What's up with all the band release pedals lately

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:40 pm

So, I've noticed a trend and for some reason folks seem into it here. It's a trend that has existed for a LONG fucking time. Take for instance the Dime Bag Wah, the MXR Octave Slash Fuzz, the EHX Billy Sheehan and so on and so forth.

So, from my understanding, they used to be lame as fuck to people. Now all of a sudden (in the last several years) we got people super fucking interested in them. Death By Audio seems to be the front runner in this category as well. Release after release of a limited pedal that is oriented around some band. I know they've done this for awhile but it's becoming more common. MASF doing a Boris pedal or two. Dwarfcraft doing Russian Circles, Idiot Box and the Whores fuzz and so on and so forth.

I guess I my question is, what is making these popular these days? It seems to me like when I saw something back in the day with Jimi Hendrix or something like that I thought "yea right bro" and pretty much ignored that pedal. However now they are highly coveted. It's an interesting and thought provoking thing for me. Hell, most of the bands I see these pedals for are bands I hate, so I don't buy them, but they end up being killer fucking pedals and I regret it.

What are you thoughts??? Is this a trend that will continue and be successful?

Does the band drive you to own the pedals or is it the sound? What helps you make your decision on these purchases?

I guess I'm kind of clueless because I don't see any Nine Inch Nails pedals being made. I mean, I'd be buying the shit out of them otherwise.

Let me know your thoughts!

Chankgeez · Post by **Chankgeez** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:47 pm

It's a way to sell pedals?

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:48 pm

Chankgeez wrote:It's a way to sell pedals?

Well no fucking duh.

I was asking what people's thoughts were on them. Like what makes you want them. Did you read my goddamn post?

$harkToootth · Post by **$harkToootth** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:53 pm

I agree with the poster formally known as jwar...between artist pedals and artish reverb shops...it's all kind of contrived in my eyes. Self indulgent too maybe?
I do 'get it'. I mean KISS built an empire off of merchandising. In this world you need to make a dollar doing anything you can so I would never bring up 'integrity' or some bullshit like that. In the words of Marsellus Wallace, "Fuck...Pride..."
But yeah...I would never buy that stuff as consumer...and this is coming from someone who buys A LOT of stupid shit.

$harkToootth · Post by **$harkToootth** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:56 pm

I have two exceptions actually:
1. The UglyCasanova signature pedal from Drolo (Stamme[n]) because that's rad, and a new idea.
2. Technically the Charlie Foxtrot from Malekko is someone's signature pedal but that was irrelevant to me when I got it. I don't know who it is? Great pedal though!!!

Chankgeez · Post by **Chankgeez** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:16 pm

Jesus Was a Robot wrote:
Chankgeez wrote:It's a way to sell pedals?

Well no fucking duh.

I was asking what people's thoughts were on them. Like what makes you want them. Did you read my goddamn post?

TL;DR

Nah, of course, I read your entire post.

That's my thought(s). I boiled 'em down for you.

$harkToootth · Post by **$harkToootth** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:24 pm

Please be the next Knobs demo...

Chankgeez · Post by **Chankgeez** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:35 pm

This ain't no demo, but it's the new Knobs:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kaqk1wR3SM[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kaqk1wR3SM

$harkToootth · Post by **$harkToootth** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:42 pm

Couldn't handle this as the score...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGt4JVX860[/youtube]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGt4JVX860

$harkToootth · Post by **$harkToootth** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:45 pm

Zakk Wylde invented fan-fiction and a self contained aesthetic universe with this music video masterpiece...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HUr9UKAxiY[/youtube]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HUr9UKAxiY

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:23 pm

Chankgeez wrote:This ain't no demo, but it's the new Knobs:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kaqk1wR3SM[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kaqk1wR3SM

Is this a sig pedal of someone's??? If so, I love them.

BetterOffShred · Post by **BetterOffShred** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:42 am

So.. I like Zakk Wylde.. but yeah his music is pretty bad and that MXR pedal of his is manure. At least Yngwie admits his is an OD250.. which is a great pedal. I understand that Wylde is kind of a generational thing at this point .. I grew up watching him play with Ozzy with them damn bell bottom pants on. Jesus.

Anyway.. band release pedals are stupid as shit. Really? Your band needs a special pedal to be your band? I say this after having just built a Gristleizer
.. but that was a straight up magazine article. It's totally a shameless money grab and while I do enjoy some of the pedals it irritates me that they feel the need to make an effect special edition or whatever for the release of a bands album. That's just over the top. They might as well start branding them with MacDonalds and Burger king

BetterOffShred · Post by **BetterOffShred** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:50 am

https://youtu.be/IA0kx9ZbOzI

Yeah. Zakk is dope

multi_s · Post by **multi_s** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:59 am

BetterOffShred wrote: Yeah. Zakk is dope

proof that if you just smoke enough of it, you become it.

jrfox92 · Post by **jrfox92** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 1:13 am

Jesus Was a Robot wrote:Death By Audio seems to be the front runner in this category as well. Release after release of a limited pedal that is oriented around some band. I know they've done this for awhile but it's becoming more common

With Death by Audio, from what I understand, their special releases were either related to being approached by the band for commission of a pedal (Thee Oh Sees Fuzz Warr Overload, The Flaming Lips Space Ring, Ty Segall Sunshine Reverberation) and they decided to sell a certain amount of pedals to the public (possibly to offset the cost of development

) or were the result of someone who worked/owned DBA wanting to do something special for an album release (APTBS Apocalypse, Grooms Exit Index).

Also, bear in mind that they've done special edition pedals in the far flung past, too (there's some special Skywave pedals, there's a special Airiel pedal, etc.), but that was also when very few people knew about them and most everything was a custom commission.