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PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

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

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

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

MAS Effects Expanse 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

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

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

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 choose between hard and soft clipping or a mix of both. The Dual Pantheon Deluxe doubles down on the original, including stereo and MIDI I/O and some other useful features.... 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.... Click on the title for more

JHS Screamer 3 Series

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.... Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Eventide hasn'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 stompbox that gathered - in one small device - all the digital goods of their stompbox series.... Click on the title for more

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay