Rather, this post should’ve been entitled “Latest Build: They weren’t kidding when they said working bare aluminum is hard”. More on this later. My latest build, another guitar pedal from Build Your Own Clone is the Silver Pony, which is a clone of the revered Klon Centaur. The Klon Centaur, which apparently has not been in production in some time, is perhaps one of the most coveted pedals ever, also one of the most hotly debated. (more…)
So it’s about that time again for the Austin Chronicle Music Poll for the year 2014-2015, where you, the people get to voice and select your vote for your absolute favorites for the year! Categories are for Austin Band of the Year, Austin Musician Of The Year, and Best New Austin Band among others. You get to pick your fave guitar player, singer, songwriter,  kazoo player, etc. Pick your favorites and make them music luminaries! Of course, we hope you pick (subliminalmessagehereyourfavoritebandrubydeeandthesnakehandlers) your bestest band ever. The link to the poll is right below and your entry must be received by February 4th. Thanks for your attention.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/polls/musicpoll/14/
My friend and amateur radio operator Jeff Schmidt N5MNW sent me this link to a very cool documentary about fuzzboxes and guitar pedals in general, featuring Billy Gibbons and several others which I’m sure you’ll recognize. Here’s the trailer:
The film was directed Clif Taylor and it’s a really nice piece discussing stomp boxes, their history, and the people who play them. The films website is at www.fuzzthemovie.com
You can also view more on the Synthopia website.
