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Ami Effects Umami

Ami Effects Umami Made in France, the Ami Effects Umami aims - we guess - at being to tone what umami is to food: delicious.... Click on the title for more

Ami Effects Umami

Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch Stereo Pitch Shifting Multi-FX

Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch The Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch might be one of the first digital/DSP-based pedal releases of 2022 (a year marred by a continued chip shortage) but it's a device bound to keep players busy as if they bought half a dozen new pedals.... Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch Stereo Pitch Shifting Multi-FX

Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive The Small Speaker Overdrive is the first pedal of Cambridge, UK based Great Eastern FX. It's a stompbox that cleverly offers something that goes against the hype of "fat" overdrives delivering the tone of big amps, the premise being that it's common knowledge that some of the best-sounding guitar parts ever recorded were played on surprisingly small amps. The Small Speaker Overdrive is an attempt to deliver that sweet small-amp tone in a pedal format.... Click on the title for more

Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo

 Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo Like the other mini pedals by this newish Chinese builder, the Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo is a bread and butter effect that does well what it promises at an incredible price. And, unlike most other Chinese pedals, in the mini field, it also looks great, thanks to a tasteful choice for the metal case's color (Flamma excels at that) and the use of stylized modern fonts and graphics.... Click on the title for more

Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo

Forest Effects Onça

Now discontinued, the Forest Effects Onça is a natural-sounding, JFET-based amp-in-a-box made in the UK. There's also a mini version of it.... Click on the title for more

Forest Effects Onça

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

Electronic Audio Experiments Dagger V2

The Electronic Audio Experiments Dagger V2 is a simplified version of the company's own Longsword op-amp drive, featuring only the original's gain stages and dual band shelving EQ. This new version adds a series of improvements, including a shift toggle that delivers thicker or tighter overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Dagger V2

Rainger FX Reverb X

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe There isn't much info out there about the R Weaver FX Violet Vibe (the builder doesn't seem to have a website nor a social media page). Still, this baby sounds great on Mike Herman's video and goes for over $250 used on Reverb.com, so that's a testament to the unit's quality.... Click on the title for more

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser The Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra is a 4-stage VCA analog phaser made by a Berlin-based boutique company boasting an intriguing roster of stylish looking stompboxes in strictly black and gold attire.... Click on the title for more

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

Best Fuzz Pedals This piece features our selection of the best fuzz pedals of all time organized by circuit type and is a recap of all the articles we published about fuzz.  These articles are updated more than once a year with the addition of new entries and changes in the rankings.... Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

Win 4 Eventide Dot9 Pedals through the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo! [ended]

The Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo is back and, with it, are the pedal and synth giveaways!... Click on the title for more

Win 4 Eventide Dot9 Pedals through the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo! [ended]