Reference Library

  • PDS 3000 Pedalverb

    by Adam B.

    Late 80's digital reverb. Favored by Boston-based shoegaze, noise-rock band Swirlies. 

    Posted in reverb, SBS Reference Library, shoegaze

  • Reptilian

    by Adam B.
      Limited edition pedal to accompany the 2017 release of Converge's The Dusk in Us LP. A boosted fuzz developed in collaboration with Kurt Ballou ...
    Posted in collaboration, Fuzz, Massachusetts, SBS Reference Library

  • LPB-1

    by Adam B.
    Before DAWS and software plug-ins there were plug-ins like the LPB-1. You plugged it directly into the input of your amp. Very simple and effective...
    Posted in Boost, SBS Reference Library

  • DMB Lunar Echo

    by Adam B.
    Analog, Bucket Brigade Delay with optional "tape" like modulation on the delay trails. Another excellent feature is the  "Take Off" footswitch tha...
    Posted in delay, SBS Reference Library

  • Lovetone Doppelganger

    by Adam B.
    Phase and Vibrato from the genius UK pedal company Lovetone.
    Posted in phaser, SBS Reference Library, vibrato

  • Korg Miku

    by Adam B.
    Miku! The Legend! Converts incoming signal, let's say your guitar playing, then turns it into the vocal stylings of a digital, animated pop star. ...
    Posted in SBS Reference Library, synth, vocal

  • Montreal Assembly Count to 5

    by Adam B.
    It's quite possible the Count to 5 is the Klon Centaur of bleep-bloopy, micro-loop, ambient effects. MtA were able refine and redefine just how de...
    Posted in delay, looper, SBS Reference Library

  • Tym Engine of Ruin

    by Adam B.
    Distortion to honor Earth guitarist Dylan Carlson. Based on a vintage MXR Distortion. Made in Brisbane Australia by legendary pedal builder & ...
    Posted in distortion, SBS Reference Library

  • GCI SBD

    by Adam B.
    This is a fuzz with an active EQ based on the distortion circuit from solid state Super Beatle Amp. Reworked by Kurt Ballou with a mid boost contr...
    Posted in Fuzz, Massachusetts, SBS Reference Library

  • Electronic Audio Experiments Hupersleep V1

    by Adam B.
    A strange, wonderful, metallic reverb. Sadly, now discontinued. From the EAE Website 9/30/24: At the heart of the Hypersleep is the unusual and ob...
    Posted in Massachusetts, reverb, SBS Reference Library

  • Electronic Audio Experiments Sending V1

    by Adam B.
      From the EAE Website (9/30/24): "Sending was designed one goal in mind: to be the most tonally rich analog delay ever created. We upended nearly...
    Posted in delay, Massachusetts, SBS Reference Library

  • Native Audio Wilderness

    by Adam B.
    An analog voiced digital delay. With tap tempo/ramp functionality. Made by Native Audio. It's capable of runaway oscillations at higher feedback s...
    Posted in delay, SBS Reference Library