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Mooer R7 Multiverb

[caption id="attachment_178729" align="aligncenter" width="512"] https://www.thomann.de/intl/search_dir.html?offid=1&affid=563&sw=mooer+R7+Reverb[/caption] The Mooer R7 was announced a few months after the D7 delay and the A7 Ambient reverb and belongs to the same New Micro Series' format that - remarkably - gives the player 7 modes and 7 presets in one tiny enclosure, with five knobs to control it all (including pre-delay) and a trail on/off option.... Click on the title for more

Mooer R7 Multiverb

Wilson Effects Fuzz MKIII

Wilson Effects Fuzz MKIII Indiana's Wilson Effects have been revamping their pedal line in 2021, and the Fuzz Mk III is their improved version of the classic Tone Bender evolution.... Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects Fuzz MKIII

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

The Lion and the Lamb by Kansas City's Jet Pedals are two analog gain pedals with different voices but similar functionality - including presets and Midi compatibility. They pack a lot more functions than meets the eye, with three selectable distortion circuits and an extra boost.... Click on the title for more

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

JHS 3 Series Phaser

Inspired by the classic phaser circuits of the 1970s, the JHS Pedals 3-Series Phaser is a simple compact mono pedal capable of delivering all the standard phase tones you would expect, and more thanks to the Blend control and Feedback toggle switch, opening up a wider range of tones.... Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Phaser

Mastro Valvola OFF1 – Octave Fuzz Filter

Italian pedal maestro Mastro Valvola has gotten us used to some very elegant and flexible devices, and the OFF1, an octave fuzz with filter, sits neatly within this tradition. Intriguingly, this fully analog pedal can deliver both octave up and down, which is quite unique for a fuzz.... Click on the title for more

Mastro Valvola OFF1 – Octave Fuzz Filter

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

FTelettronica Envelope Follower/Triggered Filter

The FTelettronica Envelope Follower/Triggered Filter is a faithful, affordable, made in Italy recreation of the Lovetone Meatball, a beast of a filter pedal selling for well over $1,500.... Click on the title for more

FTelettronica Envelope Follower/Triggered Filter

Interchange Noise Works On Air

Interchange Noise Works On Air Based out of Nashville, TN, Interchange Noise Works (previously known as Runaway Audio) is a boutique pedal builder currently run by students. Their flagship pedal, the On Air, is a tweakable fuzz with an added boost circuit featuring its own footswitch.... Click on the title for more

Interchange Noise Works On Air

Cascade Harmonic Energizer

Recently highlighted by the JHS Show, the Interchange Noises On Air is the second clone of the Harmonic Energizer filter/drive/fuzz we stumble upon in a few months, although, to be perfectly honest, the other one (the TWA Triskelion), is more than just a clone.... Click on the title for more

Cascade Harmonic Energizer

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Greece is becoming a powerhouse in the field of pedal manufacturing and Vintage Guitar Nerds, founded in 2018 by UK-based Dimitris Loizos, is a welcome new company in this crowded arena. The Boostache is their first and so far only release and was actually designed by ST Electronix, an overdrive + boost that marries a Tube Screamer-style channel with a treble booster, probably of Dallas Rangemaster origins.... Click on the title for more

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Discomfort Designs TMA-1 Jupiter

The Discomfort Designs TMA-1 Jupiter made it into our list of the Best New Pedals of 2021 thanks to the vote of YouTube channel Pedal of The Day (their videos is embedded below). It's a PPL-based ring mod pedal that squarely belongs to the quirky/creative niche.... Click on the title for more

Discomfort Designs TMA-1 Jupiter

Rift Amplification EL34 Plexi Overdrive + Boost

The Rift Amplification EL34, an overdrive that made our list of the Best New Pedals of 2021, is a 3-knob Plexi-style overdrive with an extra boost built by a British amp company based in Northamptonshire. It's their first pedal, and it's named after the EL34 tube (or valve, as they say in the UK) found in many Marshall amps.... Click on the title for more

Rift Amplification EL34 Plexi Overdrive + Boost