS OF THE AUSTIN STOMPBOX EXHIBIT <strong>2019</strong> TABLE OF CONTENTS P.36 SYNTHS AT <strong>NAMM</strong> <strong>2019</strong> P.40 AUSTIN SYNTHS EXPO <strong>2019</strong>