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The StageTrix Pedal Riser give away will be ending today at 12PM MST, so this is your last chance to enter for your chance to win! If you have not entered yet, you can do so here. For the people still not sure what the StageTrix Pedal Riser is all about, here are a couple of videos that help describe what it can do for you.

Here is a video by GearAlley at NAMM with the folks at StageTrix

Here is the official product video by StageTrix

Remember, today is the last day to enter!

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Today, I get to introduce another EffectsBay.com give away! This time the give away is sponsored by StageTrix and we’re giving away some pedal risers and fasteners.  This is a great, simple solution to raise the height of your pedals in the rear to clear the pedals in the front. I like simple solutions, and this is a great solution to this problem. The risers even have channels for routing cables underneath them.. clever again.

Here is the official overview of the StageTrix Pedal Riser:

StageTrix pedalboard accessories make people say “why didn’t anyone think of that before?” because they are clever, simple solutions to musicians’ real needs. Their first product, the Pedal Riser, raises your second row of pedals to the perfect height and also completely eliminates cable mess. Their second product, the Pedal Fastener, is an industrial strength fastener designed specifically for attaching pedals to pedalboards – no more trips to the hardware store only to end up with a mess on the bottom of your pedals! Check out http://www.stagetrixproducts.com/ to learn more.

For this give away, StageTrix is giving away 4 pedal risers (MSRP $16.99ea) and 2 3-packs of fasteners (MSRP $7.95ea). Total value of this give-away… $83.86!

The fasteners are velcro pads that adhere to the bottom of the pedals which make a clean tight contact to the riser. If you have large pedals (ie: Line 6 DL4, etc) you can use two risers to push them up.

If you get a chance, please check out their blog (link called ‘Hot Damn!‘ – love it). There are some reviews (including my review in Mar) and photos of the pedal riser in action.

So back to the give away.. and how you can win this set of Stage Trix Pedal Risers and Fasteners!

First, be sure to follow EffectsBay on Twitter and/or Facebook to keep up to date with this give-away along with new give aways. Also, I need your help to promote the give aways. The more submissions we get for these give aways, the more give aways we can do in the future.. and I’m assuming we all like free guitar gear right?

Second, fill out the form below, in two weeks  (July 20th) I’ll randomly pick 3 entries as finalists. I’ll email the 3 finalists and the first one out of the 3 that emails me back will be the winner.You must enter a ‘valid’ email address, bounce back emails will be rejected. One entry per person (seriously people.. one entry per person). After the winner has been notified and all is good (I’ve retrieved mailing address, etc), I’ll coordinate with StageTrix to get the set to the winner.

This give away is limited to the United States only (related to international partner relationships vs. shipping).

So the question is: “How many pedals do you have on your pedal board right now?”

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So I just got an interesting email in my inbox via Boss. Looks like if you have some mad looping skills and own a Boss Loop Station, you can have a chance to win some serious prizes and a trip to Winter NAMM 2010!

Here is the quick rundown:

Los Angeles, CA, June 1, 2010 — Guitarists, bassists, keyboard players, beatboxers, looping musicians of all sorts: BOSS® wants you to bring it on. BOSS Corporation is pleased to launch the Loop Station World Championship. Start by submitting a video performance with any BOSS RC-Series looping product, and the result could be a trip to the U.S. Finals in Hollywood, California. Or, better yet, $3,000 in BOSS gear and a trip to the International Championship at Winter NAMM 2011 in Anaheim, California.

This is a open competition from June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010. All you need to do is shoot a video (5 minutes or less), upload it to YouTube, and then fill out the entry form (http://www.BossUS.com/LoopStation). The entries will be judged and selected by Boss. They’ll be looking at creativity, musicianship, stage presence and technical skill of the looping performance.

After the finalists have been selected, the six entries will be flown in to compete at the Boss US Loop Station Finals at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA.

Performances will be judged by a panel of music industry insiders, including:
> Jeff Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan)
> Michael Molenda (Editorial Director — Guitar Player, Bass Player, EQ, Keyboard Magazines)
> Paul Youngblood (Vice-President of BOSS U.S., Director of BOSS Japan)

Prizes include:
> 1st Prize – $3,000 in BOSS Gear; trip to the International Championship
> 2nd Prize – $2,000 in BOSS Gear
> 3rd Prize – $1,000 in BOSS Gear

The winner of the US finals will represent the United States in the Boss International Loop Station Championship in Anaheim, CA.

Performances will be judged by a panel of music industry insiders and celebrities.
Prizes include:
> 1st Prize – $3,000 in BOSS Gear (2,500 EU)
> 2nd Prize – $2,000 in BOSS Gear (1,500 EU)
> 3rd Prize – $1,000 in BOSS Gear (750 EU)

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Back in March EffectsBay.com teamed up with pedalenclosures to give away a Prism I pedal enclosure. This was a fun contest, and a great opportunity to give something away to all the DIYers and pedal modders out there! The winner was Marco Antonio Mejia Lara of Mexico City, Mexico. Here is a shot of Marco with his completed project. I want to thank Mike again for helping with this give away, and sending this photo my way! So Marco.. if you’re out there, tell us about the pedal!

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On May 5th, I picked a winner of the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy give-away (thanks so much to ToneFactor.com!). This was one of the most successful give-aways with a ton of submissions and general overall excitement. Thanks for all the submissions, and for the people that didn’t win, please keep an eye on EffectsBay.com since I’ll try to continue the monthly give-away. If you’re a dealer or builder, and are interested in sponsoring a give away, please contact me!

Okay.. now to the fun stuff. The winner of the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy give-away is Wayne Winslow of Massachusetts!!! Congrats Wayne!

This give away would not have been possible without the generous pedal donation by Brad Fee at Tone Factor. If you have a chance, please check out ToneFactor.com… and buy a pedal or two!

Along with great offerings, Tone Factor has a great forum and blog as well. Good stuff!

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Hello, I wanted to talk about the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy Analog Delay with Tap Tempo, since we’re in the middle of the EHX Deluxe Memory Boy give-away (Thanks to Tone Factor). If you didn’t know about this give-away, please enter for a chance to win this pedal for FREE!

The EHX Deluxe Memory Boy is a great pedal with some awesome features (Effects loop, tap tempo and note divisions).

Below is the official description:

The Deluxe Memory Boy is the newest member of the iconic Memory Man family. It carries on the family tradition with new performance aspects that give it unique power and metronomic definition.

Quality IC’s deliver warm and organic tones while the new Tap tempo allows you to always be in perfect sync with the groove. Choose from five note divisions for metronomic variance while staying in sync and always on the mark. The added EFX loop integrates your pedals to follow the groove with tonal dexterity .Use an expression pedal to control your modulations for performance flexibility. The Deluxe Memory Boy is slick, smart and always on time.

Features:

Pure analog IC’s
Tap Tempo with footswitch control
5 selectable note subdivisions
EFX loop
Expression pedal with multiple functions
Multi waveform modulation

Here is a great video by EHX:

You can pick up the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy Analog Delay with Tap Tempo for $179.25 at Tone Factor!

Remember, if you like reading about these pedals and seeing videos reviews from others, please subscribe to the RSS feed and get notified via email when there are new postings!

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Wow! I’m super excited with this give away. I know a lot of people are wanting this pedal, and this is your chance to own it for FREE!

I was able to talk with Brad at Tone Factor to see if he would be interested in sponsoring another give away (He put up the Mojo Hand Sugar Baby last Fall and that was a great give away as well). I was pleased to hear that he was into it. I asked what pedal he would like to give up for the pedal give away, and the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy came up, so here we go!

Here is the official description of the Electro Harmonix Delux Memory Boy:

The Deluxe Memory Boy is the newest member of the iconic Memory Man family. It carries on the family tradition with new performance aspects that give it unique power and metronomic definition.

Quality IC’s deliver warm and organic tones while the new Tap tempo allows you to always be in perfect sync with the groove. Choose from five note divisions for metronomic variance while staying in sync and always on the mark. The added EFX loop integrates your pedals to follow the groove with tonal dexterity .Use an expression pedal to control your modulations for performance flexibility. The Deluxe Memory Boy is slick, smart and always on time.

Features:

Pure analog IC’s
Tap Tempo with footswitch control
5 selectable note subdivisions
EFX loop
Expression pedal with multiple functions
Multi waveform modulation

I would like to send a special ‘Thank You” to Brad at Tone Factor for providing another item. If you have a chance, please check out Tone Factor and see what they have to offer! If you’re not familiar with Tone Factor, here is some information:

ToneFactor.com – We’re dedicated to bringing you the finest in hand-made, boutique effects. Not a corporate superstore … we specialize in custom analog effects made one at a time by real people. Looking for TONE? Look no further.

We carry many pedals that you won’t find at other music stores. Our goal is to introduce new and upcoming effect makers to the market. We also carry some the best and most unique in “production” pedals (including Electro-Harmonix and HAO),as well as accessories.

Brad Fee – Owner ToneFactor.com

Okay, now to the give away. So how do you enter yourself to potentially win the Electro Harmonix Memory Boy Deluxe Give Away?

First, be sure to follow EffectsBay on Twitter and/or Facebook to keep up to date with this give-away along with new give-aways.

Second, fill out the form below, in two weeks  (May 5th) I’ll randomly pick 3 entries as finalists. I’ll email the 3 finalists and the first one out of the 3 that emails me back will be the winner.You must enter a ‘valid’ email address, bounce back emails will be rejected. One entry per person. After the winner has been notified and all is good (I’ve retrieved mailing address, etc), I’ll coordinate with Brad at Tone Factor to get the pedal shipped to the winner.

Remember to also retweet this post and help spread the word! If we continue to have success with these give-aways, I’ll be able to offer more and more… and we all love free stuff right?

So the question…. “What was the first pedal you owned.. and do you still have it?”

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This all started with a email I sent to Mark Stoddard, the owner of Lava Cable. I was curious if they would be interested in donating a kit/product for a EffectsBay.com give away.. and he agreed! But I would like to make this give away a small personal review post as well.

About two months ago, I purchased the Lava Cable Kit (mini ELC) from Musician’s Friend ($89.95) and I was really curious how it worked, since it’s a different design than traditional solderless cable kits. Someone in Twitter-land mentioned it’s a bit tricky to get the right angle cables, and noticed that with the first one. But after I got the idea (the bend) it was a piece of cake. What’s interesting about this design is the ‘sleeve’ they use which I believes grounds the shielding properly. I was impressed with the quality of the cable (low capacitance), jacks and how easy getting a working cable was. I’ve had them on my pedal board since I bought the kit, and no issues at all with shorting or cracking.. so that is a big thumbs up for me.

So here is the give away. Mark is putting up a Lava Solder Free Kit (all R/A plugs) 15′ Lave ELC cable. My kit was $90 with 10′ cable.. and this is a 15′ for FREE!

Here is the official description:

A pedalboard kit that allows you to space your pedals within 1 inch or less of each other due to Lava’s revolutionary right-angle plug.

The Lava Solder-Free Pedalboard Kit includes 15 feet of Mini ELC Cable, 10 Lava plugs, and a stripping tool.

Lava Cable DIY solder-free plugs—developed with G&H Industries—is specifically designed with tight tolerances to match the Lava Mini ELC cable. The Lava Plug is the first solder-free DIY plug on the market not to use a set screw to make the ground connection. Instead, Lava Cable plugs employ a sleeve that makes a 360° ground and outer jacket contact.

The right angle plug was introduced at Summer NAMM 2009 and it may be the smallest DIY solder-free right angle plug on the market—with a body width of .435″, for spacing between pedals of less than 1″—or less than 1/2″ when staggered.

Please check out Lave Cable’s website, since they do offer other great quality products. Browsing there, I noticed their CPS Configurable Pedal Board System… seems very cool!

Okay, now to the give away. So how do you enter yourself to potentially win  Lava Solder Free Kit (all R/A plugs) 15′ Lave ELC cable give away?

First, be sure to follow EffectsBay on Twitter and/or Facebook to keep up to date with this give-away along with new give-aways.

Second, fill out the form below, in two weeks  (April 6th) I’ll randomly pick 3 entries as finalists. I’ll email the 3 finalists and the first one out of the 3 that emails me back will be the winner.You must enter a ‘valid’ email address, bounce back emails will be rejected. One entry per person. After the winner has been notified and all is good (I’ve retrieved mailing address, etc), I’ll coordinate with Mark at Lava Cable to get the cable kit shipped to the winner.

Remember to also retweet this post and help spread the word! If we continue to have success with these give-aways, I’ll be able to offer more and more… and we all love free stuff right?

So the question…. “If you could design the look of a pedal, what color would it be?”

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Hello everyone, I would like to announce that we have a winner for the Cheese Block Effects sCream Cheese overdrive pedal. This was another successful give-away with plenty of entries, so I would first like to thank everyone that submitted an entry!!!

The winner of the sCream Cheese Overdrive is Matt Reiss of Pennsylvania. He was one of the three finalist and the one with the quickest trigger to get back to me with his answer to the submission questions. So congratulations Matt and enjoy this sweet OD!

I would like to also take a moment and thank Matt Cheezem of Cheese Blocks Effects for allowing me to give this pedal away. Matt has always been a supporter of EffectsBay.com and if you’re looking for pedal customization/mods or looking for great hand made pedals (sCream Cheese, Phoenix Fuzz, Looper Strips, Small Wonder Mini Booster), you should definitely check his site out.

In the meantime, I’ve been working on upcoming give-aways. Things are getting worked on for a Feb give away and I’ll have interesting give-away for people interested in pedal building in Mar., so please follow me on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS to make sure you can get involved when these announcements happen!

Thanks everyone!

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I’m proud to announce the winner of the Mojo Hand Sugar Baby Tremolo pedal give-away! Congratulations goes out to Randy W. (@whoapower) for winning the Mojo Hand Sugar Baby Tremolo!

The contest was a great success with many entries. I’d also like to welcome all the new visitors to the site that entered the contest! EffectsBay.com has been a real pleasure for me to work on, and I love that there is a community of visitors that frequent this site, as well as Twitter and Facebook pages. There is nothing like nerding out and talking guitar pedals. I absolutely enjoy reading your opinions on tone and pedal suggestions. Please keep it up!

I want to also directly thank Brad Fee at Tone Factor for providing the great pedal for our give-away. If you get a chance, please take a look at Tone Factor. They have amazing selection of pedals and Brad is a great guy. Also, like to mention that Brad is the creator of Mojo Hand pedals.

I’m already in the process of working on another give-away for January, so please keep posted. If you’re a dealer or pedal builder and might be interested in giving away a pedal, please contact me!

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