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Formula B EIGHTY Master

Hailing from Italy, the Formula B EIGHTY Master is a tweakable amp-in-a-box distortion with a couple of interesting tricks up its sleeve.... Click on the title for more

Formula B EIGHTY Master

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Dating back to 1988, the Marshall The Guv'nor was one of the first “amp-in-a-box” pedal ever created, pioneering, at once, a massive trend that lasts to this day of overdrive pedals emulating specific guitar amps, but also a smaller niche inside that trend known as the "Plexi-style overdrives."... Click on the title for more

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

MXR M305 Tremolo

MXR M305 Tremolo The MXR M305 is a brand new, rather simple multi-mode stereo tremolo with six algorithms and three knobs for Speed, Gain and Depth.... Click on the title for more

MXR M305 Tremolo

Spaceman Redstone Preamp

Spaceman Redstone Preamp The Spaceman Redstone Preamp is a redesign of the company's Mercury Harmonic Boost, which was also powered by a vintage NOS germanium transistor.... Click on the title for more

Spaceman Redstone Preamp

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp and EQ Pedal

The Ibanez Pentatone is a new, analog Preamp and EQ pedal by an electric guitar builder that, notwithstanding having manufactured the most popular stompbox of all times, hasn't been particularly active in the pedal realm in the last few years.... Click on the title for more

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp and EQ Pedal

Pedal Reissue: DOD Envelope Filter 440

Now that DigiTech is not owned by Corean appliance and cellphone giant Samsung anymore, but by a guitar company that's actually passionate about pedals, we can expect this historic brand to resume some activity. The reissue of the DOD Envelope Filter 440 is the first sign of life in this regard.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Reissue: DOD Envelope Filter 440

Win a PWM Malevolent Synth (UK Only) [ENDED]

To celebrate properly our first London (UK) Synth & Pedal Expo we have one last smashingly wicked giveaway for a boutique modular synth!... Click on the title for more

Win a PWM Malevolent Synth (UK Only) [ENDED]

Reissue: EarthQuaker Devices White Light Overdrive

The EarthQuaker Devices White Light was one of the early pedals released by the Ohian company, helping to put it on the map when it wasn't yet established. With the reissue of this 2011 pedal in a limited 2,000-unit run, the builder is launching a series revisiting its older stompboxes, called Legacy Reissues.... Click on the title for more

Reissue: EarthQuaker Devices White Light Overdrive

New Pedal: PastFX Rotary Phaser

PastFX Rotary Phaser The PastFX Rotary Phaser is a recreation of the multi-stage Photo Coupler Maxon PH-350 Rotary Phaser by an Australian company that makes it clear from its very name what its focus is: revisiting classic pedal designs from the past.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: PastFX Rotary Phaser

Legendary Pedals: Analogman King of Tone Dual Overdrive

Stomp Under Foot Sonic Generator Fuzz

Stomp Under Foot Sonic Generator Fuzz The Stomp Under Foot Sonic Generator is a fuzz pedal created with the goal of blending two types of fuzz tones: a smooth fuzz sonic base with a ripping, Velcro-style fuzz on top of it.... Click on the title for more

Stomp Under Foot Sonic Generator Fuzz

Updated Pedal: Vahlbruch Octavia V2 Fuzz

Vahlbruch Octavia V2 The Vahlbruch Octavia V2 is a high-end, handmade-in-Germany evolution of the Tychobrahe Octavia Fuzz (read: the octave-up-style fuzz used by Jimi Hendrix) that uses a custom-made transformer and Schottky diodes to reproduce the sound of the vintage units (v1 used new old stock germanium ones).... Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Vahlbruch Octavia V2 Fuzz