Originally founded in 2006 in Austin,
Texas by Josh Holley and musician/
producer Paul Barker, Malekko quickly
relocated to the Pacific Northwest,
planting itself in the heart of Southeast
Portland. The company launched
with the weirdness that is the Barker
B:ASSMASTER fuzz, and has only
gotten weirder in the decade that has
followed. It has continued to regularly
release tortured, mutant fuzz machines
like the Diabolik and Plus Ultra 213,
deranged bit-crushers like the Scrutator,
and unique, haunting delays like the
analog Ekko 616 series. If you love
left-of-center guitar tones Malekko
has got you covered, but the company
also is widely respected for its Omicron
series of mini-pedals, which tend to be
slightly less ostentatious, and generate
warm, classic tones like phaser, chorus,
and tremolo.
“The company launched with the
weirdness that is the Barker
B:ASSMASTER fuzz, and has only
gotten weirder...”
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