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Hungry Robot Wardenclyffe Deluxe

The Hungry Robot Wanderclyffe Deluxe is an expanded version of the company's original lo-fi modulation/ambiance effect, one of the most popular by the North Carolina manufacturer. The added features are a handful, here's the list, in order of importance: The three new small knobs on top control a new Vinyl…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot Wardenclyffe Deluxe

Now Shipping: Westminster Spurgeon V2 Reverb

South Carolina's boutique builder Westminster Effects unveiled a new version of their flexible digital reverb with modulation, the Spurgeon. Enclosed in a compact case, the Westminster Spurgeon V2's algorithms allow the creation of a variety of different ambiances thanks to the two-way Voice toggle, which delivers a classic spring-like effect in…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Westminster Spurgeon V2 Reverb

Three Chances To Win Volt from Universal Audio! [Ended]

Courtesy of Universal Audio, Volt Audio Interfaces let singers, songwriters, podcasters, and creatives easily record audio with legendary studio tone. Featuring best-in-class sound quality, Vintage Mic Preamp mode, built-in 76 Compressor in the 76 models, and suite of included audio software, these USB recording interfaces bring classic studio sound to Mac, PC, iPad,…Click on the title for more

Three Chances To Win Volt from Universal Audio! [Ended]

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV is a version of the company's D-Style flagship pedal inspired by the "Slight Return Version" of the Dumble amps, which sports a tweaked circuit featuring modified Bright/Deep and Jazz/Rock switches. Based on model #001 of those legendary amps, it delivers an even glassier and warmer…Click on the title for more

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV

Catalinbread Tribute Low-gain Overdrive

The Catalinbread Tribute is the new low-gain overdrive from the Portland-based company and - if memory doesn't betray us - the first device in their roster featuring a parametric EQ since the VariOboost, the very first pedal released by Catalinbread, a now-discontinued boost pedal that inspired this new model. This…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Tribute Low-gain Overdrive

BOSS TB-2W Tone Bender

The Tone Bender, introduced to the musical instrument market by Sola Sound in 1965, is a fuzz pedal that made the history of Rock'n'Roll and is now incredibly rare and abundantly cloned. It was one of the first fuzz circuits ever produced and intended as the British answer to the…Click on the title for more

BOSS TB-2W Tone Bender

Carl Martin Honey Comp

The new Carl Martin Honey Comp is an update on the Danish company's popular (and now almost vintage) Compressor Limiter, with simplified controls and an added "Dry" knob that allows for parallel compression. The circuit is very similar to the one of the original, although the Threshold and Response controls…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Honey Comp

VS Audio Pandora Fuzz

The Arbiter Fuzz Face is one of the most cloned and referenced fuzz circuits (no wonder we have an article about all the pedals it inspired). Pandora is the name of the first woman in Greek mythology, who dared to open a forbidden box that contained all the evils of…Click on the title for more

VS Audio Pandora Fuzz

New Pedal: Sundance Electric Clean Fuzz

Based in California, Sundance Electric is a small pedal manufacturer that builds its stompboxes one by one, by hand. The company's roster features a selection of fuzzes and overdrives, and the Clean Fuzz is their take on the much sought-after "versatile fuzz" design. Although "Clean Fuzz" may sound like an…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Sundance Electric Clean Fuzz

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

The most popular pedal in the transistor-based overdrive category, the BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver features a circuit consisting of cascading gain stages, delivering natural and responsive dynamics. It famously delivers a creamy and crunchy drive tone that's perfect for blues-rock tones and it's more transparent than the - also extremely…Click on the title for more

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

JHS 3 Series Delay

The JHS 3 Series Delay is a simple 80ms to 800ms digital echo for everything from slapback to long ambient washes of pad-like delay. The Type toggle allows you to select between a clearer digital-voiced delay and a darker analog-voiced delay. It delivers classic bucket brigade-style runaway when you max…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Delay

Win 3 Rad Pedals + Accessories [ENDED}

We've got another pedal giveaway, and this week's one is packed with stuff! One of our readers will take home the 6 items in this list, in rigorous alphabetic order: Rock Stock Nano Chromatic Tuner: the smallest tuner ever made! D’Addario XPND board: an expandable pedalboard by D’Addario Karma MTN-10:…Click on the title for more

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