Failed Pedal Lines and Companies

[chuckjaywalk]

I'm always interested in what didn't work. What are the most interesting or best or worst pedal lines and companies that failed? What gems are there amongst the fallen?

[goroth]

Guyatone.

Especially their micro series, but even their 70s stuff. I have honestly never played a bad Guyatone pedal and often they flat out shred.

[Iommic Pope]

How long before Kirk Hammet winds up in this thread?

[gnomethrone]

How long before Kirk Hammet winds up in this thread?

FIRST AND LAST GUITAR PLAYER PEDAL MAKER GENIUS POLYMATH RENAISSANCE MAN

[Iommic Pope]

Truly, a golden age we live in.

[oscillateur]

Is it me or does he look a bit like Steve Buscemi (without the talent) ?

[frigid midget]

Is it me or does he look a bit like Steve Buscemi (without the talent) ?

Anyone ever seen Steve Buscemi and Kirk Hammer at the same time and place?

[rustywire]

Addrock
Arion
Electra
Locobox
Rocktek
Onerr
Univox
Shin-Ei
Yamaha
Tokai
The half-dozen+ Boss wannabes (i.e. Aria, Jacques, KMD, Rockson, Lell, etc)

[UglyCasanova]

*pops out*

The Console

*runs away, arms flailing*

[repoman]

Is Snarling Dogs still around? I went to their home page, which the top half looks like legit selling a wah, slide and picks, the bottom is bizarre links to porn websites??

H.B.E.? Can't find their website.

[Gone Fission]

Trying to keep to lines and not one-off pedal makers, and those that stayed dead.

Snarling Dogs is dead last I knew.
Damage Control. (Though once they folded, they started fresh as Strymon.)
Ross.
Pearl.
Prescription Electronics.
Tycho Brahe.
Lovetone.
Schumann?

[fcknoise]

Freekish blues

[HighDeaf1080p]

Lovetone was the one that broke my heart. I will never love again. How did they fail?! I cannot understand.

[Hyphen Nation]

Not failed, as the guy passed away, but I always wanted a GS Wyllie moon rock.

Prescription Electronics went under last year, and they were amazing.

I think that SkyChord may have gone under? Would love a CloudBuster.

They stopped making them, but Studio Electronics made some dope pedals [that Malekko makes now].

[frigid midget]

Lovetone was the one that broke my heart. I will never love again. How did they fail?! I cannot understand.

The world wasn't ready for overly tweakable super quality hand build enevelope filters or giant spacey flangers with a shit ton of controls

They were just like Chase Bliss for instance, but I guess back then there was only a tiny niche market that couldn't make that type of business profitable