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JHS 3 Series Delay

The JHS 3 Series Delay is a simple 80ms to 800ms digital echo for everything from slapback to long ambient washes of pad-like delay. The Type toggle allows you to select between a clearer digital-voiced delay and a darker analog-voiced delay. It delivers classic bucket brigade-style runaway when you max…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Delay

Win 3 Rad Pedals + Accessories [ENDED}

We've got another pedal giveaway, and this week's one is packed with stuff! One of our readers will take home the 6 items in this list, in rigorous alphabetic order: Rock Stock Nano Chromatic Tuner: the smallest tuner ever made! D’Addario XPND board: an expandable pedalboard by D’Addario Karma MTN-10:…Click on the title for more

Win 3 Rad Pedals + Accessories [ENDED}

New Pedal: Subdecay PixelWave Phase Distortion Synth Pedal

Guitarists into retro sounds and complex synth-like pedals should take a look at the Subdecay PixelWave, labeled as a "Phase Distortion Synth" and based on Casio's synthesis technology that didn't really survuve the test of time but ended up garnering a cult following. The Pixelware tracks your guitar signal to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Subdecay PixelWave Phase Distortion Synth Pedal

Siren Pedals Etana Overdrive (Lindsay Ell signature)

Siren Pedals is a Nashville-based pedal company that's moving fast! Founder Scott Schwertly bought his first pedal in 2018, and became so obsessed by the format that in early 2020 he already had a company with a first pedal release! We stumbled upon them at Summer NAMM 2021 and heard…Click on the title for more

Siren Pedals Etana Overdrive (Lindsay Ell signature)

BOSS IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator

The BOSS 200 series welcomes another member to its growing family, the IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator, an uber-comprehensive stereo device for performing, rehearsing, and recording without the burden of real amp and cabinets for both guitar (8amp types) and bass (3 amp types). We could spend all day…Click on the title for more

BOSS IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator

Demiurge Instruments Atom Fuzz

Demiurge instruments is a small guitar and pedal builder based in the UK, and the Atom Fuzz is their take on the Fuzz Face, or rather, on another Fuzz Face-inspired pedal, the Suhr Rufus. The pedal offers a much wider range of tones, thanks to knobs for bass and Mids and…Click on the title for more

Demiurge Instruments Atom Fuzz

New Pedal: Oopegg ORV-1 Reverb

The Oopegg ORV-1 Reverb is one of the debut hand-made 3-pedal line released by high-end Japanese guitar maker Oopegg called Super Retro Series. The other two devices in the series are a compressor and a fuzz. Simplicity, high quality, and vintage sound are the three keywords for these streamlined gray…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Oopegg ORV-1 Reverb

Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender Echo/Chorus/Vibrato

Introduced at NAMM 2020, the Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender is an Echo / Chorus / Vibrato based on the classic late ’70s DMM - but much smaller and with many other improvements: twice the delay time, blend knob, clearer repeats, longer feedback, and a more pronounced vibrato effect. It…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender Echo/Chorus/Vibrato

Hotone Soul Press II Wah/Expression Pedal

The first generation of Hotone's mini, multi-function, multi-mode wah pedal Soul Press was one of the standout products of the Chinese company. MkII takes the concept even further, adding a series of new features: A Tone Mode switch selects Classic or Warm mode One extra function (besides acting as a…Click on the title for more

Hotone Soul Press II Wah/Expression Pedal

Updated Pedal: KMA Machines Fuzzly Bear 2

The KMA Machines Fuzzly Bear, first introduced in 2013, is getting an upgrade with the new V2. Don't let the name mislead you, this thing is a wild beast! A hand-made, modern variant of the rather obscure Jordan Boss Tone fuzz from the '70s, the Fuzzly Bear is a silicon…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: KMA Machines Fuzzly Bear 2

Master Effects Vintage Germanium Boost

The Master Effects Vintage Germanium Boost is a treble booster variant with hand-picked 2N1306 germanium transistors and a rather unconventional range knob. It boosts the same frequencies as the original when turned all the way to the left, and adds lower frequencies to the boost as you turn it clockwise,…Click on the title for more

Master Effects Vintage Germanium Boost

Boss FRV-1 ’63 Fender Reverb

The BOSS FRV-1 ’63 Fender Reverb is a digital recreation of the tube-driven 1963 Fender Spring Reverb, born from a collaboration between the two giants. Although it's out of production, it's still considered one of the best digital spring reverbs on the market and sells for anywhere between $200 and…Click on the title for more

Boss FRV-1 ’63 Fender Reverb