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Karma MTN 10 Mostortion Clone

Fans of the Ibanez Mostortion, a MOSFET-based distortion that became a "cult" pedal after a not particularly successful existence that led it to be discontinued a few years after its launch - should look into the Karma MTN-10, a clone that sells for about 1/4 of the vintage unit's price.…Click on the title for more

Karma MTN 10 Mostortion Clone

Cornerstone Gladio D-Style Double Preamp

Whether you call them D-Style pedals or Dumble-inspired overdrives, gain stompboxes attempting to emulate the voicing of the ultra-rare Dumble amps are probably the second most hyped overdrives after the (still unreachable) Klon clones. Based in Varese, Italy, Cornerstone Gear is a family-owned company focused on designing and hand-building guitar…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Gladio D-Style Double Preamp

Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022

Due to vacation-related issues, we are a little late with our recap of the Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022, but here it is! Last month was packed with stompbox announcements, also because of the postponed appointment with the NAMM show - although the biggest news came from a…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022

Strymon V2 Pedals

All the Strymon V2 pedals are available through our Sweetwater affiliate program - at no extra cost to you. In the last decade or so, Californian pedal company Strymon has fundamentally changed the way we think about guitar pedals through a series of stompboxes offering studio-quality effects with a wide…Click on the title for more

Strymon V2 Pedals

Colortone Spring Reverb II

Hailing from Australia, the Colortone Spring Reverb II is a three-mode digital reverb voiced after classic vintage units and combined with two independent modulation filters: Vibrato and RotoTrem. The three modes, selectable through the E S T toggle are the following: Echovberb, based on the '90s Princeton PT2399 Echo, some…Click on the title for more

Colortone Spring Reverb II

Old Blood Noise Minim Reverb Delay and Reverse

The Rêver, a delay/reverb born out of a collaboration between Old Blood Noise and Datachoir, was one of the most attention-grabbing devices at our 2019 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. The latest sonic creation by the Oklahoma based builder, called Minim, draws direct inspiration from that design, updating the circuit's foundation with...…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Minim Reverb Delay and Reverse

Vs Audio BlackBird Deluxe Drive + Tremolo

The Vs Audio BlackBird Deluxe expands on the Greek company's Blackbird overdrive, adding several features (including a bias tremolo) to this amp-in-a-box circuit replicating the tone of Brownface and Blackface Fender amps. Voiced after the liquid-sounding and touch-sensitive tremolo circuit of the Brown Deluxe, the Vibrato has its own separate footswitch…Click on the title for more

Vs Audio BlackBird Deluxe Drive + Tremolo

Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar Stereo Tremolo

The Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar updates the NYC company's stereo tremolo by shrinking its size and adding a Volume knob, always useful to compensate for the perceived signal drop when the effect is turned on. Like the non-Nano version, it features two wave modes (Triangle or Square) that can be further modified…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar Stereo Tremolo

JHS 3 Series Hall Reverb

The more creative among the three, 3 Series pedals released in November 2021 by JHS Pedals, the Hall Reverb is an affordable and simple take on the ambient, modulated reverb that's become a growing niche in the stompbox realm. The amount and size of the reverb can be controlled through…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Hall Reverb

Milkman The Amp 100 – 100w Pedal Power Amp

Milkman Sound, an amp company run by a San Francisco-based steel guitar player, has been building a solid reputation for their sturdy quality pedals, notwithstanding the fact that they don't exactly follow the established trend of ever-shrinking footprints - yes his babies are quite large, their components have room to…Click on the title for more

Milkman The Amp 100 – 100w Pedal Power Amp

Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude Analog Delay Demo

The Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude is a high end, unusual, and full of character analog take on the "colored" delay type, featuring a random delay time modulation (top toggle switch) to add a true tape feel to it and an added compressed option (bottom toggle switch). It sounds glorious to our…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude Analog Delay Demo

Animals Pedal Double Spy Mission is Impossible Filter

It's always fun to wake up to a new Animals Pedal release, with their adorable graphics and bizarrely interminable names. Today the Japanese stompbox maker unveiled the Double Spy Mission is Impossible Filter. This is a classic auto-wah (or envelope filter, if you prefer) with controls for Sensitivity and Range,…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal Double Spy Mission is Impossible Filter