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Here's the latest ProGuitarShop video of the new 
The J. Rockett Archer Select is an evolution of what has been an extraordinarily popular line for the Nashville-based pedal builder. Constantly in the top three of our article about the best Klon clones, the original Archer (in its two gold and silver iterations) is in all likelihood the best-selling J. Rocket pedal ever, and the Select version aims at taking the line to the next level by providing a range of tonal and clipping options within the same stompbox.... Click on the title for more
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With its 10 modes, the 
Strymon, a company that built its name on clean, warm and lush tones, has finally entered the "dirty" pedal distortion market with Riverside, described as "the culmination of a thorough analysis of numerous analog and vacuum tube circuits." The company's goal was to deliver a new world of harmonically rich, versatile, tube-inspired drive sounds, bringing a new approach to the world of drive sounds.... Click on the title for more
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Lately, creative (and crazy sounding) effect pedals have dominated the "Best of" lists - whether year-end ones or NAMM-related ones. Yet, some more traditional pedals are still able to make the cut just because of how good they sound. ... Click on the title for more
It looks like stompbox designers are having a lot of fun with 
After a period spent focusing on effects other than distortion, Electro Harmonix in 2013 seems to have shifted its attention back to what made it famous in the early days.
After repackaging their classic 70s Hot Tubes pedal in "nano" format, the NYC based builder has released a brand new distortion called East River Drive, named after the trip New Yorkers take when going from Manhattan to Queens (where the EHX factory is based) or Brooklyn.
We are hoping to get one for review some time soon (apparently they are flying off the shelves) but here's what the press release says about this new stompbox.... Click on the title for more
NOT a Klon clone (as some may have assumed from the name/graphics combo), the 
The acquisition by Behringer's Music Group (the Grinch of MI companies) has recently diluted TC Electronic's brand, once known for cutting-edge circuitry, while the predatory quality of their marketing tactics has fueled a backlash from the community of influencers. In this rather desolate optic, the com[any's new 
