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New Pedal: Silktone Expander Preamp Fuzz

Silktone Expander The Silktone Expander reimagines the classic dirt pedal as a dynamic tone-enhancing engine. Far from a one-trick distortion, it functions as an "always-on" harmonic foundation, thickening your core sound with rich texture and amp-like responsiveness before you even engage a drive channel.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Silktone Expander Preamp Fuzz

Fish Circuit Echo Limiteur

Fish Circuit Echo Limiteur Hand-made in Montreal (the lovely city we call home), the Fish Circuits Echo Limiteur is a distinctive hybrid delay that merges analog warmth (via an MN3005 chip) with digital extension (PT2399) for delay times up to 1750ms. Its defining feature is a dynamic limiter circuit, offering unprecedented control over feedback behavior—allowing everything from self-regulating infinite repeats to rhythmically resetting echoes.... Click on the title for more

Fish Circuit Echo Limiteur

Crazy Tube Circuits Venus Overdrive

At NAMM 2025, Greek pedal brand Crazy Tube Circuits introduced the Venus overdrive, a real tube overdrive inspired by all the pedal and rack versions of the Butler Tube Driver.... Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Venus Overdrive

EarthQuaker Barrows Fuzz Attacker

 EarthQuaker Barrows Fuzz Attacker If you’ve ever chased that raw, singing, mid-heavy fuzz tone that defined everything from ’60s rock rebellion to ’80s shoegaze walls-of-sound, meet your new foundation: the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows. This isn’t just another fuzz—it’s a faithful and modernized recreation of the legendary Tone Bender MkII circuit, built with three carefully matched germanium transistors for that authentic, dynamic response.... Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Barrows Fuzz Attacker

BOSS OD-3 Overdrive

BOSS OD-3 The BOSS OD-3 is the third generation of the revered OD-1, but with more controls. It sounds like a refined version of the Ibanez Tube Screamer, which was built to compete with the OD-1 and was close to being an OD-1 clone with an added mid-bump.... Click on the title for more

BOSS OD-3 Overdrive

New Pedal: LPD Supernode Dual Overdrive

LPD Supernode

The LPD Supernode Dual Overdrive is a versatile dual overdrive pedal that combines two classic analog circuits in a single, highly configurable unit. On the right, you'll find a refined take on the iconic ODR circuit, complete with a post-clipping Bass control and an internal trimmer for low-end saturation. The left side delivers a simplified yet potent version of the Seventy4 Deluxe's Green channel, capturing the punch and growl of a '70s-era amp.

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New Pedal: LPD Supernode Dual Overdrive

Origin RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

The folks at Origin Effects say it took them several years of research and development to finalize the RevivalDRIVE, and looking at this beast we can certainly see why!... Click on the title for more

Origin RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

Updated Pedal: Diamond Memory Lane V2 Delay

Diamond Pedals Memory Lane V2 The original - and now vintage - Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay went down in history as the first (analog) delay with tap tempo, but the unit received plenty of great feedback for its sound too. It was a big pedal and based on a chip that went out of production, which forced a premature retirement.... Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Diamond Memory Lane V2 Delay

New Pedal: PastFX Gallstone Phaser

PastFX Gallstone Phaser

The original Electro-Harmonix Small Stone V2 is a legendary phaser, revered for its lush, swooshing character. The Gallstone phaser is a faithful recreation of that classic circuit, loaded with modern enhancements that expand its palette while honoring the original's sound.

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New Pedal: PastFX Gallstone Phaser

Fjord Fuzz Thor Fuzz

Fjord Fuzz Thor Fjord Fuzz unleashes THOR, a deliberately wild and unapologetic fuzz pedal built for experimentalists. Conceived years ago but deemed too untamed for its time, THOR arrives as a storm of glitchy, gated, and bass-heavy textures designed to shatter musical predictability.... Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz Thor Fuzz

New Pedal: OPFXS Dig Deep Sub Octave Mk3

OPFXS Dig Deep Sub Octave Mk3 OPFXS has established itself as a brand dedicated to creating highly functional and technologically sophisticated effects for modern musicians. The Dig Deep MK3 is a testament to this focus, packing a studio's worth of control into a single stompbox.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: OPFXS Dig Deep Sub Octave Mk3

Friedman IR-J Dual Tube Preamp (Jake E Lee Signature)

Friedman IR-J Dual Tube Preamp The Friedman IR-J is the third comer in the "IR" pedal tube preamp series recently launched by the US brand. The manufacturer is keen to stress that the two 12AX7 tubes inside the pedal aren't there just to "warm up" a digital or solid-state circuit, but are the beating heart of these devices' preamp circuit.... Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-J Dual Tube Preamp (Jake E Lee Signature)