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New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ

Jan 2, 2025

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth

The Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth, whose prototype was seen at our 2024 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, is a distortion pedal as peculiar as the name of its maker.

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New Pedal: Danelectro Spring King Junior Reverb

Looking at a picture of the Danelectro Spring King Junior can be misleading. Without a spatial contest, it may look like a mini pedal, but the size of the footswitch is an obvious clue that this is no small stompbox, and for a straightforward reason: it's a real spring reverb…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Danelectro Spring King Junior Reverb

2025 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

This is an article exclusively focused on the best spring reverb pedals. For a wider-angle article on all types of reverbs, read this: Best Reverb Pedals organized by type. Reverb is arguably the most useful effect in music, allowing musicians and producers to create a sense of space for individual…Click on the title for more

2025 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

New Pedal: Collision Devices TARS DLX Dual Fuzz + Filter

A dual-channel, improved version of the French company's fuzz + filter pedal, the Collision Devices TARS DLX is a (so far) limited edition that's bound to excite the noise seekers out there. The first 100 units sold out in an instant, but there are more on the way. Fuzz and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Collision Devices TARS DLX Dual Fuzz + Filter

Best Foxx Tone Machine Fuzz Clones and Evolutions in 2025

Fuzz pedals come in many different flavors. After tackling the most influential circuits (like the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz) it's time to take a look at the best Foxx Tone Machine clones and evolutions currently on the market.…Click on the title for more

Best Foxx Tone Machine Fuzz Clones and Evolutions in 2025

AS Pedals OCHOfuzz

Handmade in Spain, the AS Pedal OCHOfuzz is inspired by the circuit of the Prescription Electronics “Experience”, itself based on the 1971 Foxx Tone Machine with an added, footswitcheable “swell” circuit that cuts off and slowly blooms each note. The OCHOfuzz captures the vibe of those pedals with a thick,…Click on the title for more

AS Pedals OCHOfuzz

New Pedal: Cosmodio Instruments Gravity Well

Handmade in Massachusetts by a promising up-and-coming builder, the Cosmodio Instruments Gravity Well is an analog tremolo and wavefolder pedal that combines two effects into one unit. It features a tremolo on one side and a wavefolder on the other, with the option to combine them into a unique modulation…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Cosmodio Instruments Gravity Well

New Pedal: Keeley Soft Reverb

Released on Christmas Eve 2024, the Keeley Soft Reverb is a $99 pedal that delivers three versatile reverb modes designed for studio and stage use, including one simulating the infamous "Soft Focus" patch from a Yamaha rack effect beloved by shoegaze guitarists. Its brand new algorithms provide rich, immersive effects…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Soft Reverb

New Pedal: Krozz Devices Royalbreaker Distortion

Krozz Devices is a rather young pedal company from Brazil that turned heads in the early '20s with two intriguing analog modulation pedals and a compressor. The Royalbreaker is their first foray into the realm of dirt boxes, a 2-voice distortion with a wide tonal range that can also deliver…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Krozz Devices Royalbreaker Distortion

New Pedal: Keeley Rotary (Stereo)

This Keeley Rotary pedal is a stereo, limited edition emulation of the Leslie cabinet effect, sold exclusively through the manufacturer's website. Although the company released a few other effects of this kind in the past, it claims the Rotary is based on a new circuit particularly effective in delivering the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Rotary (Stereo)

New Pedal: TomKat Super Heavy Reverb

We are happy to learn that our ex-fellow NYC citizen Tom of TomKat pedals is still churning out pedals, since this new Super Heavy stompbox appears to be his first release in five years. Alas, at first glance, it looks and sounds like something that would take a long time…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TomKat Super Heavy Reverb

NuX TimeCore Deluxe MkII Stereo Delay

Among the many Chinese brands manufacturing guitar pedals, NuX (aka Nu>X) emerged in the early 2020s as one of the most reliable and innovative, with a varied roster of affordable stereo products in compact and even mini cases. The Time Core Deluxe MkII is their compact, stereo, multi-algorithm delay priced…Click on the title for more

NuX TimeCore Deluxe MkII Stereo Delay

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