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I'll have to admit that initially I didn't pay too much attention to the new mini pedals released by NUX, like the 
Hailing from France, the 
NYC's Electro-Harmonix is known for pushing the pedal effect envelope, but their latest release is something else entirely: the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin is a software plugin that routes your DAW's signal via USB to an analog Muff pedal that also acts as a controller and headphone monitor.... Click on the title for more
Released as a Reverb exclusive to celebrate the 13th year anniversary of A Place to Bury Strangers' wall-of-sound-breaking "Exploding Head" LP, the 
Since 
German builder 
Fairfield Circuitry is a tiny oddball, boutique audio effects company from Canada. I note the canadian heritage in that the physical aesthetic choices as well as the functions of the effects are reminiscent of a backwoods experiment by bearded men with too much time and whiskey on their hands. Fairfield stompboxes come with no fancy graphics. They are housed in utilitarian chassis with a minimalist font that emphasises the power that these pedals have. The knobs and switches feel solid and well thought out as if to give confidence that these pedals can take a heavy band practice with musician stomping abound. I was given two pedals to review The Unpleasant Surprise and The Barbershop.
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Handmade in Newcastle, Australia, the 
The 
Based in Luton, UK, 
The stompboxes by Portland's 
