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Berry Pedals Bad Vibes

The Berry Pedals Bad Vibes is a hand-made Uni-Vibe clone featuring a small but noteworthy mod: you can switch from Vibrato to Chorus by stomping on the right footswitch (the original featured a push button).... Click on the title for more

Berry Pedals Bad Vibes

New Pedal: Eastwood BB-03 Blue Vibe

One-sixth of a new line of pedals unveiled in early 2022 by the established guitar builder, the Eastwood Black Box BB-03 Blue Vibe is a 3-knob take on Jimi Hendrix's favorite modulation effect.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Eastwood BB-03 Blue Vibe

Joyo Dark Flame R-17 Distortion

Metal guitarists in search for something new should take a look at the new Joyo Dark Flame, a high-gain distortion that doesn't break the bank (it's only $59!) featuring a 3-knob EQ and three different voicings (Stock, Bright and Dark).... Click on the title for more

Joyo Dark Flame R-17 Distortion

Hagerman Reactivator Tube Overdrive

Hagerman is a small American boutique pedal builder dedicated to manufacturing amps and pedals, and the Reactivator belongs to a series of stompboxes featuring an actual tube in the circuit - in this case, a 12AU7.... Click on the title for more

Hagerman Reactivator Tube Overdrive

7 New Must-Have Pedals in 2022

We got our talented friend Devon Blue Whitaker to shoot this glorious pedal video inspired by our Best Pedal of 2021 article, please check it out, there will be more like it soon!... Click on the title for more

7 New Must-Have Pedals in 2022

Death By Audio Germanium Filter

The Germanium Filter, by our friends at Death By Audio, is uncharacteristically low on controls, but as noisy a pedal as the NYC company has gotten us used to.... Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Germanium Filter

JCA Texas Flood Boost/Overdrive

The JCA Texas Flood is a high-quality boost pedal hand-made in Germany that encapsulates the sound of Stevie Ray Vaughan - or, as some say, it's an "SRV in a box."... Click on the title for more

JCA Texas Flood Boost/Overdrive

Walrus Audio Fathom Reverb

On the heels of the successful release of the Arp 87 Delay, Walrus Audio just unveiled the Fathom, a multi-function reverb + modulation built on the same form factor.... Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fathom Reverb

Wonderful Audio Apex Distortion

The Wonderful Audio Apex is a distortion pedal that started as a Rat-based circuit and ended up becoming its own (still ratty) thing.... Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Apex Distortion

Tone Cloud Tone Snifter Fuzz

Hailing from Australia, the Tone Cloud Tone Snifter is inspired by the VOX Tone Bender fuzz, the Italian version of the circuit with a distinctly different sound from the more popular British version. But it's a lot more than that... Click on the title for more

Tone Cloud Tone Snifter Fuzz

Glowfly Retroflect LoFi Tape Sim

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

Glowfly Retroflect LoFi Tape Sim

Tubesteader Sunkeeper Preamp

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

Tubesteader Sunkeeper Preamp