Gallery: Station Audio's Acid-Etched Stompboxes Look Gritty, Sound Gorgeous

  • Station Audio Sparkle Punch
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    *The Sparkle Punch is Station Audio's flagship stompbox. It pairs a 12AU7 tube boost with a Mosfet tube boost, all wrapped up in a bold, acid-etched metal shell.*
  • Station Audio Reverb
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    *Station Audio's Reverb pedal re-creates the sound of a classic spring reverb unit.*
  • Station Audio Kanagawa Tremolo
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    *Graulty's Kanagawa Tremolo pedal uses old-stock 12AU7 tubes. He's been tweaking its guts for a while, searching for the best sounds. "The circuit is just about ready," he says.*
  • Station Audio Analog Echo
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    *The Analog Echo is a one-off pedal.*
  • Station Audio Death Rattle
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    *The Death Rattle pedal is a one-off clone of Pro Co Rat models. "It's got three different Rats in one pedal," Graulty says.*
  • Station Audio Boba Fet Drive
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    *Graulty made this one-off Ibanez Tube Screamer clone, which he calls the Boba Fet Drive, from an electronics kit.*
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    *Unfinished effects pedals, part-way through the production process.*
  • Station Audio Big Top Treble Boost
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    *Several cases for Station Audio's Big Top Treble Boost pedals, midway through the fabrication process.*
  • Station Audio can
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    *Sometimes Graulty stashes his electronics in vintage containers.*
  • Station Audio Lyon Graulty
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    *Lyon Graulty sits on a pallet of bricks behind the Clayworks Studio in Austin, Texas.*
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