NativeAudio

The name and the product names come from Trombley's background. He rebranded the company as NativeAudio after, in his words, "Recognizing the significance of the connection between the products and my Native heritage, I decided to rebrand the com[pany]" to reconnect with his Native heritage and the Blackfeet Nation¹. That heritage runs through the whole range, from Kiaayo to Pretty Bird Woman.

The story behind the name

NativeAudio was not always called NativeAudio. Trombley rebranded the company under this name to reconnect with his Native heritage and the Blackfeet Nation¹. The rebrand carried into the product line: pedals such as Kiaayo, Pretty Bird Woman, Makoyii and Aakii all carry names tied to that heritage, and each product page is signed by Trombley himself as founder⁵⁶⁷.

What NativeAudio is known for

The range covers most of the effect families a pedalboard needs:

The company also makes the Pattern Keeper, a looper pedal it describes as "an analog approach to digital looping"⁴.

A few milestones in the range's development:

• Product range: NativeAudio's pedals span the main effect types: the Midnight phaser, Ghost Ridge reverb, Pretty Bird Woman chorus/vibrato, Two Medicine delay, Kiaayo overdrive, and Makoyii overdrive/distortion, along with the War Party³⁷⁸.
• Heritage: The company was rebranded as NativeAudio to reconnect with founder Mike Trombley's Native heritage and the Blackfeet Nation¹.
• How it works: NativeAudio is a small two-person team that builds only what it can handle, with every pedal built by the same two people who designed it, tuned it, and told its story⁹.
• Buying direct: Pedals are sold only direct through the site, not through retailers, and the company ships internationally, with the customer responsible for duty fees⁴.

Across the range, the pedals share a practical footprint: top-mounted instrument and power jacks, which NativeAudio says save pedalboard space¹⁰¹¹⁸.

Mike Trombley and a two-person workshop

NativeAudio is a two-person operation, and the company is direct about what that means. As it puts it: "Every pedal is built by the same two people who designed it, tuned it, and told its story."¹

That scale also shapes how the company handles customers. On support, Trombley writes: "Anytime you reach out to us, we always get back and you talk directly to me, the owner/founder."¹

Buying direct and talking to the founder

NativeAudio pedals are not sold in guitar stores. The company states its pedals are available "Only through the site right now"⁴. It does ship internationally, with the customer responsible for duty fees⁴.

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