gear giveaway

Author Archive

Best New Pedals of 2022 | February Edition

Time for our monthly appointment with the best pedals releases of the previous 30 - or rather, 28 in this case - days. If you are interested in this list you may also want to check out our Year-End Best Pedals of 2021 Aggregate List, and the previous monthly list…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals of 2022 | February Edition

DPE Pedals Buzz Tone Fuzz

Built by a small, family-run shop in Maryville, Tennessee, the DPE Pedals Buzz Tone is a clone of a fuzz pedal the '60s that psych-rock enthusiasts among you must have heard thousands of times without realizing: it was the fuzz of choice of Syd Barrett, the reckless genius lead vocalist…Click on the title for more

DPE Pedals Buzz Tone Fuzz

Flamma FS02 Stereo Reverb

We stumbled upon this reverb pedal by the new Chinese company Flamma on Amazon just a couple of days ago, and videos of it started popping up on YouTube a few days later. The FS02 sells for an unbelievable $65.99, which is a lot of bang for your bucks for…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS02 Stereo Reverb

CMC Triple Octave Manipulator Fuzz (Thomas Erak signature)

New fuzz pedals have been popping up from all corners of the world in this month of February 2022, but nothing remotely close to the CMC Triple Octave Manipulator, a 3-octave monster designed in collaboration with Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy. This is a monophonic synth-style fuzz that…Click on the title for more

CMC Triple Octave Manipulator Fuzz (Thomas Erak signature)

Malaise Forever Vicious Bastard Fuzz V1.5

Uncompromising fuzzheads might find a friend in the Malaise Forever Vicious Bastard, an unforgivingly loud and angry two-stage fuzz inspired by the classic DAM* Meathead circuit. The tone of this beast is heavy in the mid-low frequencies with a light mid-scoop, and enough high-end to cut through the mix. A…Click on the title for more

Malaise Forever Vicious Bastard Fuzz V1.5

Third Man Coppersound Triplegraph Octaver

Mr. Jack White of The White Stripes' fame is known for loving noisy and sometimes quirky pedals, so much so that, in the last few years, he's been commissioning selected builders to create custom-tweaked stompboxes to sell exclusively through his label Third Man Records - previous examples include pedals by…Click on the title for more

Third Man Coppersound Triplegraph Octaver

Music Box Pedals Klone

The Music Box Pedals Klone is a high-end Klon clone built in NJ, USA, with top mount jacks using quality components that comes in three different case/knob combinations. Here's the first video of it, we added it to our article about the best Klon clones! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG4WNfviCmA Music Box Pedals Klone,…Click on the title for more

Music Box Pedals Klone

Donner Ultimate Comp Mini Compressor

The Donner Ultimate Comp is a surprisingly subtle, great-sounding mini compressor. Best for a spanky sound, not so much for sustain. Works well for country, blues, funk, and jazz rhythm tones. Also sold under the Rowing and VSN brands. We added this pedal to our article about the best mini…Click on the title for more

Donner Ultimate Comp Mini Compressor

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3

We wrote just last week about the Walrus Audio Iron Horse, in the context of our article about RAT Pedals and their clones and evolutions. Today the company announced V3 of this LM308-based high-gain distortion pedal, featuring an intriguing new knob replacing the 3-way clipping toggle found in the previous…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3

KMA Machines Pylon Noise Gate

We doubt a noise gate has ever triggered raptures of inspiration in any musician but the device has a crucial role for those guitarists who like their tone extremely distorted, and therefore constantly fight with noise floor. The KMA Machines Pylon seems to take the art of noise gating to…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Pylon Noise Gate

Gibson Maestro Pedal Line

Gibson reissued, in partnership with Reverb.com, an updated version of their Maestro line of pedals, which were the first pedals ever released and are almost impossible to find in their original version, dating back as far as 1962. The 5 line of stompboxes includes distortion (Invader), overdrive (Ranger), delay (Discoverer),…Click on the title for more

Gibson Maestro Pedal Line

Earthquaker Devices Night Wire V2 Harmonic Tremolo

The Earthquaker Devices Night Wire V2 does what classic harmonic tremolos do, but adds an envelope tremolo option that is quite unheard of. When both toggles are set to Manual mode, the circuit splits your signal into high and low-frequency ranges and then applies an LFO to each that is…Click on the title for more

Earthquaker Devices Night Wire V2 Harmonic Tremolo