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Horrothia Berkeley Uni-Vibe

After dropping pictures and videos of it in advance, British pedal builder Horrothia is finally shipping their Uni-Vibe clone, the Berkeley.... Click on the title for more

Horrothia Berkeley Uni-Vibe

Tubesteader Magnezium Dual Tube Preamp

Voiced after the legendary Magnatone Super 59 M80, the Tubesteader Magnezium is the latest dirt box by a Montreal-based small builder who specializes in gain pedals with real tubes in them.... Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Magnezium Dual Tube Preamp

New Pedal: Daredevil Aces Hybrid Amp

The Daredevil Aces Hybrid Amp is a pedal for those who like things simple: it's a two gain stages preamp with just one knob and one on/off footswitch.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Daredevil Aces Hybrid Amp

Empress Effects Compressor MKII

A significant update to their 2010 Compressor, this MkII is the result of a direct interaction of the Canadian company Empress Effects with its users and their requests.... Click on the title for more

Empress Effects Compressor MKII

Old Blood Noise Float Dual Filter

A dual filter pedal packed with creative features, the Old Blood Noise Float is a breath of fresh air in an effect niche that too often only caters to funk guitarists.... Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Float Dual Filter

AMI Effects Rough Cast Boost

The AMI Effects Rough Cast is a (great-looking) boost pedal hailing from France that does both clean and colored in a rather unique way.... Click on the title for more

AMI Effects Rough Cast Boost

Mask Audio Electronics NO Fuzz

The sonic answer to its sibling YES (a dynamic yet gnarly gated fuzz), the Mask Audio Electronics NO is a chaotic fuzz based on a circuit using cascaded octave generators. Both pedals are handmade in small batches.... Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronics NO Fuzz

Pedal Update: Dunn Effects Pvrifier V2 LoFi Filter Drive

The Dunn Effects Pvrifier is a take on the circuit of the Ibanez LF7, a lo-fi analog filter overdrive pedal that has recently found a niche of fans among the stompbox collectors.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Dunn Effects Pvrifier V2 LoFi Filter Drive

Sonicake Sonic Ambience Delay + Reverb

The Sonicake Sonic Ambience is an affordable mini delay+reverb pedal with tap tempo and four modes per effect offering repeats up to 2 seconds.... Click on the title for more

Sonicake Sonic Ambience Delay + Reverb

New Pedal: Flamma FC17 Analog Delay

The Flamma FC17 Analog Delay fills a space that had remained empty in the pedal roster of this young Chinese builder: the one of a BBD based analog delay.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Flamma FC17 Analog Delay

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

Brazil via Los Angeles pedal builder Beetronics surely had a buzzworthy NAMM 2019 show.... Click on the title for more

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

MXR Deep Phase M279

Any pedal connoisseur will instantly link an orange MXR pedal with the company's renown Phase 90, the pedal that pretty much defined the sound of phaser since its release in 1974. The company's new phaser, the MXR Deep Phase, is also orange, but represents another take on phaser, in all likelihood inspired by the sound of a competing line: the Small Stone ones by Electro-Harmonix.... Click on the title for more

MXR Deep Phase M279