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The Glowfly Retroflect LoFi Tape Sim is a fun looking pedal that recreates analog cassette tape sounds, lofi textures and analog artifacts, with a Saturation knob delivering tape-style soft clipping on the high-frequencies, and a pitch modulation that's controlled directly by the input volume.... Click on the title for more
The Canadian folks at Tubesteader don't mess around with the build of their pedals, maybe also because they like to fit them with rather fragile tubes to deliver the best possible tone. The Sunkeeper, a dual-channel preamp/overdrive recreating the sound of the Orange amps, is the third stompbox in the company's roster, and the second one to feature not one but two 12AX7 vacuum tubes.... Click on the title for more
Sometimes the resurfacing of a specific chip previously unavailable inspires pedal builders to release new stompboxes. In the case of the Pigtronix Emanator, it's an analog delay based on legendary high-voltage MN3005 BBD chips that were out of production since the mid-'80s.... Click on the title for more
The Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay is a pedal built by hand by a family run business based in Gloucestershire, England, with all processes and manufacturing assembly done within a 30-mile radius in Gloucestershire, with the aim to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible.... Click on the title for more
It's always interesting to look back at what happened in the recent past to take stock of the state of the "pedalverse," and that's exactly what this monthly appointment focused on new releases is here for.... Click on the title for more
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Croatian pedal builder Polarbear Effects sure likes to mix things up a little. The two stompboxes on the company's roster are very creative devices wisely blending several circuits, with the goal of creating very musical and unique effects. Enter the new Drowner, a fuzz/bitcrusher/reverb.... Click on the title for more
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