Damian Kastbauer and the Modded Crybaby Expression Pedal
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05/16/24 • 97 min
Today we, well, forgive us but: express ourselves. We're joined by Damian Kastbauer of Pedal Brainz to talk all things expression. His journey starts with a gutted Dunlop Crybaby adapted to control the trimpot on an Ibanez DM1100 delay, and leads to his own unique expression control products. We get some calls from the hogs about their favorite pedals to express, and try to give some technical info on both expression and CV while exploring the creative realms that open up when you don't take sound so linearly. Andy and Damian find a commonality in their approach to musical gear setups while Dan periodically reminds the listener that Old Blood just came out with the Expression Ramper X3.
Check out Pedal Brainz: https://pedalbrainz.com/
Buy Old Blood pedals: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com
Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u
Follow us on the socials: @pedalbrainz, @lostchocolatelab, @oldbloodnoise, @andyothling, @danfromdsf
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Today we, well, forgive us but: express ourselves. We're joined by Damian Kastbauer of Pedal Brainz to talk all things expression. His journey starts with a gutted Dunlop Crybaby adapted to control the trimpot on an Ibanez DM1100 delay, and leads to his own unique expression control products. We get some calls from the hogs about their favorite pedals to express, and try to give some technical info on both expression and CV while exploring the creative realms that open up when you don't take sound so linearly. Andy and Damian find a commonality in their approach to musical gear setups while Dan periodically reminds the listener that Old Blood just came out with the Expression Ramper X3.
Check out Pedal Brainz: https://pedalbrainz.com/
Buy Old Blood pedals: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com
Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u
Follow us on the socials: @pedalbrainz, @lostchocolatelab, @oldbloodnoise, @andyothling, @danfromdsf
Leave us a voicemail at 505-633-4647!
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Check out Robot Graves: https://robotgraves.com/
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