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Walrus Audio SLÖTVÅ Multi Textural Reverb

Walrus Audio SLÖTVÅ is a variation of the 3-mode SLÖ multi-texture reverb, one of the most popular pedals by the Oklahoma City-based company, which has been regularly on top of our article about the best pedals for ambient and shoegazer music for a while now. The improvements here are exclusively…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio SLÖTVÅ Multi Textural Reverb

New Pedal: True North Pedals Tweed Deluxe

The True North Pedals Tweed Deluxe is the dual-channel drive that expands on a rather popular boutique Tweed-style overdrive pedal made in Canada. The unit was created to satisfy popular demand. Formerly known as the Aurora Dual Drive, this pedal adds the boost side of the company's Northern Lights (a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: True North Pedals Tweed Deluxe

Coppersound Polaris Vibrato / Chorus

$199, Coppersound Polaris Analog Chorus/Vibrato "Polaris is a chorus/vibrato inspired by the original EHX Small Clone. A Small Clone chorus pedal has resided in the shoppe since it’s inception. With its smooth modulation and simple controls, it was a great starting point. At the heart of Polaris resides an MN3007 BBD…Click on the title for more

Coppersound Polaris Vibrato / Chorus

Spaceman Effects Apollo VII Overdrive

It is reported that tribes living in the jungle have hundreds of words for the color green - because there are so many shades of green, in the jungle. Similarly, electric guitarists gifted with a supernatural ear can discern the tone of hundreds of different overdrive pedals, because there are…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Effects Apollo VII Overdrive

Dreadbox Darkness Stereo Granular Reverb

Greek manufacturer Dreadbox is one of the pioneers of what one day may be remembered as some sort of "Greek Pedal Invasion" of the early 21st century, and even though its most celebrated releases lately have been synths, three new stereo stompboxes have surfaced in 2021. The Dreadbox Darkness, a…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Darkness Stereo Granular Reverb

JHS Overdrive Preamp

The JHS Overdrive Preamp is a simple two-knob circuit inspired by the DOD 250 and featuring both gray and yellow versions, accessible through a switch. The builder's notes say its primary voice is based on a prototype of the DOD 250 from the '70s found by JHS owner Josh Scott,…Click on the title for more

JHS Overdrive Preamp

Colombo Utopia Overdrive

The Colombo Utopia is a 3-voice, hand-made, analog overdrive hailing from Italy. The 3-knob configuration gives access to the classic Volume, Tone and Gain (Overdrive) parameter, but it's the central toggle switch that opens up some interesting options: The Vintage mode delivers a tone in the style of a TS808,…Click on the title for more

Colombo Utopia Overdrive

Sonicake VolWah Wah + Volume Pedal

The Sonicake VolWah is an affordable, Chinese mini wah/volume that does the job and that’s very popular on Amazon or eBay. Its active circuit prevents Impedance incompatibility issues with other finicky pedals like fuzzes. The case is made of plastic but doesn't feel flimsy. For such an affordable pedal, it's…Click on the title for more

Sonicake VolWah Wah + Volume Pedal

Minotaur Sonic Terrors Swamp Lord Fuzz

A variant of the Electro Harmonix V2 Big Muff Pi “Ram’s Head” (1973-1977), the Minotaur Sonic Terrors Swamp Lord is a pedal that can deliver a wide variety of dirty tones, beyond fuzz. Sporting the same carbon resistors and four selected NOS BC239C transistors found in the original, the Swamp…Click on the title for more

Minotaur Sonic Terrors Swamp Lord Fuzz

Pedal Pawn Texan Twang Overdrive

Those looking for a pedal that encapsulates the essence of traditional Texan music may find what they need in the Texan Twang, a pedal by a company based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Inspired by a steady aural diet of Steve Ray Vaughan, this combo boost/overdrive pedal is a two-knob, treble booster-inspired…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Texan Twang Overdrive

TWA Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer

New Jersey's TWA (an acronym for Totally Wicked Audio) unveiled the Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer, a midrange booster with adjustable gain based on the vintage Systech Harmonic Energizer used by the likes of Frank Zappa, Greg Lake, Joe Walsh and other 70’s icons. Acting as a cocked wah pedal with…Click on the title for more

TWA Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer

New Pedal: BSM Black Box

Designed by veteran stompbox engineer Bernd Meiser of BSM pedals, the Black Box is a treble booster variant inspired by the device used by AC/DC's Angus Young as a wireless system in front of his JTM amps: the Schaffer Vega Diversity System. The Schaffer Vega wasn't a transparent box, but…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BSM Black Box