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Retroactive Pedals Diving Bell Delay

The Diving Bell by Nashville's Retroactive Pedals is a compact delay pedal optimized for psychedelic use, which is why it made our list of the Best Psychedelic Delay Pedals, but can also deliver a more classic and commonly adopted slapback effect. Unlike other creative echos, this is not a complicated…Click on the title for more

Retroactive Pedals Diving Bell Delay

TC Electronic MojoMojo Paul Gilbert Edition

known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr. Big and voted number 4 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time", Paul Gilbert has long been a fan of TC Electronic's affordable MojoMojo overdrive. The Danish builder took the…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic MojoMojo Paul Gilbert Edition

MixCon 2021 is On: FREE Mixing Masterclasses Online, Starting July 7th

MixCon 2021 is FREE | FULL SCHEDULE HERE Organized by Delicious Audio and pro audio blog SonicScoop, MixCon is the world’s only convention that’s all about music mixing, featuring videos from past shows have been seen millions of times all over the world. This year, we’re bringing you free mixing…Click on the title for more

MixCon 2021 is On: FREE Mixing Masterclasses Online, Starting July 7th

Fuzzlord Effects FET120 Overdrive

The FET120 overdrive is one of the most popular pedals of Fuzzlord Effects, a company laser-focused on creating pedals for Doom and Stoner Metal players. As hinted in the name, this is a pedal that reproduces, using FET technology, the classic tone of vintage 120 Watt amps of the '70s…Click on the title for more

Fuzzlord Effects FET120 Overdrive

Animals Pedal Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster

Japanese company Animals Pedal continues the collaboration with US boutique dirt-box masters Wren and Cuff with the release of a simple boost pedal with a long name: Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster. This is the third collaborative pedal of the two companies. The pedal is said to thicken the natural tone…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster

KMA Machines Tyler Deluxe

The KMA Machines Tyler isn't really an effects pedal. Rather, a device designed to bring new life to the pedals you already have by splitting the signal into two parallel loops that let you make separate chains for your high and low frequencies. The new Deluxe version takes things to…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Tyler Deluxe

Catalinbread Dreamcoat/Skewer Box Set

Stompbox collectors lately have increasingly become the object of attention of pedal builders, who realized that releasing special, limited-edition versions of existing models represents an easy way to integrate their income in between original new releases. But a special edition doesn't necessarily have to involve already released circuits... Catalinbread's Dreamcoat/Skewer…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Dreamcoat/Skewer Box Set

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Mark II Amp & Cab Simulator

With the Ampli-Firebox, the New Jersey-based folks at Atomic and Studio Devil were the first ones to release a high-end amp and cab modeler in stompbox format - followed suit by a series of bigger names in the pedal world. The new Mark II improves on the original device, which…Click on the title for more

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Mark II Amp & Cab Simulator

Ground Control Audio Tsukuyomi Midrange Booster

Montreal's Ground Control Audio just unveiled a midrange booster called Tsukuyomi, a variation on their Amaterasu preamp circuit featuring a jfet frontend and a 20dB gain amplifier stage. Flipping the toggle switch gives you en extra boost in the 880Hz-1kHz range with an additional 12dB of signal gain. Tone advice from the…Click on the title for more

Ground Control Audio Tsukuyomi Midrange Booster

VS Audio Aftermath Distortion

The VS Audio Aftermath is a distortion pedal with a separate boost footswitch voiced after the sound of tube amps. It can deliver a wide range of tones, from smooth overdrive to massive distortion crunch, with dynamic touch-sensitive frequency response. The independent clean Boost has up to +12dBs to get…Click on the title for more

VS Audio Aftermath Distortion

GFI System Specular Tempus

Based in Indonesia, GFI System manufactures some rather impressive pedals, and has built a solid reputation for its time-based effects. Their Specular Tempus is an expanded, more powerful version of their very well received Specular Reverb, with a more ambient angle. In a horizontal case slightly bigger than a Boss…Click on the title for more

GFI System Specular Tempus

Thorpy FX Fallout Cloud Fuzz V2

The Thorpy FX Fallout Cloud Fuzz V2 is a fuzz inspired by the EHX Triangle Muff from the '70s, with an added EQ esection providing Treble and Bass. By adjusting the voiced EQ you can achieve "fuzz tones from silky smooth through to doom-laden whilst maintain the ability to cut…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX Fallout Cloud Fuzz V2