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Best New Pedals 2023 | February Edition

New Pedal: Marshall DriveMaster Reissue

Marshall DriveMaster Reissue The original Marshall DriveMaster was a Plexi-style pedal released in the early '90s and voiced after a JCM800 amp. It was intended to be the successor of the Guv'nor, the first amp-in-a-box inspired by the Marshall Plexi tone, but didn't reach the same popularity.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Marshall DriveMaster Reissue

New Pedal: Rift Amplification Elysium Low-Gain Fuzz

The Rift Amplification Elysium Low-Gain Fuzz is a very simple fuzz pedal that's getting a lot of attention. It's built by hand by a UK-based amp manufacturer that uses a point-to-point technique for all their creations. ... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rift Amplification Elysium Low-Gain Fuzz

New Pedal: Spaceman Ixion Optical Compressor

Spaceman Ixion Optical Compressor The Spaceman Ixion is a stompbox take on the optical compressor circuit made famous in the studios all over the world by the legendary LA2A rack unit.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Spaceman Ixion Optical Compressor

Win 4 Awesome Synths [ENDED]

This week, to celebrate the launch of the (free!) London Synth & Pedal Expo, we have a bloody ace synth giveaway reserved for our UK readers!... Click on the title for more

Win 4 Awesome Synths [ENDED]

Browne Amplification Atom Overdrive

Browne Amplification Atom The Browne Amplification Atom is the latest gain pedal by the Kansas City-based creators of the Protein, one of the most talked about boutique dual gain pedals of the last few years. It's actually directly related to that pedal, since it's the green side of it, therefore an Nobels ODR-1-inspired overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Atom Overdrive

Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter

Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter Since Source Audio recently released a synth pedal, it seems appropriate for them to follow it up with a filter one, since filters are an unmissable component in synthesizers... Click on the title for more

Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter

Vahlbruch BBQ Booster/EQ

The name of the Vahlbruch BBQ is an acronym for Buffer, Booster and EQ. Handmade in Germany with high-quality components, the BBQ can push up to 16dBs into your amp or reduce the volume down to -6dBs, which can be useful to clean up some crunchy tones. The EQ section delivers +/-15dBs on the three channels (Treble, Middle and Bass).... Click on the title for more

Vahlbruch BBQ Booster/EQ

JHS Plugin Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica)

JHS Plugin Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica) The JHS Plugin is a replica of the Jordan Boss Tone, a device that captured the attention of many guitarists interested in vintage fuzz circuits mostly due to its form factor rather than its actual sound: released in 1967, it was one of the first guitar effects (and the first fuzz) that could be plugged right into your guitar's output jack. It had an on/off switch that needed to be toggled by hand to activate the effect.... Click on the title for more

JHS Plugin Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica)

Carl Martin Ampster

Carl Martin Ampster A stompbox that took over three years of development, the Carl Martin Ampster is the Danish company's take on the tube power amp + speaker simulator pedal. In case you are wondering, yes, it has a little bit of a British flavor when overdriven, just like many of Carl Martin's popular Plexi-style pedals.... Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Ampster

Cat Box Customs Bean Machine Fuzz

The Cat Box Customs Bean Machine Fuzz is a gorgeously colorful, hand-painted boutique take on the Harmonic Percolator circuit, coming right out or a basement in Columbus, Ohio. And it costs only $65.... Click on the title for more

Cat Box Customs Bean Machine Fuzz

New Pedals: Marshall Black Box Series Reissues