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Acorn Amps ADHD – Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device

Guitarists in need of their monthly dose of sonic wickedness should take a hard look at the Acorn Amps ADHD, which is an acronym for Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device, described by the builder as a "glitch, filter, bit crushing, octave, square wave guitar synth oscillator disguised as a fuzz pedal."…Click on the title for more

Acorn Amps ADHD – Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device

DOD Carcosa Fuzz

The DOD Carcosa is a popular fuzz inspired by the dual-voiced evolution of the Maestro FZ-1 (the first fuzz pedal ever built, released in the early ’70s and named FZ-1S). This is a modern, silicon fuzz that can do a lot more than the other pedals on this list, thanks…Click on the title for more

DOD Carcosa Fuzz

New LTD Pedal: Red Witch Lyria Harmonic Tremolo

The Red Witch Lyria Harmonic Tremolo is a limited edition harmonic tremolo built by an Australian boutique company interested in design from both a circuit and an art perspective. The gorgeous Art Deco-inspired graphics of the pedal leave no doubt in this regard. Printed in a limited number of 49…Click on the title for more

New LTD Pedal: Red Witch Lyria Harmonic Tremolo

Orange Amps Sustain

The Orange Vintage Series Sustain is a high-quality reissue of a vintage and long-discontinued pedal by the UK amp manufacturer, rediscovered thanks to a photo in a message board, together with two other devices. The simpler of the bunch, this pedal does exactly what advertises in its name: adds sustain to…Click on the title for more

Orange Amps Sustain

Haunted Labs & Dirty Haggard Hell Horse Fuzz/EQ/Delay

Boutique pedal builders Haunted Labs & Dirty Haggard (respectively from Charlotte, NC and Portland, OR) just unveiled a very original take on the fuzz + delay pedal, called the Hell Horse. The fuzz circuit is extremely aggressive, and the delay is powered by the ubiquitous PT2399 chip, often used for…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs & Dirty Haggard Hell Horse Fuzz/EQ/Delay

ThorpyFX Scarlet Tunic

Syd Barret was not your regular electric guitarist - or human being for that matter. His songwriting and guitar work in Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" represent some of the most imaginative and "out there" work in Rock'n'Roll history, and ended up defining…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Scarlet Tunic

Pedal Update: T-Rex Replica Stereo Delay

In the early aughts, Danish brand T-Rex was highly regarded among pedal lovers, in particular for their delays. They were among the first (if not THE first) to blend analog and digital technologies - an approach that was destined to be a game-changer in the stompbox world and that was…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: T-Rex Replica Stereo Delay

Best New Pedal Released in September 2022

We are quite late with this month's article about the latest pedal releases due to the conflict with our Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo, but here it is, finally - sorry for the delay! September 2022 was in some way a historic month in the pedalverse: it was the month…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Released in September 2022

Advanced Echos: The Most Inspiring Delay Pedals in 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpqofSLnpyU Delay is one of the effects for guitar that more easily lends itself to creative use. On top of that, it works well with pretty much any other effect, from modulation to reverb, pitch-shifting, filter, and even distortion and fuzz, combos that often produce inspiring results. Aware of that,…Click on the title for more

Advanced Echos: The Most Inspiring Delay Pedals in 2023

Win an Elektron Model:Samples

We've got one last synth giveaway linke to our Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo, for all the musicians out there who like to think outside the box in term of drun sounds and grooves.Click on the title for more

Win an Elektron Model:Samples

MXR FOD Drive

MXR has been releasing a string of well-received overdrive pedals in the last couple of years, and the FOD Drive shows a continued interest in continuing this trend. The company presents this pedal as a dual mode overdrive modeled after "a pair of heavily customized guitar amplifiers of legendary make…Click on the title for more

MXR FOD Drive

CopperSound Gravity Bomb V2

The CopperSound Gravity Bomb V2 updates the original mini boost by adding a Mid-enhance toggle that allows to boost lower mids (750 Hz) mids or mid mids (1 kHz) - ore neither in the center position. Powered by a Burr Brown Op Amp, this pedal can add 20db of clean…Click on the title for more

CopperSound Gravity Bomb V2