God City Instruments introduces Black Lives Matter Tone Bender-style PCB

(Image credit: God City Instruments)

God City Instruments, the effect pedal company run by Converge electric guitar player Kurt Ballou, has introduced a new “Black Lives Matter” Tone Bender-style PCB.

Explained Ballou in an Instagram post announcing the circuit, “I spent some time over the past few days thinking of ways I could use my resources to be more helpful in the fight for true equality of BIPOC people. One thing I came up with was this TB MKiii inspired DIY PCB.”

I spent some time over the past few days thinking of ways I could use my resources to be more helpful in the fight for true equality of BIPOC people. One thing I came up with was this TB MKiii inspired DIY PCB. They’ll be available in the GCI shop just as soon as I verify the design works and sounds good. All profits will be split between massbailfund.org and bostondsa.org. Also, my pal and cohort @abominablepedals has a similar thing going with a special BLM Hate Stomper DIY PCB. Check out his store, please. PS. Please vote. Vote in every election no matter how small. We need to elect progressive candidates at every level of government from school committee right up to president if we’re going to turn the tide. #BLM #blacklivesmatter #fuzzpedal #diypcbetching Kurt Ballou
A photo posted by @godcitymusic on Jun 3, 2020 at 3:14pm PDT

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Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.

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