Anasounds
Anasounds
Anasounds is a French boutique guitar pedal company founded in 2013 by Alexandre Ernandez, an electronic engineer and guitarist, along with Magali, who shaped the brand's distinctive visual identity. Based in Nice on the French Riviera, the company handcrafts analog effect pedals distinguished by their signature laser-etched bamboo and wood-topped enclosures — an aesthetic innovation inspired b...
Anasounds is a French boutique guitar pedal company founded in 2013 by Alexandre Ernandez, an electronic engineer and guitarist, along with Magali, who shaped the brand's distinctive visual identity. Based in Nice on the French Riviera, the company handcrafts analog effect pedals distinguished by their signature laser-etched bamboo and wood-topped enclosures — an aesthetic innovation inspired by jewelry-making techniques. The name Anasounds is short for "analog sounds," reflecting the company's commitment to analog circuit topologies.
The product lineup spans saturation, modulation, and time-based effects. Notable pedals include the Savage transparent overdrive (the company's first overdrive, launched in 2015), the Element spring reverb with its interchangeable external tank, the Utopia vintage delay, the Feed Me gated fuzz, and the Bitoun double fuzz. Anasounds also collaborated with Jack White's Third Man Hardware on La Grotte, a spring reverb pedal featuring a built-in three-spring tank and an onboard preamp. Beyond finished pedals, the company offers DIY kits, handmade cables, and power supply systems.
Anasounds occupies a distinctive niche in the boutique pedal market by combining analog circuit design with an emphasis on accessibility and education. The company produces the PALF (Pédale à la Française) YouTube series, covering pedal design and guitar tone topics. Their catalog also includes utility pedals like the Bumper buffer and Lazy Comp compressor, rounding out a range that serves guitarists, synthesizer players, and other instrumentalists.
Anasounds has 23 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Reverb Effects Pedals, Overdrive Effects Pedals, and Fuzz Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 7 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Blues, and Folk, World, & Country. Notable users include Masaaki Yaguchi, Yusuke (Lynch), and Steve Onotera. Most Anasounds products sit firmly in the high-end, boutique range.
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