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Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

After an initial limited batch sold directly through the manufacturer, The Source Audio Ultrawave is now widely available through all the shops that carry the Boston company's pedals. We also learned that there is a bass version of it. This is a multi-mode, multi-band distortion pedal presented as a "Stereo…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Eventide hadn't released a single function pedal in a while, focusing all their energy in the last few years in the development and expansion of the H9, a very innovative and powerful digital stompbox that gathered - in one small device - all the digital goods of their previous effects…Click on the title for more

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Modulation/Delay/Reverb

Multi-FX racks went out style a long time ago, but the idea of having one device deal with more than one effect has gained momentum in the last few years, the more compact, the better. The Crazy Tube Circuits SIDEKICK is a take on this concept, which incorporates - in…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Modulation/Delay/Reverb

New Pedal: Vanilla Sundae Rocky Road iSCREAM Drive

Hand made in Boise, Idaho, using the highest quality components, the Vanilla Sundae Rocky Road iSCREAM is an overdrive voiced after the classic, early drives of the '70s and '80s without being a clone of any one in particular. Based on a dual op-amp circuit, it features a mid bump…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Vanilla Sundae Rocky Road iSCREAM Drive

Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive

One-sixth of a new line of pedals unveiled in early 2022 by the established guitar builder, the Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive is a simple 3-knob take on the Tube Screamer overdrive circuit. Compared to the original, the Manalishi drive has a wider gain range, easily getting into distortion territory at high…Click on the title for more

Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive

New Pedal: Wren and Cuff Garbage Face Jr

J Mascis is a genius multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter who, at his creative peak in the late '80s and early '90s, inspired a generation of young slackers with a couple of unforgettable noise-pop records under the Dinosaur Jr. moniker. The distorted guitar tone he came up with in tracks like Feel the Pain…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wren and Cuff Garbage Face Jr

Old Blood Noise Procession V2 Modulated Reverb

Old Blood Noise is one of the new guitar pedal manufacturers that emerged in the second decade of the new millennium with some really interesting design ideas. Their take on creative reverb, aptly titled the ‘Procession’ offers some sounds that come straight out of outer space. This is not your…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Procession V2 Modulated Reverb

Greer Amps Sure Shot Clipping Boost

Boost pedals are, to the creative guitarist, the most boring pedal effect there is. Problem is, those guys don't understand subtleties. But the new Greer Amps Sure Shot - the first pedal by the Athens-based company in mini format - is a one-knob boost pedal that's not even that subtle…Click on the title for more

Greer Amps Sure Shot Clipping Boost

New Pedal: Vaderin Laser 1 Fuzz

The Vaderin Laser 1 is an uncompromising frequency multiplier fuzz that, to mention the Philly-based builder, "saturates your signal in wild overtones, vicious upper harmonic clang, and an often synth-like cacophony of frequencies." These apocalyptic effects are generated by a circuit that randomly folds the signal in an attempt to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Vaderin Laser 1 Fuzz

Electrofoods Ultd. + Dirge Electronics RBMK

For those born too late to know or remember, RBMK was the name of the (lovely) model of nuclear reactor that melted in Chernobyl that day in 1986. If you wanted to find just a word to described it, probably "unstable" would be it. Electrofoods Ultd.'s RBMK is a boost/overdrive/distortion…Click on the title for more

Electrofoods Ultd. + Dirge Electronics RBMK

VS Audio Alchemy MkII Stereo Analog Chorus

The VS Audio Alchemy MkII is a gorgeous-looking, mono in/stereo out BBD analog chorus based on the re-issued version of the MN3207 delay chip. It offers six different presets and a delay control that sets the center delay time for the modulation. Each knob is controlled by a small microprocessor…Click on the title for more

VS Audio Alchemy MkII Stereo Analog Chorus

GOAT Analog Distortion Generator

The GOAT Analog Distortion Generator is a stompbox that will intrigue those who love vintage circuits with an interesting story. It's a pedal that recreates the Rockman Distortion Generator, a rack-mounted effects from the '90s designed by Boston's guitarist Tom Sholz, and a parent of the somewhat legendary Rockman, a…Click on the title for more

GOAT Analog Distortion Generator