When I received today’s pedal in the mail from our friends at Sublime Guitar Company, one person immediately popped into my head: Joel Cummins, keyboardist for Umphrey’s McGee. Being the elder member of the group, Joel has repeatedly taken flack and guff from the other guys in the band over the years, and the graphic on the aptly-named Hippy Joel Overdrive was just about a perfect fit. I decided to shoot Joel a message...
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Well, here’s another sweet pedal from the folks at Sublime Guitar Company: the Chunky Brogan Distortion. First off, the name is brilliant, just wanted to get that out of the way. Second, this is a high gain distortion that leaves your tone alone and lets it shine through, all the while ripping your amp’s speakers to shreds (not literally, of course) and making your audiences’ eardrums bleed a little (this could...
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These pedals from Sublime Guitar Company are really rocking my world lately, and the Pep-Pep Delay is another awesome piece of gear from this Florida company. In our current world of massive, complicated and sometimes frustrating delays, the Pep-Pep is a welcome breath of fresh air, and while it might not be able to do everything those other delays can, it will add character and stunning texture to your guitar’s tone. This is a...
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I was super-excited to get the Mobin Overdrive in the mail the other day, and apparently, for good reason. The Mobin is one of the flagship pedals from Sublime Guitar Company in Florida, who have been making beautiful guitars for a while, but have recently ventured into the land of effects pedals. The four-piece lineup looks stellar, very clean and cool in their design, and super-affordable as well, for us players who can’t...
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