As a collector and user of pedals for about 30 years, I was excited to receive this book. The craftsmanship and quality is great, the pictures wonderful. I like the layout and the stories from all the people asked. Definitely some surprises from particular artists like Wayne. A great book to add for any music historian, player, collector, or maker.
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Finally got my "Brick" in the mail (The Stompbox book & 100 Vintage Rarities). While pricey - on 1st look through the Stompbox it looks to be worth every penny . In this world - increasingly filled with online ordered junk or quickly out of date Must Have Stuff ,it is really nice to sit down ,Grab the Hefty Slipcase & pull out one or the other of these Beautifully conceived ,Produced ,Photographed ,written history of something I have been personally involved with for over 50 Years.
Upon randomly flipping through Stompbox ,I stumbled upon several I have owned over the years. And several I had forgotten about. I wonder now Why I ever got rid of them ?
Anyway - two Beautiful books I'm sure I will enjoy for Years.
Incredible set of books, I just finished reading the vintage and rarities and started on the stombox the other day. Very well written, great pictures and detail. Reading the stories behind these pedals and the interviews with the owners inspired my love for pedals, especially fuzz!!! We need more books like this.
Amazing book with great stories and images. Great quality! What a unique idea to tell the stories of musicians and their pedals. Wonderful book! Highly recommend.
These two books are invaluable for the pedal gear enthusiast, history buff, and overall the information here is amazing for adding to any compendium.
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As a collector and user of pedals for about 30 years, I was excited to receive this book. The craftsmanship and quality is great, the pictures wonderful. I like the layout and the stories from all the people asked. Definitely some surprises from particular artists like Wayne. A great book to add for any music historian, player, collector, or maker.
Greetings -
Finally got my "Brick" in the mail (The Stompbox book & 100 Vintage Rarities). While pricey - on 1st look through the Stompbox it looks to be worth every penny . In this world - increasingly filled with online ordered junk or quickly out of date Must Have Stuff ,it is really nice to sit down ,Grab the Hefty Slipcase & pull out one or the other of these Beautifully conceived ,Produced ,Photographed ,written history of something I have been personally involved with for over 50 Years.
Upon randomly flipping through Stompbox ,I stumbled upon several I have owned over the years. And several I had forgotten about. I wonder now Why I ever got rid of them ?
Anyway - two Beautiful books I'm sure I will enjoy for Years.
Incredible set of books, I just finished reading the vintage and rarities and started on the stombox the other day. Very well written, great pictures and detail. Reading the stories behind these pedals and the interviews with the owners inspired my love for pedals, especially fuzz!!! We need more books like this.
Amazing book with great stories and images. Great quality! What a unique idea to tell the stories of musicians and their pedals. Wonderful book! Highly recommend.
These two books are invaluable for the pedal gear enthusiast, history buff, and overall the information here is amazing for adding to any compendium.
This book set is just pure magic! Something you will enjoy and discover over and over as there is so much to absorb. I can almost smell, taste and hear those pedals. I have not found anything else like it.
Just got my boxed set of @StompBoxBook! It's a MUST for music fans interested in learning how 100 guitarists created their tone with the help of these magical pedals. The photos of these relics after decades of use are stunning. Great resource -
I laughed, I cried, I drooled. I thought about all those old pedals I gave away. Wish I had kept them all!
Great reference for anyone serious about guitar effects pedals!
Amazing! A Must have for any musician.
I can’t say enough about how awesome these books are (I got the brick). So inspiring to see all these pedals and some of my recording heroes’ gear. I’ve learned a lot about pedals I’ve never seen before and some that I have myself. Great work all around!!
Everything about these books is great! The photos are excellent, almost like holding the pedal in your hand. The text is really well done. I am constantly going to Spotify while reading so I can listen to the songs/sounds the artists talk about using the pedal on. I have a lot of guitar and amp books sitting around, but I can see that I'm going to be going back to these more than any of them.
I have bought the brick and I still find new information and new great pictures. This book is a must if you like pedals!
My brick just arrived, have barely sratched the surface and already in love with these beautful books. The photos are amazing and there's so much info about the pedals, players and people that dreamt them up - can't wait to delve deeper. Much more than a reference piece, these are objects of art in their own right. My darling wife (not really into pedals) has already insisted they belong in the house, not my studio/workshop:) Victory for all.
I bought your books after seeing you on the JHS Pedals show. Not only are they awesome, but the quality is exceptional. I have written all in mine and read them several times. But they have also turned me on to some cool music I have never heard. Well worth the price. Thanks for making my world a little bigger. I have enjoyed these books for hours upon end, much like a good pedal.I hope you are healthy and happy.
God bless, Tucker
Super in depth, wonderfully photographed, and delightful to read. A must have for any music nerd!!!
To ANY guitar pedal enthusiast, this is an absolute MUST! In addition to featuring an incredible assortment of artists and their gear, both books feature a wealth of content from all of the artists featured. It cannot be understated how much knowledge is soaked into these pages! This isn't a coffee table book that sits as a decoration. These are the Sacred Scrolls of pedal knowledge!
Awesome box set, great gift for any collector. Slight smudging on the white covers from the print inside the brick. However it wiped right off and they're sparkling clean now.
This set of books really does hit you like a brick. Every page feels like sacred text. It truly is a piece of art!
I got this bad boy right when it came out, for my musician boyfriend. HE IS ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH IT. Full disclosure, Dan E. is also our awesome friend. Me, I'm a designer, and am really enjoying the design of this book - stellar! Really well done, gorgeous book, exhaustive research!
I got the Brick just in time for Christmas, it's a work of art and for us pedal nerds it's a must-have in the bookshelf. Expensive but worth every dollar.
I love "The Brick" - outstanding photography, a good amount of hard to come by information and a fine selection of the music world‘s most important, most sought after and sometimes most mysterious guitar effects pedals. Thank you Eilon and the whole team, you did an amazing job!
Stompbox The Brick
Long anticipated and timely, an instant classic, truly original, now here to stay.
Entertaining, meaningful, fulfilling, nothing to be taken lightly here.
The seriousness of music has called for it.
Though being a relatively young instrument, the guitar has proven to be a force to be reckoned with.
A treasure chest full of accurate and important information, an artwork in and of itself.
It is a revelation of the art that has spoken to us before, now speaking to us again in a rare visual format.
This had to be done, question was who would do it first.
Let us support a good cause so this can take off and possibly be done again.
-JW, Finland
What an amazing book that every guitar enthusiast should own. Absolutely love the aesthetic of the design used all over the book. It’s modern and Rock N Roll all at the same time. It’s impressive and I’ve always wanted more coffee book hard back books celebrating my biggest passion in life
This is a masterpiece! It definitely can help me to dip inside the pedal world. Love it!
What a great pedal treasure. Thank you for this book ☺️
I recently received The Brick.
When i opened both books i smiled.
The books are amazing, made with high quality materials.
Great stories, rarities and highly detailed photos, you can barely touch the pedals and turn all the knobs.
Eilon and the whole team did an AMAZING job.
Thank you!
Very excited for having this in my book shelf, both quality and content are excellent, if you're all into music gear and pedals, this should be in your possession as well
Thank for creating this masterpiece. It’s an epic book in every way . There’s a lot of incredible information to take in , more than I had anticipated.
The photography is truly amazing and we all know stompboxes are actually the coolest of things on the planet .
So that makes you guys very,very cool . You wrote a book on them ... and all the love shines through.
Thank you
LOVE IT! So amazing. The photography is glorious and everything about it is done at such a high level. Says a lot about you too Eilon, and wanting to do great work, and have such care and attention to detail in every aspect of the end product. I was blown away that you even had the inside of the slip case printed. So many great details about the books from a creative standpoint. Of course I am also very jealous that someone else got to design it! I could not be happier with this book so far, as I learn about so many old pedals I had no clue existed. Such a top-notch, first rate book, in every way!