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Here's the latest ProGuitarShop video of the new Pigtronix Disnortion Micro.
Notes from the manufacturer:
"This new micro version of the Disnortion hugely one-ups the original’s broad palette of touch responsive dirt sounds by including the ability to switch from a parallel routing to a new, super-saturated series routing where the 6-stage CMOS overdrive circuit is cascaded into unique Pigtronix diode-clipping fuzz, and then output through a 6-way passive filter network. A single-gain knob controls the saturation of both the fuzz and overdrive circuits simultaneously. The Parallel routing mode is ideal for players who like to pile on the gain without sacrificing clarity, dynamic response, punch or low end–it’s like double-tracking your guitar inside a micro pedal! The Series routing mode offers an even wider range of gain and more extreme filter effects for metal tones and beyond, including self-oscillating timbres that can be modulated by pickup selection and guitar control settings."... Click on the title for more
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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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 
