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Best New Pedals Released in May 2022

It's the first of June, folks, hence time to look back at what May reserved us as far as new pedal releases! After a rather sleepy beginning of the year, May was the first month of 2022 with a noteworthy number of new releases - and several exciting ones. Meris…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals Released in May 2022

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

Flamma Innovation is a new, solid Chinese player in the digital pedal realm and they have been churning out new pedals as if there's no tomorrow. The Flamma FC03 is the first pedal in mini format, offering three delay flavors at just about $40. Analog: Warm and smooth classic analog…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

NAMM and Delicious Audio Introduce Quiet(er) NAMM Zone

Can you imagine a NAMM show where it's possible to try new and exciting musical devices and ALSO have nice conversations at a normal voice level? In an effort to make the NAMM experience more enjoyable and productive, this year, guitar pedal blog Delicious Audio teamed up with NAMM and a number of pedal vendors to create a…Click on the title for more

NAMM and Delicious Audio Introduce Quiet(er) NAMM Zone

New Pedal: MAS Effects Expanse Harmonic Tremolo + Reverb/Delay

The MAS Effects Expanse is the most ambitious release to date by this one-man builder based in Lockport, IL. It's a very tweakable, harmonic tremolo with an added ambient reverb/delay. This is a pedal that's not immediately intuitive but that will satisfy creative guitarists for its wide sonic palette. It's…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MAS Effects Expanse Harmonic Tremolo + Reverb/Delay

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

The SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII is a take on the Fuzz Face using silicon BC183 transistors, which are considered to be less scooped and muddy than germanium transistors, but not quite as harsh and jagged as other silicon options. It also includes a bias control which can vary…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

The Wampler Pantheon is an overdrive voiced after the ultra-transparent vintage Marshall Blues Breaker with a series of tone sculpting and cab-matching features that allow optimization for any amp or ear, including Bass/Treble knobs, a presence control, a 3-way Gain Level switch and a 3-position Overdrive Voice switch lets you…Click on the title for more

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

JHS Screamer 3 Series

The JHS Screamer 3 Series is the latest addition to the Kansas City-based company line of $99, 3-knob + 1 toggle stompboxes. In case you are still left to wonder, YES, it's a Tube Screamer-inspired overdrive. The idea behind the JHS 3 Series, now comprising a total of 11 different…Click on the title for more

JHS Screamer 3 Series

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

After an initial limited batch sold directly through the manufacturer, The Source Audio Ultrawave is now widely available through all the shops that carry the Boston company's pedals. We also learned that there is a bass version of it. This is a multi-mode, multi-band distortion pedal presented as a "Stereo…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Eventide hadn't released a single function pedal in a while, focusing all their energy in the last few years in the development and expansion of the H9, a very innovative and powerful digital stompbox that gathered - in one small device - all the digital goods of their previous effects…Click on the title for more

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Modulation/Delay/Reverb

Multi-FX racks went out style a long time ago, but the idea of having one device deal with more than one effect has gained momentum in the last few years, the more compact, the better. The Crazy Tube Circuits SIDEKICK is a take on this concept, which incorporates - in…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Modulation/Delay/Reverb

New Pedal: Vanilla Sundae Rocky Road iSCREAM Drive

Hand made in Boise, Idaho, using the highest quality components, the Vanilla Sundae Rocky Road iSCREAM is an overdrive voiced after the classic, early drives of the '70s and '80s without being a clone of any one in particular. Based on a dual op-amp circuit, it features a mid bump…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Vanilla Sundae Rocky Road iSCREAM Drive

Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive

One-sixth of a new line of pedals unveiled in early 2022 by the established guitar builder, the Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive is a simple 3-knob take on the Tube Screamer overdrive circuit. Compared to the original, the Manalishi drive has a wider gain range, easily getting into distortion territory at high…Click on the title for more

Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive