black swan
a down-to-the-bone no frills high gain distortion/fuzz designed for those players who are not into fuzzes: defined sound, extended bass frequency response, no harsh treble, no farts.
splinter
a modern and versatile overdrive sound that works great on guitars, bass guitars, synths, drum machines, practically anything with an instrument or line level output.
What's going on with Reverb?
You might have heard the news that Reverb is increasing their seller fee from 3.5 to 5% (a 43% increase). You can read the full announcement here.
Selling through a marketplace is never convenient, due to the extra fees they charge. However, we recognized the importance of Reverb, and the community it gathered. That is why we offered our products on Reverb at the same price of our web shop, taking that extra 3.5% marketplace hit ourselves.
However, we're too small to take a further hit. Despite what Reverb claims in the announcement, we can't see how this move is going to benefit the occasional seller, or the small manufacturers like us. We feel this is a cash grab operation driven by their parent company, Etsy, and we know we're not alone thinking this. It comes at difficult times, when the music community is already struggling, and many are losing income due to cancelled gigs.
We have thus decided to withdraw our products from Reverb. It's the only power we have, and we decided to use it, no matter what difference it might, or might not, make. If you bought from us on Reverb in the past, rest assured we're still here for you!
Our webshop is open for business as usual and we will be offering a 5% discount throughout August.