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Old Blood Noise Endeavors
Brady Smith and Seth McCarroll met at the University of Oklahoma and founded Old Blood Noise Endeavors in Norman in August 2014, drawing on Smith's earlier experience building pedals at Keeley Electronics and Walrus Audio. The Black Fountain Delay, their first release, set the tone for everything since — effects that lean toward the unconventional side of reverb, delay and modulation rather than straight amp-in-a-box drives. The name itself is deliberate: "old blood" as the inverse of "young blood," "endeavors" left open-ended for whatever the company might build beyond pedals. Now based in Oklahoma City, OBNE is one of the more distinctive boutique names we cover regularly. Here's what we've written.
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Where are Old Blood Noise Endeavors pedals made?
Oklahoma City. The company says it has been around since 2014 and is currently based in the Capitol Hill district of the city, where it builds to order — its stated lead time is typically 7 to 10 business days rather than shipping from stock.
What is the OBNE Dark Star?
A pad reverb — it takes your signal and turns it into a sustaining, pitch-shifted wash rather than adding room ambience. It is the pedal most associated with the brand and it sits firmly in the sound-design end of effects rather than the utility end.
What kind of pedals does OBNE make?
Effects built for texture: reverbs, reverse and glitch delays, modulation, and drives with unusual behaviour. The catalogue leans experimental by design, which is why the brand appears more often in ambient and shoegaze rigs than in conventional pedalboard advice.
Can you visit the OBNE shop?
Not casually. The company states its shop at 400 SW 25th St in Oklahoma City is not open to the general public and operates by appointment only, so contact them first rather than turning up.