Vintage & Rarities: 333 Cool, Crazy and Hard to Find Guitar Pedals [Limited First Edition]

A companion book to Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists

Originally created to expand the sound of the electric guitar, stompboxes have become collectible, highly-fetishized objets d’art, often prized as much for their looks, quirks and history as for their sonic properties.

Photographer Eilon Paz and writer/editor Dan Epstein—the team behind Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists—have scoured the globe in search of some of the rarest, weirdest and most iconic stompboxes in existence. Vintage & Rarities: 333 Cool, Crazy and Hard to Find Guitar Pedals features lustrous, exquisitely-detailed photographs of primitive fuzzboxes, one-off prototypes, whimsical boutique creations and elaborate multi-effects units—many of which have never been seen before, even by hardcore collectors. 

Vintage & Rarities also features profiles of 25 pedal collectors from around the world—including legendary musicians Adrian Belew, Henry Kaiser and David Torn, Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato Jr., and celebrated pedal builders Oliver Ackermann (Death By Audio), Mike Piera (Analog Man) and Josh Scott (JHS)—all of whom share their personal tales of stompbox addiction, while offering additional insight into these fascinating devices.

Created by Eilon Paz & Dan Epstein

Book dimensions: 8×10.3 inches.
436 pages.
Hardcover.
ISBN: 978-0-9912248-6-9

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Currently back-ordered. Estimated shipping September 15, 2023

Books ship from our warehouse in Belgium. No VAT in the EU.

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Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists [Limited First Edition]

THIS IS THE FIRST LIMITED EDITION OF STOMPBOX
INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE 30-PAGE FEATURE WITH LEE RANALDO AND J MASCIS, NOT AVAILABLE IN THE TRADE EDITION

Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists, is a deluxe celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music–the effects pedal.

Stompbox showcases the actual effects pedals owned and used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Eric Johnson, Adrian Belew, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ed O’Brien, J Mascis, Lita Ford, Joe Perry, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, Kaki King, Nels Cline and 82 other iconic and celebrated guitarists.

These exquisitely textured fine-art photographs are matched with fresh, insightful commentary and colorful road stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.

A visual treat for obsessive collectors, guitar players, and music fans, Stompbox reveals the essential but lesser-known marvels behind some of rock ‘n’ roll’s signature sounds.

Book features and structure: 

100 Pedals. Featuring an interview with the artist and a photo of their chosen pedal. The interview explores the artist’s personal connection to their chosen pedal. The pedal photo receives a full page with the interview on the adjacent page.

5 Editorial Features:  
* Fuzzed, Phased & Freaked Out: A Heavy History of the Guitar Pedal.
* Thinking Inside the Box: A Pedal Innovators Roundtable.
* Fuzzy Drums, Hairy Horns & Silky Keys: Why It’s Okay to Love Guitar Pedals for Everything But Guitar
* Seeing Sound: The Art & Design of the Stompbox
* J’s Big Muff Museum: Lee Ranaldo Talks Pedals With J Mascis.

Photographer and Art Director: Eilon Paz
Editorial Director: Dan Epstein
Editor At Large: James Rotondi
Foreword: Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)

Books ship from our warehouse in the US or Belgium. No VAT in the EU.

Description

A companion book to Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists

Originally created to expand the sound of the electric guitar, stompboxes have become collectible, highly-fetishized objets d’art, often prized as much for their looks, quirks and history as for their sonic properties.

Photographer Eilon Paz and writer/editor Dan Epstein—the team behind Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists—have scoured the globe in search of some of the rarest, weirdest and most iconic stompboxes in existence. Vintage & Rarities: 333 Cool, Crazy and Hard to Find Guitar Pedals features lustrous, exquisitely-detailed photographs of primitive fuzzboxes, one-off prototypes, whimsical boutique creations and elaborate multi-effects units—many of which have never been seen before, even by hardcore collectors. 

Vintage & Rarities also features profiles of 25 pedal collectors from around the world—including legendary musicians Adrian Belew, Henry Kaiser and David Torn, Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato Jr., and celebrated pedal builders Oliver Ackermann (Death By Audio), Mike Piera (Analog Man) and Josh Scott (JHS)—all of whom share their personal tales of stompbox addiction, while offering additional insight into these fascinating devices.

Created by Eilon Paz & Dan Epstein

On the Cover: Stompbox City. Original Collage by Morgan Jesse Lappin

Book dimensions: 8×10.3 inches.
436 pages.
Hardcover.
ISBN: 978-0-9912248-6-9

Shipping clarification:

Currently back-ordered. Estimated shipping September 15, 2023

Books ship from our warehouse in Belgium. No VAT in the EU.

Additional information

Weight 5.5 lbs
Dimensions 10.3 × 8 × 1.6 in

2 reviews for Vintage & Rarities: 333 Cool, Crazy and Hard to Find Guitar Pedals [Limited First Edition]

  1. Paul Bechtoldt VG writer 1990’s

    Excellent book Very Comprehensive Better than any other book written about FX pedals.

  2. George Slafko (verified owner)

    A beautifully presented book! This book gives guitar enthusiasts and lovers of music a wonderful look back at the pedals that helped shape the music world. The photographs are absolutely stunning with no detail left untouched! Worthy of any coffee table or library!!

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