CH 01Vintage audio
Receivers, integrated amps, tuners, reel-to-reels, 8-tracks, turntables, CD players and speaker crossovers — recapped, cleaned, calibrated and upgraded.
Pedal mods · Amp mods · Vintage hi-fi restoration · Greater Toronto Area
Tone is
everything.
Rare pedals sourced. Tired circuits rebuilt. Classic silver-faced hi-fi brought back from the dead — with better parts than it left the factory with.
ON THE BENCH
So… what’s a Pedal Pimp?
Sneaker Pimp or Pimp My Ride?
Both.
Like a sneaker pimp, I started out sourcing rare and collectible guitar pedals for musicians. That led to pimpin’ my own gear — customizing pedals and amps and rewiring guitars. Then came vintage hi-fi: receivers, integrated amps, speakers, reel-to-reels and turntables.
Aging capacitors, noisy transistors and tired circuits turn great electronics into shadows of their former selves. I fix that with superior Japanese and European components and smarter circuitry. The result: killer guitar tone, and a second life for your silver-faced classic.
One tech. No outsourcing.
Japanese & European parts
GTA-based
Three channels.
One obsession.
Pick your input. Everything leaves the bench sounding better than when it came in.
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CH 02Guitars & amps
Amp circuit mods, tube and speaker upgrades, and guitar rewiring — from a glassy Fender clean to a crushing Marshall crunch.
- Marshall JCM800 SC20C — S.I.R. 34 mod, 12” speaker, tubes
- Marshall SL5 — footswitch repair, power tubes
- Marshall Code 25 — speaker, amp-out jack
- Gibson Les Paul — ’50s wiring, swappable caps
The pedalboard
Signature
mods
Stock pedals, re-voiced. Less harshness, more dynamics, lower noise — and upgraded hardware you can see from the back of the room.
Reverb reviews · ★★★★★
Party on, Garth.
“The Pedal Pimp takes slow shipping and high prices and pimp slaps them… the box was hot to the touch. 10/10 will deal with again. Party on Garth!”
“Best modded Soulfood I have heard. Fast shipping and great packaging. My pedal board has been PIMPED!”
“This mod is a metalhead’s dream!”
“Awesome, quality modded pedal. He really knows his craft. I will look to do business again.”
Vintage hi-fi
50 years old.
Not done yet.
Good restorers are few and far between — and most shops are swamped, handing your gear to part-time or outsourced techs. Here, the guy you talk to is the guy holding the iron.
- 01 / DIAGNOSE
Find the components that have drifted out of spec over five decades.
- 02 / RECAP & REPLACE
Swap leaky capacitors and noisy, corroded transistors for top Japanese and European parts.
- 03 / CLEAN & CALIBRATE
De-ox, clean and properly calibrate so it measures — and sounds — right.
- 04 / UPGRADE
The value upgrades most repair shops won’t tell you about.
Restoration log
20 of 20 builds
Let’s pimp your gear.
Pedal mod, amp upgrade or a silver-faced receiver that’s lost its sparkle — tell me what you’ve got. Serving the Greater Toronto Area.