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New Pedal: Polyend Step Drum Machine Pedal

Jan 21, 2025

Polyend Step Drum Machine

The idea of embedding a drum machine in a guitar pedal is not new, but the Polyend Step takes it to new heights, thanks to the Polish company's background, rooted in synthesis rather than guitar-related effects.

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Best Multi-Modulation Pedals 2025 | Stereo, Mono & Dual

A Buyer's Guide to the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals In the world of audio, "modulation" is a broad term encompassing effects driven by a Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO). This electronic component gradually alters a circuit parameter at a user-defined speed, shaping your audio signal with sweeping, swirling textures. While the "low" in…Click on the title for more

Best Multi-Modulation Pedals 2025 | Stereo, Mono & Dual

New Pedal: Kernom Elipse Multi-Modulation Pedal

Hailing from France, Kernom has quickly earned a reputation for crafting truly distinctive stereo effects circuits. After their previous take on overdrive and fuzz, their Kernom Elipse tackles modulation in all its variables - and with some twists. Integrating digital technology to control a fully analog circuit, the Elipse offers 6…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Kernom Elipse Multi-Modulation Pedal

New Pedal: SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy Tremolo

The SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy is by far the most fun pedal released so far in 2025 - and maybe this whole decade. Inspired by the immortal 'Etch A Sketch' toy, this is a tremolo pedal like no other. And, of course, a retro sounding one. If you wonder if this…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy Tremolo

New Pedal: Karma Machine Shop Dual Overdrive

Juxtaposing and integrating two entirely different dirt box circuits, the fully analog Karma Machine Shop is a dual-overdrive pedal that lets guitarists craft a wide range of tones, from subtle boost, to transparent overdrive, to searing high-gain distortion. The ODR side, inspired by the Nobels ODR-1, provides smooth, transparent overdrive,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Karma Machine Shop Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Keeley Suns Fuzz

Part of a three-$99-pedal-batch Christmas 2024 release also including a reverb and a bass distortion, the Keeley Suns is an evolution of the company's popular Moon Fuzz, itself a variant of the fuzz circuit included in their popular Dark Side multi-effect pedal. Compared to its predecessor, it features a redesigned tone…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Suns Fuzz

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

The Walrus Audio Qi is a stereo multi-effects pedal designed for immersive atmospheric soundscapes, created in collaboration with the truly amazing guitarist/influencer Yvette Young. It's a creative stompbox that offers creative flexibility and inspiration through an organic blend of effects including Chorus, Delay, Granular effects, and Reverb. Powered by the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

New Pedal: Pigtronix Cosmosis I – Morphing Reverb

A compact take on its bigger brother, the Pigtronix Cosmosis I packs the lush, immersive soundscapes of its predecessor into a pedalboard-friendly design, without giving up the stereo feature, offered here via TRS jacks. It features three distinct reverb modes, each of which can store its own preset: Theater, Temple,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pigtronix Cosmosis I – Morphing Reverb

New Pedal: Catalinbread Airstrip Preamp

Hand-built in Portland, Oregon, the Catalinbread Airstrip is a tribute to the legendary custom-built 1972 Trident A-Range console. These consoles relied on discrete transistor circuitry that imparted a signature warmth and character to the signal, and were used on records by iconic British artists such as David Bowie, Elton John,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Airstrip Preamp

Not Limited Anymore: Thorpy FX Six Zero Fuzz + Trem

Released as a limited edition in the summer of 2024 with UK guitar store The Andertons to celebrate the shop's 60th anniversary, and integrated in the British brand's regular roster of pedal in January 2025, the Thorpy FX Six Zero is a MkI Tone Bender-style fuzz with a tremolo placed…Click on the title for more

Not Limited Anymore: Thorpy FX Six Zero Fuzz + Trem

New Pedal: Matthew Effects The Technician

Described by some as a (Chase Bliss) MOOD "killer," the Matthews Effect The Technician is a rather complex but intuitive dual channel stereo delay+reverb with added modulation effects, and looper functionality. Aka - as per the subtitle - an "Auditory Manipulator." The pedal was released without fanfare at the end…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Matthew Effects The Technician

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger

Hand built in Portland OR, the BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger is a modern reimagining of the rare and notoriously wild Sam Ash Fuzz-Stainer MK II. It delivers the same gnarly tones as the original while sporting a sleek, pedalboard-friendly design with top-mounted jacks, standard 9V power, and upgraded premium components.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger

Best Guitar Pedals

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