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All About the Klon Centaur

All About the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive It seems as though we are always on the search for the ultimate overdriven tone as guitarists. Sometimes we may find it in a particular tube amp, others may dig a particular pedal, and sometimes there emerges an indisputable hero. The Klon…Click on the title for more

All About the Klon Centaur

Carl Martin Panama Plexi Drive

Danish pedal builder Carl Martin has a solid reputation for Marshall-style overdrives - as you can see from our article on Plexy-Style pedals, their old PlexiTone is among the most beloved in that niche. The builder's new Panama Drive adds to the three typical controls (Gain, Level and Tone) a Damping…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Panama Plexi Drive

Pine Box Customs & Mask Audio Electronics Fever Dream

Maybe one day we'll make a list of the best non-stereo pedals with dual input, but to this day, besides maybe a couple of vocoder stompboxes, the Pine Box Customs & Mask Audio Electronics Fever Dream is the only device of that kind we stumbled upon. In a few words,…Click on the title for more

Pine Box Customs & Mask Audio Electronics Fever Dream

12 New, Buzzworthy & Creative Boutique Pedals

It's always fun, towards the end of the year, to look back at what pedal lovers searched on our site to get an idea of what pedals fires people's imagination. In this article, we are going to highlight twelve pedals by very boutique builders sharing the following characteristics: New releases…Click on the title for more

12 New, Buzzworthy & Creative Boutique Pedals

Mason FX Love Bender Mk1.5

Pedal collectors may want to take a hard look at this Bender MK1.5 by Virginia's Mason FX Pedals, makers of beautiful-looking and great-sounding hand-made stompboxes. This pedal adds a Bass control to the usual 2-knob configuration of the Tone Bender (Volume and Attak - i.e. Gain) to tame the effect's…Click on the title for more

Mason FX Love Bender Mk1.5

Green Carrot Comfortably Plum Muff + Boost

Green Carrot Pedals is a boutique builder based in Wakefield, UK, who specializes in gain pedals (fuzz included, in case you are wondering). Their latest device, the Pink Floyd-inspired Comfortably Plum is an overdrive operating at (almost) 18v and it's an homage to David Gilmour, marrying two independent circuits dear…Click on the title for more

Green Carrot Comfortably Plum Muff + Boost

JPTR FX Kaleidoscope – Time Reflector Unit

Reverb is by far the favorite effect of creative guitarists, and many companies are looking for new ways to package this effect in ways that bolster creativity. The JPTR FX Kaleidoscope belongs squarely to this niche. There are a few unusual things about this pedal: the top left knob controls…Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Kaleidoscope – Time Reflector Unit

Vertex Ultraphonix MkII Special Overdrive

The Vertex Ultraphonix is an overdrive inspired by the sound of the legendary and ultra-rare Dumble Overdrive Special amps, used by legendary players such as Carlos Santana, Robin Ford and Kenny Wayne. It was built using four of those amps built between 1970 and 1990 as a reference. The company…Click on the title for more

Vertex Ultraphonix MkII Special Overdrive

Win an IK Multimedia X-Gear Pedal of Your Choice! [ENDED]

Just in time for the "X-Mas" festivities, we have a colorful and awesome "X-Gear" giveaway for you, faithful readers! THREE winners will be able to choose one pedal from IK Multimedia's new line of multi-mode effect workstations. Three out of four pedals in this line are stereo (the only one…Click on the title for more

Win an IK Multimedia X-Gear Pedal of Your Choice! [ENDED]

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Kasleder FX may not be a company known to the masses, but the German builder has been building high-end stompboxes for over 15 year, and that, alone, makes them a veteran of the pedal scene. The Dirty Little Thing is their take on the Tube Screamer, and it's celebrating its…Click on the title for more

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion

The Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion is a high-gain pedal driven by an ECC83 Triode Valve with noteworthy tone and tons of features. Just like its less aggressive sibling the Dept. 10 Dual Drive, it offers 2 voices per channel, for a total of 3 crunch/overdrive voices alongside the clean…Click on the title for more

Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion

Best New Pedals of 2021 | November Edition

It's time for our monthly recap of the best new pedals released last month (i.e. November 2021)! Previous monthly editions can be found here. In November 2021 a lot of new pedals saw the light of day. Curiously, there was a remarkable number of fuzz releases, which is why in…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals of 2021 | November Edition