Peddling Pedals: Oklahoma artists find their work on guitar circuits

Music and art have always made good bedfellows, and Edmond-based guitar effect pedal company Keeley Electronics has amplified that connection by placing works by Oklahoma artists on limited edition pedals. They are calling it Keeley Art Month, and throughout August, they’ll be announcing a daily new look (31 total, production capped at five for each artwork) that can be applied to the buyers’ choice of one of five classic circuits: a two knob compressor, phaser, fuzz, treble boost and overdrive.

Pedals with pieces by Kris Kanaly, Roshni Robert, Wade Crow, Rick Sinnett, Cassie Stover, Kristina Tackett, Tanner Frady, The Holey Kids, Olivia Gibb (read our interview with Gibb here), Chad Mount, Taylor Hale, Noel Torrey, Bryan Boone, and Garrett Young have already been announced and released, several of which have already sold out. Work from Week 3 artists — artwork by Jason Pawley has already been unveiled — will go on sale this coming Friday.

Here’s a look at some of the pieces that have already debuted. Watch their Facebook page to catch the rest of the artist announcements.

For the guitarist who desperately wishes he was Ty Segall: 

For the punk who loves his mom: 

For those who put the “freak” in freak folk:

For those who love comic book shops as much as record stores:

For your Portishead cover band:

For the one who still listens to nothing but The Beatles: