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Hilbish T-Fuzz 2-Mode Octave Fuzz

Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Hilbish Designs is a builder of amps, preamps, and very colorful guitar pedals with a knack for dirt boxes. Their T-Fuzz is a simple, two-knob and two-mode octave fuzz pedal delivering a range of tones from classic (red mode) to sputtery (green mode). It just received…Click on the title for more

Hilbish T-Fuzz 2-Mode Octave Fuzz

Greenhouse Effects Logos Creative Chorus

You'll be hard-pressed to find a company as imaginative than Roy Zichri's Greenhouse Effects. In the early aughts, the Israeli pedal engineer first built a reputation as a PCB designer, collaborating with companies such as JHS Pedals and Darkglass Electronics. When the time felt right in 2010 he then started…Click on the title for more

Greenhouse Effects Logos Creative Chorus

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Chinese digital instrument manufacturer NU-X enters the crowded "Klone" arena with the mini-pedal Horseman Overdrive, as far as we know the 3rd mini-klone on the market after Wampler's Tumnus and the MXR Sugar Drive - but a lot more affordable than either. They showcased this pedal at NAMM 2019 and…Click on the title for more

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

Guitarists into Black Sabbath should take note of this limited edition version of the Catalinbread | Sabbra Cadabra, an overdrive pedal that simulates the tone of that band's lead guitarist Tony Iommy. The Sweetwater exclusive features a beautiful illustration that's at once satanic and sexy, inspired by Black Sabbath's 1973…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flanger

This pedal is included in our Best Pedals for Synth with CV In article (modulation list). --- Montreal's own SolidGoldFX has just released a new, multi-mode, multi-LFO, tap tempo and CV-enabled flanger pedal called Oblivion, which features a fair amount of knobs and toggle switches compared to your average flanger,…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flanger

Hamstead MKII Signature Analogue Tremolo

Based in Cambridgeshire, England, Hamstead Soundworks prides itself for its fresh approach to amp and pedal engineering, developed throughout the years by owner Peter Hamstead, who, among other things, designed audio switching systems for Sony Center and implemented non-destructive testing equipment for the supersonic airliner, Concorde. The MkII Signature Tremolo…Click on the title for more

Hamstead MKII Signature Analogue Tremolo

ChiralityAudio Black Swan Modern Fuzz

ChiralityAudio is an Italian company founded by two musical brothers who also run a recording studio, and who already have three pedals in their roster - and some interesting ones at that! The Black Swan (or blackswan) is a simple one-knob high gain distorion/fuzz with plenty of gain to boot.…Click on the title for more

ChiralityAudio Black Swan Modern Fuzz

Anasounds TREMOLO Optical Tremolo

The Anasounds | TREMOLO (previously known as "Sliver") is an optical tremolo with sinus, triangle and square LFO options that can also be purchased in a DIY kit. It's a pedal that looks simple, but that's actually packed with functions. It features all the classic controls you'll expect in a tremolo…Click on the title for more

Anasounds TREMOLO Optical Tremolo

Win pedals by Gamechanger and NativeAudio and a PSU by Voodoo Lab

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Win pedals by Gamechanger and NativeAudio and a PSU by Voodoo Lab

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

The concentration of pedal (and synth!) builders in the Portland, OR area is truly astounding - we witnessed that passion last year at our super-packed PDX Pedal and Synth Expo, a last hurray before the crowdless COVID days. Today we discover a new builder from that city, Brooks Blackhawk, which…Click on the title for more

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

Spiral Electric FX Allora High-Gain Darlington Fuzz

At a boutique level, building a pedal that ends up becoming a staple on many guitarists' pedalboards is (obviously) a great achievement for any builder, but comes with its drawbacks: almost every admirer will feel compelled to let the manufacturer know what would make it even better for them. This…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX Allora High-Gain Darlington Fuzz

Cooper FX Generation Loss V2

Cooper FX is a pedal that focuses on quirky and textural pedal designs that - we may add - are constantly sold out and rather pricey when you find them. The Cooper FX Generation Loss is presented as a simulator of cheap tape machines, i.e. a lo-fi "character adder" for…Click on the title for more

Cooper FX Generation Loss V2