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J. Rockett Audio Designs has built a solid reputation for amp-in-a-box kind of pedals, and 
With the release of the STO (an achronim for "Super Terrific Overdrive) Way Huge joins the growing number of builders with a clone of the Nobels ODR-1 in their pedal roster, a simple drive pedal that has found a particularly friendly ground in the Nashville music scene.... Click on the title for more
PLL-Style pedals have become quite trendy after EarthQuaker Devices came out with their Data Corrupter in 2017, but we haven't seen anything yet quite like the brand new 
The Catalinbread Formula 51 is a new addition to the Portland company's family of Tweed-style amp-in-a-box pedals, already comprising the Formula 5F6, voiced after a '57 Deluxe, and the Formula 55, inspired by the preamp section of the Tweed Deluxe. The 51 recreates the tone of a Tweed Champ, a one-knob, 4-watt combo amp released way back in 1948.... Click on the title for more
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One-knob pedals that costs well over $200 might seem like a hard sell. But if they truly, and we reiterate with a capitalized TRULY, excel at one thing, maybe they become kind of essential. Enter the Milkman Sound Pop Top Boost, a high-headroom discrete OpAmp device based on the circuit of the classic American recording consoles of the 1970s.... Click on the title for more
Collaborating with another pedal builder is always an opportunity for learning from a like-minded colleague, but also a creative and fun experience. The Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing seems to be the product of a successful dual brainsplosion of that kind...... Click on the title for more
Collaborating with another pedal builder is always an opportunity for learning from a like-minded colleague, but also a creative and fun experience. The 
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Chase Bliss Audio, who did extremely well with their highly regarded Tonal Recall delays, is taking analog delay to a new place with the Thermae, a pedal based on 4 re-issued versions of the MN3005 bucket-brigade delay chips, but controlled by a "digital brain" that triggers a wide range of pitch shifting and modulation effects.... Click on the title for more
A numerically generous recap of the best pedals of 2022!... Click on the title for more
The Memory Man saga just added a new (analog) chapter, named 
Part of the Chinese company's Mini Core Series, the 
Tech 21 is an NYC-based company that, after pioneering the amp-in-a-box-with-cab-simulation concept, more recently has been specializing in multi-FX "pedal bars" that provide a portable all-in-one solution for gigging guitarists (and bass players) The 
