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We are vending at the Red on Red Holiday in Maynard: Saturday 12/17/22

Mid-Riff Podcast

Jen & Adam featured in ep. #57

October 29th: New England Synth Fest

LOE Sounds

Reinventing classic fuzzes and forging original designs

Cheese Ball

JHS pays tribute to the Lovetone Big Cheese

BBG Launch Party: April 21st 2022

Let’s celebrate the launch of the Boston chapter of Beats By Girlz Thursday, April 21st at The Record Co.

Music Collectibles Extravaganza

April 2022 in Boxborough, MA: The Music Collectibles Extravaganza

Engine of Ruin

Made in conjunction with Dylan Carlson of Earth

2021Reference Library

A few of the additions to our reference library

Favorite Music: 2021

The music we listed to & loved from 2021

Wata Fuzz

velvet wrapped fuzz inspired by Boris guitarist Wata.

JUGENDSTIL

‘90s British shoegaze meets ‘90s Swedish death metal

12 Years of Stompbox Sonic

No party or cake this year. Just sweet, sweet pedals. Join our mailing list to learn how we are celebrating.

Fender Blender

An intense late fuzz w/ octave up and clean blend.

We are keeping busy over here at Stompbox Sonic. Buying n’ selling pedals, providing effects consultations, and preparing for a Guitar Show (Northeast Guitar Expo May 23rd)! Follow us over on Instagram for all the latest news.

Spring Cleaning 2021

2021 Spring Cleaning: Sale!

Favorite Music 2020

Thankful to have music to turn to…

New Webstore!

Our online store launched today

Time Shadows

sub-harmonic delay resonator

Stompbox Books

Ever since the Sixties, fuzzboxes, wah-wahs, phase shifters and a vast range of guitar effects pedals have shaped the sound of music as we know it. Now there are two books celebrating these devices and the community of guitarists who […]

Support Small Business, Support the music.

2020 has hit hard. Small businesses and musicians are struggling, as are many, because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. If you are shopping please consider supporting independent companies in your community. Friday November 27th through Monday November 30th we are offering […]

CROAK

An Expressive Double Filter Fuzz

Hypersleep

a solid-state analog reverberator w/ a dark, fluttery decay

Sales Tax Holiday 2020

There’s a Sales Tax Holiday in Massachusetts this weekend!

Remote Consultations

Now booking remote effects consultations.

Don’t have the words, can’t stay silent

We have been reflecting on ways we can be allies, be supportive and bring about positive change. We will be listening, learning, finding creative ways to help. We will be supporting artists and organizations committed to equality and ending injustice. […]

Family Photo

Family photo: Pedal friends & Voltron

Music in the Time of Quarantine

Hey Everyone, Much like you, we are doing our best to stay home, stay safe, and keep positive. It has taken some time to figure how best to move forward. Is that even possible? Well, we gotta try. So much […]

2019 Most Requested

These are the items most requested at Sound Tastings and private effects consultations: Plasma -Game Changer Miku Stomp -Korg Gizmotron Mechanical Bow -Gizmotron Enzo -Meris 420 Fuzz -Fuzzrocious Model feT -Electronic Audio Experiments Loma Prieta -Coppersound Wicked Jawn -Electronic Audio […]

Favorite Music 2019

Here is just a small sampling of the music we’ve enjoyed this year.

2019 Best Selling Pedals

Celebrating 10 years of weird, dreamy, and fuzzed out sounds

Join as we celebrate a decade of igniting the creative process through effects pedals.

Adventure Audio

Adventure Audio came by SBS HQ to deliver a few of their finest. The Dream Reaper Fuzz and Again Delay. You really need to check these out!

Zumix Block Party

We will be vending at the Zumix Block Party! Your Stompbox Sonic pals will have three demo boards set-up. Two for guitar/bass. One for vocals. All pedals and accessories we bring to the event will be 15% off! Think of […]

SBS 10th Birthday

EarthQuaker Day 2019

An 11 hour drive, amazing music, tons of musical gear, and great people. For the 2nd year in a row took 90 West in a car full of cds and snacks bound for Akron, OH. Made our way to that […]

Sometimes that xenon gas gets free….

Sorry, I couldn’t resist paraphrasing the Magnetic Fields classic, “Born on a Train,” changing neon to xenon gas. It’s a catchy tune and apropos for the Game Changer Plasma pedal. Which transforms your instrument’s signal into high-voltage electrical discharges within […]

Tax Free Holiday

Sunday the 18th, the State of Massachusetts is waiving the 6.25% sales tax. It’s a great time to save some dough on effects, instruments, and amps. To help you find that perfect new piece of gear we are offering free […]

Yellowcake Pedals

We are back from Summer NAMM and we’ve got lots of new gear making it’s way to SBS HQ. First up are Alabama’s Yellowcake Pedals. Makers of fine drives & filter effects. Detailed product pages coming soon!

Top 100 Dealer

What an honor to be recognized by NAMM as one of the Top 100 Dealers of 2019. Over the past 10 years, as the effects community has blossomed, and the world has changed, we have overcome major challenges. We have […]

Drum Clinic w/ Hozoji Matheson-Margullis

Tuesday June 18th 2019 6pm-7pm Q Division Studio Stompbox Sonic and Girls Rock Campaign Boston present a drum clinic featuring Hozoji Matheson-Margullis of Helms Alee. Hozoji, sings and drums in the Seattle trio Helms Alee. Known for a beautiful and […]

GRCB & SBS Gear Yard Sale

Memorial Day Weekend – Effects Sale

Rainbow Machine Retrospective

The Rainbow Machine is a whimsical creative tool. We were immediately smitten upon its release. Some love it, some dismiss it, others swear by it. The Rainbow Machine never fails to conjure a mischievous smile from any that wield it. In […]

Winter 2019

2019 is off to a great start. The Sound Tastings (Effects Consultations) are in full swing. So many talented customers, from varied musical backgrounds, on a myriad of instruments have left us inspired by the intrepid use of effects. We […]

S & K Pedals

New Arrivals: S&K VHD and CMOSludge

Favorite Music: 2018

Low: Double Negative Yo la Tengo: There’s a Riot Going On Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe: S/T Kristin Hersh: Possible Dust Clouds Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel Emma Ruth Rundle: On Dark Horses Marissa Nadler: For My […]

2018 Best Sellers

Here are the 10 best selling effects from 2018. EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run Stereo Reverb/Delay Klon KTR Overdrive Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star Pad Reverb Red Panda Tensor Timewarp EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master Reverb/Delay Coppersound Polaris Chorus/Vibrato Empress Echosystem […]

9th Birthday Celebration

Friday November 9th

EarthQuaker Devices Clinic

Presented by StompboxSonic & Q Division Studios: Dive deep into EarthQuaker Devices with Operations Manager, Cory Juba! Get up close and hands-on with EarthQuaker Devices, ask questions, learn pro tips, and win FREE PEDALS! Now is your chance to understand […]

Brent Hinds Terror

FROM BEDROOM TO HEADROOM: A TWIN CHANNEL HEAD APPROVED BY BRENT HINDS

Signal Flow: Yoga & Effects

Movement is the soundtrack

Somerville Local & The Real School

We are going to be venturing out from our top secret pedal testing facility. Sunday February 11th we’ll have a booth at the SLF Valentine’s Artist Market at the Armory in Somerville. We will be debuting some new effects and […]

Hey 2018

Hi Everyone, It’s 2018. Stompbox Sonic begins making its way around the sun towards our ninth year of existence. How about a look back to a highlight from year eight (last year)? As you may have heard we did a […]

Celebrating 8 years & 200 Pedals

Inspiration To celebrate 8 years of chasing the creative spirit we wanted to do something big. This assembly of 200 effects was done as an homage to our friends, family, the pedal builders, companies, and musicians that have made Stompbox […]

Giving Thanks & Saving Dough

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for all the pie we are about to consume and for all you wonderful pedal folk. You’ve been keeping us going for 8 years! Hey, we wanna say thanks some more by offering 15% off […]

Audio Builders Workshop: Recap

So much gratitude for everyone that attended, participated, and assisted with Sundays’s Audio Builders Workshop focusing on Massachusetts based effects builders. We had over 40 people attendance. Music lovers, musicians, recording engineers and aspiring pedal builders all come together […]

Audio Builders TV

Adam filmed a few segments for Audio Builders TV. A collaboration between Audio Builders Workshop & Concord Carlisle High School. The goal was to demonstrate different ways of approaching the use of effects. Many current pedal builders have introduced unique […]

EarthQuaker Day! 8/5/17

Hey! August 5th is EarthQuaker Devices Day! If you can, go party in Akron w. EQD. If you can’t make it to the Buckeye State, then hang with us. Try out the full Earthquaker pedal line (while supplies last) and […]

Audio Builders Workshop: August 20th

We are teaming up with the Boston Audio Engineering Society to bring you an afternoon New England based effects builders. The event will take place Sunday August 20th at Bridge Sound & Stage. From 12p-3p. The event is free but […]

Memorial Day Sale

We are gettin’ all up in a Memorial Day sale. Free 15 min effects consultations. And 15% off EQD and a handful of other nifty things. Get in touch. Hang with us, save some dough.

7 Years: Kevin Micka

Kevin Micka, the singular entity that is Animal Hospital. The immersive, loop-based, post-rock, sound collage that often times is exactly, exactly what you need to hear. Kevin mostly performs solo, although on occasion conducts a massive, multi-piece ensemble version of […]

7 Years: Brian Hamilton

Brian Hamilton, the man behind smallsound/bigsound and the keyboardist for Cymbals Eat Guitars, treated us all to a dual loop meditation on the Yamaha CP-70 electric piano. From our 7 Years of Stompbox Sonic event at Q Division Studios in […]

7 Years: Audrey Harrer & Jesse Christeson

This is the second video recapturing the magickal evening of November 4th, 2016. Where a group of performers and pedal builders gathered to help us celebrate 7 Years in existence. Harpist, singer, arranger, Audrey Harrer, a long time collaborator of […]

7 Years: John Snyder

The first video recapturing the magick of our 7th anniversary celebration is of the very first performer that evening, John Snyder. John is the creator of Electronic Audio Experiments, the company behind the Model feT and Longsword he also performs […]

Favorite Music: 2016

For our year end musical recap we limit the list to 10 albums. There is never a shortage of sounds that are enjoyable, inspiring or that bring comfort. Narrowing the list is always a challenge, a fun one, but one […]

2016 Best Sellers

Best Selling Pedals of 2016: Mel 9 -Tape Replay Machine (Electro Harmonix) Avalanche Run -Stereo Delay/Reverb (EarthQuaker Devices) Particle -Granular Delay (Red Panda) KTR -Overdrive (Klon LLC) Longsword V2 -Distortion (Electronic Audio Experiments) BeneFuzz -IC Fuzz (Nerdknuckle Effects) Eterna -Shimmering Reverb […]

7 Years & Video Blog

THANK YOU!!! To everyone that participated, assisted, and attended, YOU helped make our 7 Year Celebration such a blast! We are grateful for your enthusiasm and support. Korey from F##K Yeah! Effects Pedals was on an effects & amp driven […]

7 Years of Stompbox Sonic

Q Division Studios & Stompbox Sonic present an intimate evening exploring the creative process. Friday November 4th, 2016 Q Division Studios 363 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02144 To celebrate 7 years of existence, Stompbox Sonic, Boston’s Effects Consultation Service, has […]

Octo Skull Comics

EarthQuaker Devices has been cranking out versatile & ingenious effects for years. We’ve been proudly singing their praises and stocking their pedals since we started business in 2009. The graphics on each pedal have become as integral to EQD as […]

New Arrivals: Catalinbread

The first wave of these wonderful “Mechanisms of Music” have arrived from Portland, OR. There are delays, reverbs, distortion, flanger and more! Been way too busy falling head over heels for these pedals to add them to the site. […]

Makers Market -Sunday August 7th

Music & Makers at Arts at the Armory on August 7thIt’s a brunch + concert + makers market! Looking for something hip and local to do in the Boston area on a hot summer Sunday? There’s no better place to […]

Chelsea Wolfe -Royale May 10th 2016

While delivering a new power supply to Chelsea Wolfe guitarist Bryan Tulao in time for their show at Royale, I took a few minutes to introduce the band to the local flavors Boston. Including the Longsword from Electrical Audio Experiments, […]

Yo La Tengo

Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo has a new pedal board. This collaboration with our long-time friend & YLT guitar tech, Kevin Micka was a lot of fun. For this effects revamp certain criteria had to be met regarding size, […]

SLF Spring Market

Come to the Armory in Somerville to celebrate Spring and support local businesses. Sunday May 15th from 11am-4pm. Check here for the a full list of vendors (hint: we are one of them!)

Sound Projector 25

a low wattage amp with full spectrum tone.

Thread & Groove III

We will be among the vendors at this event. For more info visit the event page.

Spring into new sounds

The change in season is always a perfect time to reflect on one’s current course or state of being. Just like clearing out the accumulated clutter from a closet or neglected corner of the home, us creative types must take […]

Old Tymey Bene-Fuzz

We are big fans of Nerd Knuckle Effects. A Boston based, one man operation. Brad Macomber puts a useful and original spin on dirty, fuzzy circuits. He’s got quite a knack for acid etching enclosures and color choices. We currently […]

Winter NAMM 2016

This was our first time attending a NAMM Show. It was amazing and overwhelming. Imagine 1000 Guitar Centers going Super Nova while waiting in line for the new Star Wars while you are unexpectedly swept through inter-dimensional portals leading to […]

LOVE BUZZ III

We will be joining a wide array of vendors and artisans at Mill No. 5 on Saturday February 6th. Stop by our booth! Spread the love.

Our Best Selling pedals of 2015

Some of the effects we helped find happy homes: 1) Mr. Black –Eterna -Shimmering Reverb (Blue) 2) EarthQuaker Devices –Dispatch Master -Delay/Reverb 3) Mr. Black –SuperMoon -Modulating Reverb 4) ZVEX Effects –Sonar -Advanced Tremolo 5) Mr. Black –Deluxe Plus -Tremolo/Reverb […]

Favorite Music: 2015

Music is vital to surviving from one day to the next. These 10 albums were essential to making our 2015. Low – Ones and Sixes Marriages –Salome Torche –Restarter Sleater Kinney –No Cities to Love New Dog –Classic Ballroom Dances […]

Hello Holidays

The Rockin’ Holiday Flea Market & Bloody Mary Bash is rolling through the Once Lounge in Somerville on Sunday December 13th. 11am to 6pm. And rest assured we will be there with effects pedals for the buyin’. Check the event […]

TOTALLY BAZAAR III

The events at Mill No. 5 are always great. For many reasons. Primarily because of the people. Everyone working, vending and shopping are always generous with a smile and generally excited to be there. Sometimes there are cute puppies roaming […]

Local Is For Lovers 11/29/15

Sleep in on Black Friday then, on Sunday, check out all these amazing local vendors, including yours truly, STOMPBOX SONIC. This will be your last chance to partake in our “November Buy 5 Get 1 Free” sale. Confirmed Vendors: Ale1’s […]

ZVEX: New Arrivals

Newly arrived from ZVEX: The Woolly Mammoth 7 (Hand painted) -Adds a “Marshall” Tone Stack to the classic W.M. fuzz Wah Probe (Vexter) A wah you don’t touch! Sonar Tremolo(Vexter) Tap tempo tremolo and ramp-up/down, Basstortion (Vexter) SVT style, […]

Birthday Sale!

November 2009 we held our very first Sound Tasting at Studio 8. There we introduced Boston area musicians to the fine creations of EarthQuaker Devices, Maxon, and Chicago Iron. Flash forward to 2015. We are still introducing discerning musicians and […]

Couch Vegan Guitar Straps -Restocked!

Cruelty free, handmade straps from California. Made from recycled seat belts, vintage luggage and deadstock vinyl. They look cool, are quite comfortable and you can sling them nice and low, Ramones style!

Blackarts Toneworks are Back!

Need a GPS to navigate the Highway to Hell? These dudes were made for the job. Blackarts Toneworks makes some vicious fuzzes, overdrives and distortions. These are some of the their nastiest creations. The Destroyer, Fnord, Black Sheep and Pharaoh […]

Digitech PDS Delays

80’s digital delay

Red Panda Now In Stock!

Red Panda effects are now in stock! All the way from Detroit, MI to Boston, MA. Assembled in a building that formerly served as a Model T showroom (the automobile, not the amplifier). We have the Raster Pitch Shifting Delay, […]

Summer Exclusive! Raspberry Baba Yaga Fuzz

from thin and reedy 60’s style buzzy-buzz to full on super-squishy doom fuzz

Tote Bags!

We got us some sweet canvas tote bags. Perfectly reusable for grocery shopping, vinyl LPs or the half a dozen pedals you just purchased at STOMPBOX SONIC. Modular Man Designs in Lowell, MA did a fantastic job with these.

String & Fader vs. Audrey Harrer

And now for something completely different…we will try our hand at live sound reinforcement/manipulation….on harp! And a string quintet! To celebrate the completion of her debut album, Alphabet Rain, Audrey Harrer will be performing with the Cambridge Philharmonic Strings. She […]

Yardsale May 30th

Carrying on the tradition started by Q Division Studios, The Bridge Sound & Stage is hosting a massive yardsale. Vendors and musicians buying and selling gear. What better way to spend a Saturday? Saturday May 30th from 10am-3pm The […]

The Black Market!

We’ll be joining the Boston Hassle for the Black Market!

MID-FI Elecronics: Rarities & B-Sides

Recently met with Mr. Doug Tuttle, the man behind Mid-Fi Electronics. Known all around the internets and by players who crave something unique. Maybe something a little glitchy, a little warbly or perhaps way-super fuzzy. Doug hooked us up with […]

North Shore Punk Flea Market

1/17/2015

Favorite Music: 2014

A lot of great music was released in 2014. Many powerful sounds provided the soundtrack to my life, keeping me grounded, inspiring me when all seemed lost or simply keeping me company on the road while I brought pedals to […]

2014 Best Selling Pedals

We helped adventurous musicians find a lot of unique, wild and/or foundation effects but these were the ones that had the widest appeal to all manner of players. Deluxe Plus (Mr. Black) Eterna (Mr. Black) Dirt Transmitter (EarthQuaker Devices) Afterneath […]

Hey Punxxx! Get some pedals & vintage clothing!

10/20/2014

Somerville Local First Presents…

Totally Bazaar II

Join us at Mill No. 5 in Lowell Saturday December 6th. Noon to 6pm! The second annual Totally Bazaar Your holiday shopping destination. Featuring vendors of vintage, handmade, and artisanal gifts. Live Music- Great Food- Always Good Times! 250 Jackson […]

Fuzzrocious Documentary

REVERB.COM crafted this great short film on FUZZROCIOUS. We have been working with Ryan for a few years now and love his work. After seeing this we love the pedals even more and hope he and his family keep disseminating […]

Celebrate 5 Years!

Since 2009 portable music shop STOMPBOX SONIC has provided musicians and sound artists a way to harness the creativity within. Its specialty is effects pedals, also known as stompboxes, most unique and handmade by small companies from across the […]

Somerville Local First: Back to School Market

Arts at the Armory 191 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA Sunday September 14th 2014 10am-3pm Another FREE market will take place at the Arts at the Armory! Get ready for food, fun, local artists and crafters, amazing local businesses, Knucklebones, live […]

The New England Shake-Up! September 26,27,28th 2014!

Very excited to be a vendor at this event!

Baba Yaga, SBS edition

A Boston made, medium gain fuzz in the Tone Bender family

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #14: Kurt Ballou

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #13: R.L. Crosby, guitar

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #12: Audrey Harrer, harp

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #11: Andy Abrahamson, drums

Garvy J. Tone Source 2 “Stealth”

A rich harmonic wall of distortion

Record Store Day at Mill No. 5

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #10: Brad Macomber, bass

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #9: R.L. Crosby, guitar

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #8: Audrey Harrer, harp

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #7: Brad Macomber, bass

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #6: R.L. Crosby, guitar

>SONIC EXPLORATIONS #5: Audrey Harrer, harp

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>SONIC EXPLORATIONS #4: Brad Macomber, bass

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Marlborough Alternative Market: 3/9/14

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #3

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #2

The Sonic Explorations video series from Stompbox Sonic highlights the distinct playing style of a featured artist and the unique aural properties of a given pedal or pedals. It allows the viewer to see, to hear, to feel the creative […]

SONIC EXPLORATIONS #1

Love Buzz: 2/1/14

We’re sharing a table with our buddy (RE)PURPOSE at this event. In fact he made the table we are using!

SOUND TASTING: 1/29/14

The first Sound Tasting of 2014 will take place Wednesday January 29th. At Studio 52 in Allston. 6:30p-8:30p. For more info or to RSVP contact us at info (at) stompboxsonic.com or check out the FB Event Page. 52 Everett St. […]

Local is for Lovers 12/22/13 Recap

Local is for Lovers, a holiday market created by Somerville Local First aims to build a sustainable local economy by supporting locally owned and independent businesses, non-profits and artists. Sunday 12/22/13 was the final market of the year and a […]

Wrong Brain 12/14/13 Recap

Despite a monster snow storm the people of Newmarket New Hampshire came out to the Wrong Brain Holidaze market for art, records, vintage swag and for some stomp boxes!

Wrong Brain Holidaze Alternative Craft Market

Art, Music and more in Newmark, NH

Local Is For Lovers: Holiday Market

This year, Somerville Local First will present TWO free holiday markets November 30th – Small Business Saturday 9am-2pm December 22nd 9am-2pm Arts at the Armory 191 Highland Ave, Suite 1-A, Somerville, MA Entertainment by David Tanklefsky and The Soulful Souls! […]