Synaptic Groove

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

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! :)

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.

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

Vintage Guitar® magazine Published monthly since 1986

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! :)

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.

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

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

The Ones In Cars (2015) Recorded on 1/24/15 and mixed on 1/25/15. Enjoy!

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

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

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

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

Alive Like Su***de (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 an indictment on certain aspects of society that are

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

Coming in 2015...