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Marc published his first novel Becoming in 2010. It’s a kick-ass book with monsters and dreams and stuff, and you should buy it. Since then, he’s written thousands of articles for TheToneKing.com, many of which have been picked up for circulation by manufacturers and other news outlets. His next book, Drugs and Pancakes, should be available early 2014 if his alcoholic editor can find time to work on it in-between destroying his liver and screaming about punctuation. He graduated from Roosevelt University with honors, which means that he’s not as dumb as he looks. He’s been playing guitar for over 25 years, which is almost twice as long as most of his students have been alive.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: DigiTech Polara, Obscura, and Ventura Vibe

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: DigiTech Polara, Obscura, and Ventura Vibe

  I know I don’t have to remind you to check the vids and the Randall Give-Away at the bottom.  We might be nearing the end of 30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t still have a few surprises up our sleeves. For the first time ever, we bring […]

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Digitech Ventura Vibe Rotary/Vibrato

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Digitech Ventura Vibe Rotary/Vibrato

Arguably DigiTech is one of the best pedal manufacturers out there, yet they have somehow managed to improve on their own formula.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Red Witch ZEUS Bass Fuzz Suboctave

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Red Witch ZEUS Bass Fuzz Suboctave

All hail the ZEUS Bass Fuzz Suboctave for on this 30 Pedals in 30 Days, it’s shown us what the gods can do.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Randall BloQ Dynamic Gate and RRED FET Distortion

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Randall BloQ Dynamic Gate and RRED FET Distortion

With the BloQ Dynamic Gate and the RRED FET Distortion, Randall brought their A game to 30 Pedals in 30 Days.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: MC Systems SYD String Reviver

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: MC Systems SYD String Reviver

While this is the first time we’ve had a chance to check out a pedal from MC Systems, it definitely won’t be the last.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: BOSS RC-1 Looper

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: BOSS RC-1 Looper

    Watch the vids and enter the Randall Amp Give-Away or we’ll find you! If you wait for it to come around again, it’s already too late. Some loopers are a mystery. They’re like black holes, or sasquatches, or how Iron Maiden continues to kick all sorts of ass after all these years. And […]

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Korg SDD3000 Delay

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Korg SDD3000 Delay

TheToneKing.com had a chance to check out the SSD-3000 PEDAL and see if Korg could manage to put so much awesome into one pedal.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3

When Bob Weil first introduced the Jekyll & Hyde pedal to the world in 1997, it was the first of its kind—a true two in one pedal for guitar players. Now, after making history, Bob and his company Truetone are looking to do it again with the Jekyll & Hyde V3.

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Modtone Flextortion supreme distortion and ATOM power supply

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Modtone Flextortion supreme distortion and ATOM power supply

While there are a ton of distortion pedals out there, ModTone’s Flextortion supreme distortion pedal has set itself apart

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Donner Pedals

30 Pedals in 30 Days 2015: Donner Pedals

Today, my friends, prepared to be blown out of your seat by the sevenfold power of Donner Pedals—including the Blues Drive Overdrive, Morpher Distortion, Giant Metal, Stylish Fuzz, Jet Convolution Flanger, Tutti Love Chorus, and the Yellow Fall Delay.