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Failed Pedal Lines and Companies

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I'm always interested in what didn't work. What are the most interesting or best or worst pedal lines and companies that failed? What gems are there amongst the fallen?
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Guyatone.

Especially their micro series, but even their 70s stuff. I have honestly never played a bad Guyatone pedal and often they flat out shred.
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How long before Kirk Hammet winds up in this thread?
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Iommic Pope wrote:How long before Kirk Hammet winds up in this thread?
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Truly, a golden age we live in.
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Is it me or does he look a bit like Steve Buscemi (without the talent) ?
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oscillateur wrote:Is it me or does he look a bit like Steve Buscemi (without the talent) ?
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Anyone ever seen Steve Buscemi and Kirk Hammer at the same time and place? :?: :?: :?:
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Is Snarling Dogs still around? I went to their home page, which the top half looks like legit selling a wah, slide and picks, the bottom is bizarre links to porn websites??

H.B.E.? Can't find their website.
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Trying to keep to lines and not one-off pedal makers, and those that stayed dead.

Snarling Dogs is dead last I knew.
Damage Control. (Though once they folded, they started fresh as Strymon.)
Ross.
Pearl.
Prescription Electronics.
Tycho Brahe.
Lovetone.
Schumann?
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Lovetone was the one that broke my heart. I will never love again. How did they fail?! I cannot understand.
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Not failed, as the guy passed away, but I always wanted a GS Wyllie moon rock.

Prescription Electronics went under last year, and they were amazing.

I think that SkyChord may have gone under? Would love a CloudBuster.

They stopped making them, but Studio Electronics made some dope pedals [that Malekko makes now].
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HighDeaf1080p wrote:Lovetone was the one that broke my heart. I will never love again. How did they fail?! I cannot understand.
The world wasn't ready for overly tweakable super quality hand build enevelope filters or giant spacey flangers with a shit ton of controls :idk:

They were just like Chase Bliss for instance, but I guess back then there was only a tiny niche market that couldn't make that type of business profitable :idk:
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