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New Pedal: Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves Modulated Delay + Distortion

The Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves is a delay/distortion/modulation pedal hailing from Poland and (hand) made with the shoegazer guitarist in mind. Those three effects (with an added, hefty dose of reverb) represent that dreamy genre's foundational sonic trinity, and the Into The Waves, with its eight knobs, three…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves Modulated Delay + Distortion

BLAMMO! Electronics Buzzaround Fuzz

Portland's BLAMMO! Electronics is on a mission to build variants of all the classic vintage pedals, and today is the turn of the Burns Buzzaround Fuzz: enter the BLAMMO! Buzzaround Fuzz, produced in a limited number of 25 units. This device adds a master Volume knob to the original Sustain,…Click on the title for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Buzzaround Fuzz

PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

Those who miss the Electro-Harmonix late '70s 18-volt "V2" Electric Mistress flanger, will be happy to know that the PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger, hailing from Australia, is a modern take on that device. This pedal recreates the legendary "swoosh" of the original while expanding the spectrum on sonic possibilities thanks…Click on the title for more

PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

The 5 Best Reverse Reverb Pedals in 2023

Check out also our article about the Best Ambient and Shoebaze Reverb Pedals. --- A Guide to the Best Reverse Reverb Pedals Updated on 06.07.2022. If you are a guitarist into ambient or shoegaze music you may be very susceptible to the charm of effects based around sound played backwards.…Click on the title for more

The 5 Best Reverse Reverb Pedals in 2023

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Everyone closely following the stompbox "scene" should be aware of Latvian builder Gamechanger Audio's intriguing devices. The Plasma Distortion is an original design that employs "a series of continuous high-voltage discharges within a xenon-filled tube" to create distortion. Third Man Record owner Jack White, of The White Stripe fame, evidently…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Best New Pedals Released in May 2022

It's the first of June, folks, hence time to look back at what May reserved us as far as new pedal releases! After a rather sleepy beginning of the year, May was the first month of 2022 with a noteworthy number of new releases - and several exciting ones. Meris…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals Released in May 2022

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

Flamma Innovation is a new, solid Chinese player in the digital pedal realm and they have been churning out new pedals as if there's no tomorrow. The Flamma FC03 is the first pedal in mini format, offering three delay flavors at just about $40. Analog: Warm and smooth classic analog…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

NAMM and Delicious Audio Introduce Quiet(er) NAMM Zone

Can you imagine a NAMM show where it's possible to try new and exciting musical devices and ALSO have nice conversations at a normal voice level? In an effort to make the NAMM experience more enjoyable and productive, this year, guitar pedal blog Delicious Audio teamed up with NAMM and a number of pedal vendors to create a…Click on the title for more

NAMM and Delicious Audio Introduce Quiet(er) NAMM Zone

New Pedal: MAS Effects Expanse Harmonic Tremolo + Reverb/Delay

The MAS Effects Expanse is the most ambitious release to date by this one-man builder based in Lockport, IL. It's a very tweakable, harmonic tremolo with an added ambient reverb/delay. This is a pedal that's not immediately intuitive but that will satisfy creative guitarists for its wide sonic palette. It's…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MAS Effects Expanse Harmonic Tremolo + Reverb/Delay

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

The SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII is a take on the Fuzz Face using silicon BC183 transistors, which are considered to be less scooped and muddy than germanium transistors, but not quite as harsh and jagged as other silicon options. It also includes a bias control which can vary…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

The Wampler Pantheon is an overdrive voiced after the ultra-transparent vintage Marshall Blues Breaker with a series of tone sculpting and cab-matching features that allow optimization for any amp or ear, including Bass/Treble knobs, a presence control, a 3-way Gain Level switch and a 3-position Overdrive Voice switch lets you…Click on the title for more

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

JHS Screamer 3 Series

The JHS Screamer 3 Series is the latest addition to the Kansas City-based company line of $99, 3-knob + 1 toggle stompboxes. In case you are still left to wonder, YES, it's a Tube Screamer-inspired overdrive. The idea behind the JHS 3 Series, now comprising a total of 11 different…Click on the title for more

JHS Screamer 3 Series