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Valco KGB DIST Distortion

Valco, is arguably one of the most interesting pedal companies to emerge in the second decade of the new millennium, and the new Valco KGB DIST Distortion looks and sound like another device worthy of attention. The second release in what we can now assume is a "KGB" pedal series…Click on the title for more

Valco KGB DIST Distortion

Decibelics The Reverend

Scheduled to be released in late August of 2022, the Decibelics The Reverend is the latest pedal by the Spanish company responsible for one of the most highly regarded Klon Centaur clones on the market, the Golden Horse. It's also a recreation of a sought-after circuit with a mythical name,…Click on the title for more

Decibelics The Reverend

Jeu concours ! (Giveaway) | 7 pédales e une guitare à gagner [ENDED]

Pour célébrer Knob-Session (RSVP ici, c'est gratuit!), le nouveau showroom de pédales, synthés et instruments modulaires de Montreal, nous offrons aux amoureux de pédales à effets pour plus de $2,000 de cadeaux ! Liste des prix à gagner (par ordre alphabétique) : BOSS RE-2 Echo D'Angelico Deluxe Brighton Fairfield Circuitry…Click on the title for more

Jeu concours ! (Giveaway) | 7 pédales e une guitare à gagner [ENDED]

Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo

Hailing from a small builder based in Mittagong, Australia, the Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo Unit is a quirky and super-creative take on the multi-mode pedal, offering four delay modes, two filter modes, and two "?" modes - which are mostly reverb-based. The pedal controls are divided in three…Click on the title for more

Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo

Zero G IOD Honey Coma Fuzz

There are a number of fuzz circuits that lost the tone wars to the 7 kings of fuzz, but are still sought after by the pedal-obsessed. The '70s Roland Bee Baa fuzz is such a device, and the Zero G IOD Honey Coma Fuzz is a variant of it. The…Click on the title for more

Zero G IOD Honey Coma Fuzz

Pedal Pawn Chicken Quiff Tremolo

UK builder Pedal Pawn is one of the most buzzworthy new companies in that niche of manufacturers that could be called "classic refiners." Their new tremolo Chicken Quiff is a faithful clone of the rare Cesar Diaz Texas Tremodillo, a legendary, discontinued pedal that sells used for around $1k…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Chicken Quiff Tremolo

Strymon Lex V2 Rotary

The Strymon Lex V2 Rotary is a stereo pedal that realistically simulates the effect of the rotating Leslie speakers, including the iconic slow/fast speed ramping, delegated to a separate footswitch. The second version, released in 2022, improves the input circuit with a premium analog JFET and adds two new knobs…Click on the title for more

Strymon Lex V2 Rotary

Fender Hammertone Distortion

The Fender Hammertone Distortion is one-ninth of the new affordable line of pedals released by the electric guitar giant in early 2022. The US company's 2018 Pugilist distortion was very well received (and it's currently on top of our article about the best distortion pedals) but we don't know if…Click on the title for more

Fender Hammertone Distortion

Best New Pedal Releases | July 2022

Welcome to our monthly appointment with the best new pedal releases! July 2022 was, as expected, a rather slow month in the pedalsphere, although there were some yummy new devices brought to light by a handful of boutique builders, including some established ones like Old Blood Noise, Death by Audio,…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases | July 2022

Tape Audio Co. ONE Fuzz

Tape Audio Co. ONE is a new pedal company run by folks who've been working on guitar effects for over 15 years, and ONE is the builder's debut stompbox, a stylish-looking original fuzz circuit with two faders and one old-style button switch. Although the two Silicon SE4010 transistors in the…Click on the title for more

Tape Audio Co. ONE Fuzz

GUP Tech Mad Chiou Double Boost + EQ

The GUP Tech Mad Chiou is a two-in-one pedal by a young, family-operated Quebecois company launched in the late '10s and laser-focused on releasing affordable and fun-looking gain pedals, including some variants on venerable vintage circuits. It's a combination of two of its most popular pedals: the GrndR and the…Click on the title for more

GUP Tech Mad Chiou Double Boost + EQ

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

Originally built in small batches, the Spaceman FX Sputnik is an all-germanium fuzz featuring vintage Soviet transistors which became instantly hard to find. Today the Portland builder announced version III, which incorporates all the functions from the previous iterations, plus some new features, and will be released both in a…Click on the title for more

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz