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Win 5 Synths via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

Blimey, synth enthusiasts! The London Synth & Pedal Expo is back for its 3rd edition, and it’s absolutely chockablock with Eurorack wizards and gearheads.Click on the title for more

Win 5 Synths via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

New Pedal: Catalinbread Talisman Ghost Plate Reverb

The Catalinbread Talisman Ghost is a new version of the popular Catalinbread Talisman reverb pedal, a plate reverb emulation inspired by the lush, ambient sounds of vintage plate reverb units like the EMT 140. The Talisman Ghost retains the same core functionality but features a unique aesthetic design, featuring two…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Talisman Ghost Plate Reverb

Noise Engineering Batverb Stereo Reverb

Emerging from the Eurorack module-ridden offices where the Noise Engineering team devises their circuit, the Batverb is a stereo reverb and synthetic tail generator that defies convention. Built on the powerful algorithm from the company's Desmodus Versio module, this pedal is a treasure trove of delay and reverb textures, all…Click on the title for more

Noise Engineering Batverb Stereo Reverb

MXR Rockman X100 Stereo Preamp

In 1982, Tom Scholz of Boston fame unveiled the Rockman X100, a headphone amplifier that encapsulated the soaring, chorus-drenched guitar tones of 1980s arena rock. The sound of that device is reborn in the MXR Rockman X100—a compact, modern homage to Scholz’s design based on the same MN3007 bucket brigade…Click on the title for more

MXR Rockman X100 Stereo Preamp

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

Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

Milkman The Amp Stereo

The Milkman The Amp Stereo is quite simply the stereo version of the very popular and extremely well-received The Amp series, two top-notch mono power amps in pedal form. The Amp Stereo responds to a growing trend among guitarists for both stereo and dual-channel setups, since it can be configured…Click on the title for more

Milkman The Amp Stereo

Win 4 Pedals by BOSS, Walrus Audio, Beetronics and SOMA! (UK only)

Hey stompbox enthusiasts, The showering of goodies linked to the upcoming London Synth & Pedal Expo continues with this 4-pedal giveaway (you'll find more here).Click on the title for more

Win 4 Pedals by BOSS, Walrus Audio, Beetronics and SOMA! (UK only)

Updated Pedal: NEON EGG Planetarium v3

The Planetarium, from UK builder Neon Egg, recently updated to V3, is an adorably vintage-synth-shaped, non-reroutable creative multi-effect. It consists of a stereo modulated reverb running into an echo (with stereo modulation) and then into a compressor (with external sidechain). As abundantly clear from its form factor, this is a…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: NEON EGG Planetarium v3

Now Shipping: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus Overdrive

At NAMM 2025, Greek pedal brand Crazy Tube Circuits introduced the Venus overdrive, a real tube overdrive inspired by all the pedal and rack versions of the Butler Tube Driver. The Venus is now shipping. It's a compact, modern take on classic tube-driven overdrive and distortion, offering a range of…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus Overdrive

Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 Distortion

The Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 is an updated version of the company's highly regarded RAT-style distortion pedal. While Mk 1 featured the legendary (and now almost impossible to find) LM308 chip found in the vintage RATs, for this new version the Jam team designed their own custom op-amp that delivers…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 Distortion

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ

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. In a few words, it's a LED-induced distortion that can do all sorts of things from subtle to radical (including wavefolding!), followed by…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ

Win an Elektron Digitakt II via the London Synth & Pedal Expo

Synth braniacs, We are spoiling you real bad with all these giveaways linked to the upcoming London Synth & Pedal Expo aren't we?Click on the title for more

Win an Elektron Digitakt II via the London Synth & Pedal Expo