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Endorphines Golden Master Multi-Compressor/EQ

The Endorphines Golden Master pedal brings the Spanish company’s acclaimed Eurorack compression technology to guitarists and producers in a compact format. This 3-band multipressor with 3 presets combines EQ shaping, mid/side processing, and band compression with studio-grade 24-bit/96kHz conversion. The push button on the left selects one out of 3 modes: EQ, compressor, or mid/side…Click on the title for more

Endorphines Golden Master Multi-Compressor/EQ

Walrus Audio Highpoint Optical Compressor

The folks at Walrus Audio looked at the compressor section of a Neve console, realized nobody was going to tour with one, and built the Highpoint. It's an all-analog optical compressor that runs on a ±15V internal rail—double the headroom of most pedals, zero starved-voltage compromise. The result is compression…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Highpoint Optical Compressor

Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay

In 1983, Ibanez/Maxon built something absurd: the DM2000, a 12-bit digital delay so over-engineered that it made everything else look like a toy. Forty years later, Trey Anastasio has been abusing one onstage, using its Hold function to create infinite, warbling loops called the "Funk Siren." The only problem? Vintage…Click on the title for more

Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay

New Pedal: Monger Pedals The Little Guy Fuzz/Phaser

Monger Pedals named it the Little Guy. Probably to lower your expectations before it melts your face off. This is a dual-effect box that pairs an OTA-based phaser with an op-amp fuzz. Two circuits that could live on separate boards, wedged into a single enclosure, because apparently Monger believes in…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Monger Pedals The Little Guy Fuzz/Phaser

Updated Pedal: IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+

The original TONEX ONE (blurb below) was already a marvel: AI Machine Modeling, hyper-realistic amp captures, and a full rig's worth of tones in a box barely larger than a matchbook. But it had one glaring limitation. To edit presets, load new Tone Models, or organize your sounds, you needed…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+

Win a Ton of Gear via our Best Pedals for Synth Video Series!

This isn't just a giveaway. It's the spoils of our deep dive into the best pedals for synths.Click on the title for more

Win a Ton of Gear via our Best Pedals for Synth Video Series!

New Pedals: JHS Bit Cusher, Glitch Delay and Ring Modulator

JHS has expanded its 3 Series line with three new pedals: the Bit Crusher, the Glitch Delay, and the Ring Modulator. Each follows the 3 Series formula of three knobs, one toggle, and a $99 price tag, but the sounds inside are anything but basic. Bit Crusher The Bit Crusher…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: JHS Bit Cusher, Glitch Delay and Ring Modulator

New Pedal: ThorpyFX Kudu Overdrive

How many different types of overdrives can one Englishman churn out? Adrian Thorpy seems determined to find out. The ThorpyFX Kudu started as a modified circuit gifted to Thorpy by Dan Coggins—the legendary Lovetone wizard who's been making guitarists poor since the 90s. Coggins handed over a tweaked classic at…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: ThorpyFX Kudu Overdrive

The 13 Best Pedals for Synths (One for Each Type of Effect) in 2026

Three years ago, we made a plan. Ten videos with synth influencer Liam Killen, breaking down the best synth pedals by effect type. Nice and tidy. What could go wrong?. Everything. In the best way possible. That tidy little series spiraled into a two-and-a-half-year obsession. We dove into multi-modulation, got…Click on the title for more

The 13 Best Pedals for Synths (One for Each Type of Effect) in 2026

New Pedal: Catalinbread Clean Little Secret

Portland's Catalinbread built its reputation on the Dirty Little Secret, a Marshall-in-a-box that conquered high-gain British roar. But every coin has a flip side. the Clean Little Secret is that flip, a low-gain foundation overdrive inspired by the Bluesbreaker, the combo amp that basically invented the "edge of breakup" before…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Clean Little Secret

Vongon Polyphrase Stereo Echo

We were very proud to host the launch of the new Vongon Polyphrase at our 10th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit (yeah, after all what happened since our 2019 edition we kind of forgot that this was the event's ten year anniversary!). The Polyphrase is a stereo echo with an infinite feedback loop,…Click on the title for more

Vongon Polyphrase Stereo Echo

Milkman Sound Benson The Amp

For years, players have coveted the rich, responsive tones of Benson amplifiers. Now, in a landmark collaboration with Milkman Sound, that coveted sound is available in its most versatile form yet: Milkman Sound Benson The Amp. This hand-built unit places the exact signature preamp from Chris Benson's legendary Chimera and…Click on the title for more

Milkman Sound Benson The Amp