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Stoy Fuzzmaster Fuzz

Stoy Sound is an emerging Danish pedal builder that, in early 2022, unveiled a line comprising 9 different pedals. The Fuzzmaster is a hybrid take on the Muff-style fuzz, with mods to increase versatility.... Click on the title for more

Stoy Fuzzmaster Fuzz

JPTR FX Jive Reel Saturator

Here's a video by Living Room Gear Demos of a pedal by a German company we weren't aware of, focused on creating noisy and edgy stompboxes.... Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Jive Reel Saturator

Zander Templo Stereo Multi-Reverb

Alex Millar at Zander Circuitry is one of the few really boutique builders releasing full-fledged multi-mode pedals in this day and age, and the Templo is his take on the fully stereo multiverb workstation.... Click on the title for more

Zander Templo Stereo Multi-Reverb

IK Multimedia X-Vibe Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

IK Multimedia, a multifaceted builder of tools for musicians, unveiled four new, multi-mode pedals powered by the algorithms of their popular audio plugin Amplitube. This post will take a closer look at the modulation pedal in this line, called X-Vibe.... Click on the title for more

IK Multimedia X-Vibe Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

Bardic Audio Devices HM Demon

The BOSS HM-2 is a cornerstone (or rather a cornerTONE!) high-gain distortion for many guitarists into metal, but it's not without its weaknesses - at least according to some! The Bardic Audio Devices HM Demon is a distortion pedal that offers an improved version of this classic circuit.... Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Devices HM Demon

Modal Effects Disruption Modular Pedal

Even though guitar pedals are, in their classic format, already a modular concept, more than one company has flirted with the idea of creating a modular pedal that can host several interchangeable effects.... Click on the title for more

Modal Effects Disruption Modular Pedal

Spruce Effects Yosemite Real Spring Reverb + Overdrive

Those determined to get an "Analog" spring reverb will realize, at some point, that the format requires more space than any other analog pedal - unless they are happy with a weird, vaguely reverb-like BBD-based effect. This is due to the fact that the only way to produce a good-sounding reverb without resorting to digital technology is by using an actual spring inside the pedal's case. That's how the Spruce Effects Yosemite works - but that's not all it does.... Click on the title for more

Spruce Effects Yosemite Real Spring Reverb + Overdrive

KMA Machines Chief Disruptor Fuzz

German pedal makers KMA Machines have increasingly been gravitating towards uber-tweakable devices (with a soft spot for toggle switches), and the Chief Disruptor (sold direct by Thomann) is their take on the uber-flexible, do-it-all Muff-style fuzz.... Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Chief Disruptor Fuzz

Maestro Fuzz Tone FZ-M

Among the new Maestro line reintroducing to the world the tones of the vintage Gibson pedals from the early '60s, the FZ-M fuzz is by far the one destined to arouse more curiosity, since it's inspired by the Maestro FZ-1, which was famously used by the Rolling Stones on the guitar riff for Satisfaction.... Click on the title for more

Maestro Fuzz Tone FZ-M

Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation

The Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation is a multimode pedal of "anything Germanium" delivering voicings of fuzzes and boosters inspired by classic pedals.... Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation

Universal Audio UAFX Astra Modulation Machine

The Universal Audio UAFX Astra Modulation Machine is part of the 3-pedal series launching the pro audio company into the stompbox-sphere.... Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Astra Modulation Machine

Weehbo Tackleberry JFET Preamp

Originally designed for use with bass guitars and amps, the Weehbo Tackleberry is a Class-A JFET preamp that sounds great also on six strings.... Click on the title for more

Weehbo Tackleberry JFET Preamp