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New Pedal: Mattoverse Solar Sound

With the Solar Sound, Mattoverse may have just created a new pedal niche: stompboxes for outdoors guitarists. The Solar Sound is a two-knob, one transistor-based gain circuit finely tuned to take full advantage of the low current and voltage provided by the solar panel. Admittedly, it can work when a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mattoverse Solar Sound

Wampler Plexi Drive Mini

Wampler has been a dominant force in the Plexi-style overdrive niche for a while with its Plexi Drive series (the original version was so popular that the builder released a Deluxe version in 2015). Wampler recently announced the release of the little brother in the series, the Plexi Drive Mini,…Click on the title for more

Wampler Plexi Drive Mini

Thermion Stone Age Multi-Mode Fuzz

With the Stone Ages, Spanish amp and pedal builder Thermion is going for an ambitious attempt at creating a fuzz that can do it (almost) all, thanks to its four voicings, octave and clean footswitches, and generous sculpting options - the octave and clean channels can actually be fine-tuned through…Click on the title for more

Thermion Stone Age Multi-Mode Fuzz

Tefi Vintage Lab Maccheroni Bros Mk2 Dual Overdrive

Finally, a pedal that allows us to remind Americans how to spell MACCHERONI properly - it's not "macaroni," folks! Italian-based TEFI Vintage Lab stands out from the crowd of pedal makers because of their hilarious cases that depict Italian "characters" inspired by the tonal character of the pedals they ornate.…Click on the title for more

Tefi Vintage Lab Maccheroni Bros Mk2 Dual Overdrive

12 of the Best Pedals for Synth that Accept Line In

This article is focused on creative pedals that work well on synth and accept line in-level signal. You can find other great pedals for synths in our Creative Pedals Category. [lwptoc depth="4" numeration="decimalnested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h2,h4" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best Chorus Pedals,…Click on the title for more

12 of the Best Pedals for Synth that Accept Line In

Emmergy FX Dial-Up Filter Fuzz

Hailing from the UK, the Emmergy FX Dial-Up Filter Fuzz is a playful fuzz + filter pedal that will lead the player as easily to sonic discovery or aural disintegration. The left side of the pedal, controlled by the left footswitch, consists of an overdrive circuit with Volume and Gain…Click on the title for more

Emmergy FX Dial-Up Filter Fuzz

Tonality Effects The Drive

The Tonality Effects The Drive is a real tube overdrive with adjustable voltage manufactured by an emerging Berlin-based pedal builder. This stylish stompbox has an ECC83 / 12ZX7 tube embedded in the center-top of the case, protected by an elegant 3-ring metal element. Volume, Drive and Tone controls are joined…Click on the title for more

Tonality Effects The Drive

Flatsons Time Effects Reverb + Delay

Flatsons is one of those Chinese pedal builders whose mini-stompboxes sell like candy on eBay, AliBaba and Walmart (!!!), but don't seem to have their own website. Time Effects is their $59 digital reverb+delay and it frankly looks remarkable, if anything for the fact that it includes an LCD screen,…Click on the title for more

Flatsons Time Effects Reverb + Delay

Airis Effects Savage Drive V5

Extreme tone lovers should give the Airis Effects Savage Drive a try - it's presented by the Canadian builder as "the most aggressive overdrive out there"!! The company just unveiled a v5 that is a full redesign of the circuit. The goal of this box is clear: Every portion of…Click on the title for more

Airis Effects Savage Drive V5

Best New Pedals of 2022 | February Edition

Time for our monthly appointment with the best pedals releases of the previous 30 - or rather, 28 in this case - days. If you are interested in this list you may also want to check out our Year-End Best Pedals of 2021 Aggregate List, and the previous monthly list…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals of 2022 | February Edition

DPE Pedals Buzz Tone Fuzz

Built by a small, family-run shop in Maryville, Tennessee, the DPE Pedals Buzz Tone is a clone of a fuzz pedal the '60s that psych-rock enthusiasts among you must have heard thousands of times without realizing: it was the fuzz of choice of Syd Barrett, the reckless genius lead vocalist…Click on the title for more

DPE Pedals Buzz Tone Fuzz

Flamma FS02 Stereo Reverb

We stumbled upon this reverb pedal by the new Chinese company Flamma on Amazon just a couple of days ago, and videos of it started popping up on YouTube a few days later. The FS02 sells for an unbelievable $65.99, which is a lot of bang for your bucks for…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS02 Stereo Reverb