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New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Jeff V2 Fuzz

With its five knobs and two toggle switches, the Whimsy Machines Jeff is a Muff-inspired fuzz for the tweaking-inclined - although this new version develops the circuit in directions unknown to any of the original Big Muffs.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Jeff V2 Fuzz

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

The Demedash T-120 is a quirky tape-style echo that, instead of using a revered vintage machine as a reference for its voicing, recreates the lo-fi sound of VHS tapes.... Click on the title for more

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

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.... 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.... Click on the title for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Buzzaround Fuzz

PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

Those who miss the Electro-Harmonix 1970s 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.... Click on the title for more

PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

The 5 Best Reverse Reverb Pedals in 2023

If you are a guitarist into ambient or shoegaze music you may be very susceptible to the charm of effects based around sounds 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.... Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Best New Pedals Released in May 2022

As far as new pedal releases in concerned, May 2022 was a pretty darn awesome month - finally!... Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals Released in May 2022

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

The Flamma FC03 is the first pedal in mini format, offering 3 delay flavors at just about $40. We added the FC03 to our list of Best Mini Delay Pedals. Hear how it sounds in the video below.... 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?... 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.... 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 the voltage going to your pedal a la Eric Johnson, whose signature sound came from running his Fuzz Face off a partially-drained 9-volt battery.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII