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New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

Music producers have been using gated reverb on drums (snare and toms in particular) for fast-tempo pop songs since the '80s (first adopted in Peter Gabriel's 1979 self-titled album). The Mr. Black Heaven's Gate brings that effect to guitarists in the pedal format. Gated reverb works well on uptempo snares…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

KMA Machines Wurm 2 Distortion

The KMA Machines Wurm 2 is an update of the Berlin-based company's high-gain flagship distortion pedal, featuring a circuit based on the BOSS HM-2 but with lots of extra features - or, in the words of the builder, "taking it much further and pushing the envelope of how destructive it…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Wurm 2 Distortion

Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive

While it's true that the pedalverse is filled to the brim with Tube Screamer clones and variants, it can't be denied that humans have a knack for always finding new ways to improve on something, and the Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive is a testament to that. What's new about…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

There are several types of reverb that are commonly used in music production and audio engineering, and all of them made their way into the pedal format, in one device or another. Although guitarists have traditionally adopted spring reverb first and digital reverb after over other types like plate and…Click on the title for more

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

Surfy Industries Surfybear Metal

The Surfybear Metal is a real spring pedal that replicates the tones of vintage reverb pans with great accuracy, and it's considered by many as the best recreation of a Fender 6g15. It features useful controls like a Volume (to make up for lost volume when the effect is on),…Click on the title for more

Surfy Industries Surfybear Metal

Fuzzrocious Dark Driving V3

The Fuzzrocious Dark Driving V3 is the compact evolution of a simple one-knob low to medium-gain overdrive launched by the PA-based company at the dawn of its journey in pedaland. The third interaction of this circuit is an incredibly versatile tone device. While V3 can replicate the overdrive of the…Click on the title for more

Fuzzrocious Dark Driving V3

J. Rockett Audio Designs The Dude V2

J. Rockett Audio Designs has built a solid reputation for no-frills amp-in-a-box kind of pedals, and The Dude V2 is their (updated) four-knob Dumble Overdrive emulator. Set your signal strength with the Ratio (gain) and Level controls, and adjust your EQ with Treble and Deep, whose unique sweep adds plenty…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Designs The Dude V2

Way Huge sTo Super Terrific Overdrive

With the release of the STO (an achronim for "Super Terrific Overdrive) Way Huge joins the growing list of builders with a clone of the Nobels ODR-1 in their pedal roster, a simple drive pedal that has found a particularly friendly ground in the Nashville music scene. The original unit…Click on the title for more

Way Huge sTo Super Terrific Overdrive

RPS Effects Arcade Machine

PLL-Style pedals have become quite trendy after EarthQuaker Devices came out with their Data Corrupter in 2017, but we haven't seen anything yet quite like the brand new RPS Effects Arcade Machine. With its playful approach inspired by vintage arcade video-games, this colorful pedal re-synthesizes your instrument as a square…Click on the title for more

RPS Effects Arcade Machine

Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

The Catalinbread Formula 51 is a new addition to the Portland company's family of Tweed-style amp-in-a-box pedals, already comprising the Formula 5F6, voiced after a '57 Deluxe, and the Formula 55, inspired by the preamp section of the Tweed Deluxe. The 51 recreates the tone of a Tweed Champ, a…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

Milkman Sound Pop Top Boost

One-knob pedals that costs well over $200 might seem like a hard sell. But if they truly, and we reiterate with a capitalized TRULY, excel at one thing, maybe they become kind of essential. Enter the Milkman Sound Pop Top Boost, a high-headroom discrete OpAmp device based on the circuit…Click on the title for more

Milkman Sound Pop Top Boost

Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing

Collaborating with another pedal builder is always an opportunity for learning from a like-minded colleague, but also a creative and fun experience. The Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing seems to be the product of a successful dual brainsplosion of that kind... In a few words, this…Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing