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Stone Deaf FX Warp Drive

Since its inception in 2010, Manchester, UK based Stone Deaf FX has been able to stand out from the pack of new stompbox manufacturers by offering effects at once quirky looking, edgy sounding and overall inspiring. That this company belongs to the "forward-thinking" segment of the pedal manufacturing field is clearly stated…Click on the title for more

Stone Deaf FX Warp Drive

ELM Effects Sky Bridge Drive + Boost

Designed by pedal videographer Eric Merrow as an all-in-one gain solution for any pedalboard, the ELM Effects Sky Bridge (initially presented under the Lefty Guitars Daily The Cannon moniker) is multi-gain stage overdrive featuring an extra boost with separate footswitch and controls. The amount of boost can be controlled through…Click on the title for more

ELM Effects Sky Bridge Drive + Boost

Kasleder FX Toxic Twins Dual Tweakable Overdrive

Those among our readers who enjoy highly configurable gain pedals should take a look at the Kasleder FX Toxic Twins, a dual overdrive from Hungary with two sets of internal DIP switches to fine-tune clipping and bass response. The Kasleder is based on an original circuit utilizing a combination of…Click on the title for more

Kasleder FX Toxic Twins Dual Tweakable Overdrive

Expandora Squared Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz

The original Expandora pedal was a round, sonically multifaceted dirt box released in the mid-'90s by Japanese builder Bixonic. It's now being reissued and relaunched by a New Jersey-based company that's also offering a "squared" version of it, hosted in a compact orange enclosure. Although the original wasn't particularly successful,…Click on the title for more

Expandora Squared Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

If "Tube Screamer-inspired" overdrive is a soundbite that instantly turns you off, even just the looks of the Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive should make you reconsider your first instincts. A quick glance at the manufacturer's description of the pedal will likely trigger intrigue: King Spark is a highly modified…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

Caline Easy Driver Distortion + Graphic EQ

Tone connoisseurs know how powerful the combination of a drive followed (or preceded) by a graphic EQ is, and Chinese builder Caline had the good idea of offering a dual pedal that hosts both circuits in a single case: the Easy Driver Distortion EQ. This is a Mesa-style distortion with…Click on the title for more

Caline Easy Driver Distortion + Graphic EQ

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Digital Reverb

This blog was among the first pedal news outlets to announce that Dr. Scientist was about the launch a new digital reverb, and this week the Canadian builder did exactly that with The Atmosphere. Ryan at 60 Cycle Hum was the first videographer able to put his hands (or rather,…Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Digital Reverb

Wren and Cuff Blue Caprid Muff

Vintage Muff replicas are something particularly inspiring for pedal builder, but Wren and Cuff has developed a particularly good reputation in this very specific niche. Their recently reissued Caprid (the one with red signs, first in production between 2012 and 2017) is an uber-authentic recreation of the highly sought after…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Blue Caprid Muff

Cornerstone Gladio SC

The original Cornestone Gladio, a two-channel Dumble-Style overdrive pedal that quite literally took the electric guitar community by storm in 2020, placed in the top 10 of the most searched pedals in our blog. The Italian company started 2021 by unveiling a single channel version of that same pedal, the…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Gladio SC

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz

Fender's The Trapper is a modern, flexible dual fuzz with an octave-up switch. The two channels can be alternated by pressing the Select footswitch. The first fuzz has a softer voice and the optional octave-up, while the second one is grittier-sounding and features an interactive automatic noise gate. Tone and…Click on the title for more

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz

Fromel Seraph Deluxe Stereo Chorus

You may have gathered by now that here at Delicious Audio we prefer creative pedals over all other pedals. Digging through some old YouTube content we found the Reverb.com video below and were happy to stumble upon the Fromel Seraph Deluxe, a stereo chorus that was missing from our article…Click on the title for more

Fromel Seraph Deluxe Stereo Chorus

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

We spotted the Westminster Effects Augsburg at our Summer NAMM 2021 booth and it's now shipping. Built on the same concept as the company's recent Geneva Amp Sim, the Augsburg is a version of that pedal with a different character, since it recreates the sound of a Fender Silverface and…Click on the title for more

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim