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Sep 23, 2021

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Now Shipping: VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive

Notwithstanding its recent financial troubles and a past not exactly imbibed with rock'n'roll, Greece is emerging as one of the most prolific countries in the guitar pedal realm. VS Audio is one of the newest builders, joining the likes of Jam Pedals, Crazy Tube Circuits and Tsakalis Audio Works, all…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive

New Pedal: BSRI Audio TFZ Fuzz

The TFZ is a vintage transistor-based fuzz by Baltimore Sonic Research Institute (aka BSRI), a company whose name sounds like some kind of government-supported facility, but that's actually just one dude called David Gill who is into Doom Metal. Rather, it's more than a fuzz, since David wanted to create…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BSRI Audio TFZ Fuzz

Best Pedals for Bass in 2021: Compressor, EQ, Fuzz, Chorus + more

While it's true that most of the stompbox-related fun is enjoyed by electric guitarists, there's still plenty of room for pedals specifically made for bass - although technically, most if not all guitar pedals also work well with bass. Problem is, the instrument's role in rock music (and pretty much…Click on the title for more

Best Pedals for Bass in 2021: Compressor, EQ, Fuzz, Chorus + more

New Pedal: Mooer Groove Loop X2

The Mooer Groove Loop X2 is a drum machine + looper pedal that, just like the other pedals in the Chinese company's "X2" series, doubles down on the features of its mini-sibling, providing stereo operation, two footswitches for separate Tap Tempo and loop navigation, 10-minute recording memory, 121 drum grooves…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mooer Groove Loop X2

New Pedals: Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2

Massachusetts' Electronic Audio Experiments unveiled V2 of its Halberd overdrive, an original circuit presented as "a medium-gain device with the harmonic fullness and grind of a much higher-gain pedal." Version 2 comes in a compact enclosure (about 2/3rds the size of V1) and features a redesigned circuit that ditches the…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2

New Pedal: Carl Martin Ottawa Optical Envelope Filter

Denmark's veteran boutique pedal builder Carl Martin released Ottawa, a 3-mode envelop filter powered by an optical circuit. A redesign of the company's previous auto-wah, the Ottawa offers deep control over the filters affected frequencies not only through the three-way filter toggle (High-Pass, By-Pass and Low Pass), but also through…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Carl Martin Ottawa Optical Envelope Filter

New Pedals: Geckoplex EP5 Delay/Reverb

The Echoplex tape delay machine has inspired a lot of echo pedals - as a matter of fact, most of the ones included in our guide to the best tape-style delays on the market. The Geckoplex EP5 by Eugene, OR's Gecko Pedals, is a high-end reinterpretation of that circuit, with…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Geckoplex EP5 Delay/Reverb

New Pedal: Donner White Tape Stereo Dual Echo

Chinese builder Donner has made a name for itself for its super affordable, no-frills guitar pedals, but a few recent releases seem to show a little more ambition - including art on the case! Their new White Tape stereo echo belongs to this new series and, in case you are…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Donner White Tape Stereo Dual Echo

Flattley Solaris Pro Fuzz

This rather gorgeous-looking high-end Big Muff-style fuzz with extra boost footswitch comes from Gloucester, UK's Flatley Pedals, and it's called Solaris Pro. The pedal shares the controls of its muse, but with a lot more gain added to the Sustain knob, so that the amount of distortion can be easily…Click on the title for more

Flattley Solaris Pro Fuzz

Win Hologram Microcosm, Modal Disruption + Hosa Cables!

Every now and then a pedal comes along that disrupts guitarists' minds (and finances). Well, to celebrate the return of our Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo (hosted this year in an outdoor environment), we are giving away TWO of them, the Hologram Microcosm (probably the most hyped new pedal right…Click on the title for more

Win Hologram Microcosm, Modal Disruption + Hosa Cables!

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Vena Cava Filter

With a name chosen before the COVID pandemic hit humanity, London's Intensive Care Audio intended to cure electric guitarists from life-threatening tone-related diseases. Their Vena Cava Filter is presented as "a distortion with an auto-filter and ring modulation used for the treatment of Bland Guitar Syndrome and Excessive Aural Dryness.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Vena Cava Filter

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