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Kinotone has quickly established itself as one of the most imaginative new makers in boutique effects, specializing in devices that recontextualize the guitar signal into something entirely new. Their flagship, the Ghosts, is the ultimate expression of this vision. Far more than a pedal, it’s a 6-voice physical modeling synthesizer and audio processor that uses your playing to trigger complex, resonant harmonies and textures.
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The Harby Pedals Centauri is - as you may gather - is, circuit-wise, a Klon clone, embedded in a compact case much smaller than the original. Selling at $169, it's about 1/30th the price of an original Klon Centaur, using several components as the original and the same 3-knob layout.... Click on the title for more
The Mad Professor Royal Blue is engineered to be more than a simple gain pedal; it’s an expressive amplifier-in-a-box designed for dynamic response. Unlike heavily compressed drives, its circuit allows your guitar’s natural character and playing dynamics to shine through. The amount of breakup is directly controlled by your picking intensity and your instrument’s volume knob, offering a level of touch-sensitive interaction typically found in high-end tube amps.... Click on the title for more


One of the most intriguing new pedal releases at NAMM 2025 came from a fellow Montrealese brand: the Fish Circuit Astronomie. It's a digital reverb/compressor circuit (in that order) with the company's signature chunky vintage look and very unusual controls.... Click on the title for more
Some fuzzes want to be your friend. The
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Dirt brings the crushing intensity, squalling lead tones, and chugging riffs of 90's hard rock and metal to your pedalboard. From Alice In Chains to Slipknot via Silverchair, Tool, and Tom Morello, The Dirt has all your headbanging bases covered and then some. Plug in; Switch on and let the Riffage commence!... Click on the title for more
The idea of embedding a drum machine in a guitar pedal is not new, but the
A revisitation of one of the South Carolina-based company's early unreleased prototypes, the
Judging from the fanfare of the intro video below, one could think that (once) Danish company TC Electronic (now owned by the 






