United States
Wampler
Wampler is a US maker based in Martinsville, Indiana, and founded by Brian Wampler; Wampler pedals cover overdrive, distortion and modulation. Trading as Wampler Pedals from 2007, it makes pedals for guitar and bass, and the best known include the Tumnus and Tumnus Deluxe Klon-style overdrives and the Pinnacle distortion. The company also makes guitar amplifiers.
- Founded
- 2007
- Products
- 2
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About Wampler
The company grew out of Wampler's hobby. After a friend modified a pedal for him in 2001, he taught himself pedal design through online DIY communities, built a following there under the name Indyguitarist, and self-published books on pedal design. Early pedals were built in his garage and sold on eBay.
Brian Wampler still designs most of the range himself, working circuits out on a breadboard before prototypes go out for testing. Unlike some boutique peers, Wampler does not build pedals at its headquarters: production moved first to a friend's factory in Kentucky and is now handled by Boutique Amps Distribution in California.
The company also runs the guitar-gear podcast Chasing Tone and publishes educational articles on gear topics.