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New Pedal: Pigtronix Emanator Analog Delay

Pigtronix Emanator 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

New Pedal: Pigtronix Emanator Analog Delay

Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay

Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay 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

Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay

Best New Pedals of 2022 | April Edition

Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

The Polarbear Effects Ascender is the newly released delay twin of the Croatian company's Drowner, hence a creative fuzz/bitcrusher/delay multi-effect guitar pedal. These two siblings look a helluva lot like each other.... Click on the title for more

Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

Polarbear Effects Drowner Fuzz/Bitcrusher/Reverb

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

Polarbear Effects Drowner Fuzz/Bitcrusher/Reverb

New Pedal: Limetone Audio Jackal High Gain Drive

Limetone Audio Jackal The Limetone Audio Jackal is a high gain drive based on an original four-stage FET design somewhat inspired by the sound of a Bogner amp.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Limetone Audio Jackal High Gain Drive

JHS 3 Series Reverb

The JHS 3 Series Reverb is a versatile, three-knob pedal with EQ and Decay knob, and a toggle switch to add pre-delay to give more definition to your notes' attack. It can deliver reflections ranging from small room to nearly endless washes of ambiance.... Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Reverb

Pedal Update: Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII

Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII An original design, the Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII is an unusual take on the lo-fi, modulated echo by a manufacturer who has demonstrated a special and consistent interest in creative and quirky circuits.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII

JET Pedals Mr Jax Overdrive Chris Rocha Signature

JET Pedals Mr Jax The JET Pedals Mr Jax is a Chris Rocha signature high-gain overdrive with a wider than usual tonal range, in particular for a three-knob dirt box.... Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Mr Jax Overdrive Chris Rocha Signature

New Pedal: Land + Vongon Onset Auto Volume Swell

Land + Vongon Onset Auto Volume Swell More often than not, simple ideas are the best ones. The Onset, a collaboration between Vongon and Land Devices is a streamlined device with just two faders that does automatically what guitarists normally do using a volume pedal: the volume swell effect.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Land + Vongon Onset Auto Volume Swell

Hungry Robot Wardenclyffe Deluxe

The Hungry Robot Wanderclyffe Deluxe is an expanded version of the original lo-fi modulation/ambiance effect, one of the most popular by the North Carolina manufacturer.... Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot Wardenclyffe Deluxe

Now Shipping: Westminster Spurgeon V2 Reverb

Westminster Spurgeon Reverb V2 South Carolina's boutique builder Westminster Effects unveiled a new version of their flexible digital reverb with modulation, the Spurgeon.... Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Westminster Spurgeon V2 Reverb