Palomar Sound

Palomar Sound

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Palomar Sound is a small-batch guitar effects pedal company based in Providence, Rhode Island. The pedals are designed and hand-built in Providence, with a lineup focused on dirt and ambience effects rather than a sprawling product catalog.

The brand's releases include the Coyote, an overdrive built around metal-can transistor gain stages feeding silicon diodes; the Cholla, an op-amp fuzz that...

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Palomar Sound is a small-batch guitar effects pedal company based in Providence, Rhode Island. The pedals are designed and hand-built in Providence, with a lineup focused on dirt and ambience effects rather than a sprawling product catalog.

The brand's releases include the Coyote, an overdrive built around metal-can transistor gain stages feeding silicon diodes; the Cholla, an op-amp fuzz that uses cascading op amps in place of the usual transistor or diode clipping topology to produce a heavy, articulate grind; the Borrego, a reverb with two voicings (including a spring-leaning mode) and a global hi-cut control that spans dark and splashy tones; and the Funeral Bell, an octave distortion. The pedals are typically housed in compact enclosures with hand-illustrated, Southwestern-themed graphics that reference the desert plants and animals their names are drawn from.

Palomar Sound pedals are sold direct through the company's website and stocked by independent boutique pedal retailers such as Empire Guitars in Providence and No.Tom Guitars, with a secondhand presence on Reverb.

Palomar Sound has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Fuzz Effects Pedals and Reverb Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 2 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock. Notable users include Jeremy Enigk and Ed Rodríguez.

Artists Who Use Palomar Sound

Jeremy Enigk uses 2 Palomar Sound products

Jeremy Enigk

Singer, Guitarist · Sunny Day Real Estate

Ed Rodríguez uses 1 Palomar Sound product

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

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