Mansons Guitars set to host FX-Fest, the UK’s first pedal-dedicated event
Exeter show will feature hundreds of pedals and demos from Aziz Ibrahim
On 2 June, Mansons Guitars will host FX-Fest, the UK’s first pedal event dedicated to guitar effects, at the Mercure Exeter.
The event will feature hundreds of pedals from the likes of Boss, Line 6, Wampler, Empress Effects, Truetone, Ibanez, Flattley Guitar Pedals, Orange, Thorpy FX, Fuzzrocious Pedals, Tomkat Pedals, Old Blood Noise Endeavours and more.
Along with manufacturer demonstrations, Aziz Ibrahim - famed for his playing with The Stone Roses, Simply Red, Ian Brown, Paul Weller, Steven Wilson, Asia, AzMik and Rebel MC - will be on hand to demonstrate his approach to looping.
A pedal designer round table Q&A will also provide attendees the opportunity to discuss effects with Mansons staff and pedal manufacturers.
FX-Fest takes place on 2 June at the Mercure Exeter. Tickets are available from Mansons Guitars for £7.50/£5 concessions.
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.
