Synaptic Groove

12/24/2015

We hope all of you have a safe & stellar holiday!

08/18/2015

When SynapticGroove launched in August 2013, we never thought we'd be looking back two years later at the wild ride this has been. What an amazing journey with great players and friends from all over the world! Thank you for allowing our little pedals to inspire and for making this journey mean something! :)

04/26/2015

This is very humbling:

"Benjamin alerted me to a very creative and great sounding product design he had made, and we negotiated a license for my company to employ aspects of it in products in which my company lacked experience. We try to be "top of the line" in our field, so selection of Benjamin's product architecture speaks for itself.
He has been easy to work with, and negotiation of license proceeded very smoothly compared to my experience in situations." - Mike Beigel

Coming from the godfather of effects, wow! Mike is an inspiration to players and builders alike. He is also a true gentlemen to deal with and very, very smart. There are people in our lives that enhance it. Mike is definitely one of these great individuals. :)

Thank you to Shant Bajac and Rand Anderson for being a large part of what I consider to be the best effects company on the planet, Mu-FX.

04/21/2015

Vintage Guitar magazine is showcasing the SlackJaw on their homepage today! :)

It's been just a little over a year since we released the SlackJaw and almost a year since the kind folks at VG reviewed it.

www.vintageguitar.com

Published monthly since 1986

02/26/2015

On behalf of Chrystal and myself, I'd like to say thank you for the encouragement, support, passion, creativity and tones! 2015 is a mind-boggling time to be a small business. There are a multitude of really great options out there from some really amazing minds! We are just a tiny footprint in the doorstep of the future. Thanks for being a part of it! :)

02/18/2015

Mike Beigel is not only a friend and mentor, but a co-conspirator! We've been working on this project with Mike for several months now and it makes us very happy that it is seeing the light of day! SynapticGroove is a very small mom & pop with a hardcore passion for music and tools that inspire us all. Mu-FX is taking it to the next level and this Dual Overdrive is going to be one killer pedal!!! Massive thank you to Rand Anderson for the stellar chops and determination to road test the hell out of any pedal.

01/25/2015

New tune from Elastic July, track and mixed this weekend! Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/elasticjuly/the-ones-in-cars-2015

Recorded on 1/24/15 and mixed on 1/25/15. Enjoy!

01/12/2015

The fruits of our labor! Big thank you to Brian Cagle the other half of Elastic July. The lyrics for this were written in 1999. We tracked it yesterday. Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/elasticjuly/hands-now-turned-dust-2015

12/31/2014

Here's to a safe & stellar New Year!! :)

12/28/2014

There's a Snapperhead all over this one. Enjoy! :)

https://soundcloud.com/elasticjuly/alive-like-suicide-2014

Written in 2004, we decided to take a crack at this one a decade on. Tracked on 12/26/14, the song is not as dark as it sounds, but it's certainly a indictment on certain aspects of society that are

12/23/2014

Much love to Jake Morelli and Converse!

http://conversemusic.tumblr.com/post/104882618230/during-donn-ts-session-we-got-a-glimpse-of-this

During Donn T’s session, we got a glimpse of this beautiful BoiceBox pedal board and an assortment of pedals from Empress Effects.

12/23/2014

Coming in 2015...

12/20/2014

We are wishing everyone happy holidays! Thank you for the love & support throughout 2014. Without all of you we wouldn't be able to pursue our passion. Here's to an inspired next few days, months, year! :)

11/26/2014

11/25/2014

Tuesday's are always better when this is on your doorstep! A very massive thank you to Mike Beigel and the folks at Mu-FX for sending the Tru-Tron 3X to us! It's a gorgeous pedal and I really can't wait to get work done so I can plug it in!! :)

11/18/2014

SlackJaw going to Gary of Slayer/Exodus!

11/17/2014

Chrystal and I wanted to thank all of you for the support, love and great tone you're blasting into the ether! Although we are a very young company, we've got some really special plans that will come to fruition in short order. Many thanks for rocking the Snapperhead and the SlackJaw and we hope you're enjoying them as much as we enjoy building them! :)

11/13/2014

It's easy to develop friendships with other pedal builders due to the eclectic nature of tone products on the market and one of our greatest mentor's in this business is Mike Beigel, aka Mike Mu-Tron, whose Mu-FX company is building some of the most innovative stomp boxes on the market! Check Mike & Co. out if you haven't already! :)

http://www.mu-fx.com

Home of Mike Beigel's new guitar, bass and keyboard effects pedals based on his inventions and designs with Musitronics from the 1970s and 1980s.

11/06/2014

Snapperhead #020 still going strong in AIC's live rig! Many thanks to William Duvall and AIC! Massive fan of these guys since Dirt ;)

10/20/2014

This SlackJaw is heading out the door to Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, one of the most inspiring tone crafters of our generation! On a personal level, this is completely surreal. :)

10/01/2014

The very first analog effects pedals I ever had were a DM-2 and a Mutron III. So, it is an honor to present a SlackJaw to the mind behind Musitronics and a great mentor, Mike Beigel!! :)

09/13/2014

We'd graciously like to welcome Lep International Co., Ltd in Hanamaki, Japan as SynapticGroove's newest dealer! We couldn't be more excited as a batch of Snapperhead's and SlackJaw's are en route to Japan!

09/05/2014

SlackJaw heading out to Lana Del Rey's guitarist, Blake Lee! Oh yeah!! : )

09/02/2014

We hope that everyone had a very safe (and labor free) Labor Day! We've been staying pretty busy and continually working out ways to further SynapticGroove's distribution footprint to get our gear under the feet of passionate players across the globe. This has been a journey and the destination is the process. Thank you for the continued support & love!!

08/30/2014

Continuing in the spirit of inspiring those that inspire all of us, this gruesome twosome is heading out to Other Lives! : )

08/29/2014

Looking forward to The Dead Daisies , Def Leppard and KISS tonight! Richard's been rocking a prototype SlackJaw since January. It's about time he got a production model! :)

08/26/2014

Very kind & gracious words from an inspired player. This is exactly why we do this and why it's a privilege and an honor to get to do it! Thanks Jim! : )

08/12/2014

SlackJaw going out to Seether, killer 3 piece we were fortunate enough to catch live in 2011! : )

08/04/2014

A massive thanks to Mike (Pedal of the Day) for his review of the Snapperhead! Mike spent some serious time with our little blue wonder before sharing his thoughts on it and we're glad he did: he nailed it! Check it out below:

http://www.pedal-of-the-day.com/2014/08/01/synapticgroove-snapperhead-overdrive/

Handmade with the finest parts available, the Snapperhead is an overdrive/distortion unlike anything you’ve ever played & is the pedal you've been waiting for!