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Dreadbox Unveils Three New Effect Pedals

Dreadbox is a (Greek) company that, although launched as a pedal builder in the mid-aughts, has morphed throughout the years into one of the most successful boutique synth manufacturers. However, some of its original and now discontinued pedals, like the lo-fi delay Sonic Bits, are still popular among guitar players.…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Unveils Three New Effect Pedals

Walrus Audio Julia V2 Analog Chorus/Vibrato

The Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato was one of Walrus Audio's most popular pedals, so it's not entirely unexpected to see Version 2 of it. It's a great sounding Analog Chorus packed with features, including Dry-Chorus-Vibrato Blend, selectable analog LFO wave shapes, and the unique Lag control: The Lag knob lets you…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Julia V2 Analog Chorus/Vibrato

Pettyjohn Electronics Edge Preamp & Low-Gain Overdrive

Tone coneusseurs, rejoice! A new Pettyjohn Electronics pedal is here, it's called Edge, and it's a doozy! It's a preamp pedal designed to deliver that magical blend of saturation, harmonic excitement, light compression you get from a tube amp at the edge of breakup. It can reach higher gain overdrive…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Edge Preamp & Low-Gain Overdrive

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

For mysterious reasons, multi-mode fuzz pedals are somewhat rare. With its unassuming four-setting Diode rotary switch, the Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender is precisely such a thing - and a powerful one at that! Although the circuit is based on a Sola Sound Tone Bender, the four modes deliver tones…Click on the title for more

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

Janis.lv Tre Tre Analog Tremolo

As some of you may gather from the ".lv" in its name, Janis.lv shares the country of origin with one of the most "out there" pedal companies of the decade: Latvian Gamechanger Audio. And that's pretty much the only thing the two companies have in common, since J?nis.lv makes incredibly…Click on the title for more

Janis.lv Tre Tre Analog Tremolo

Electro-Harmonix EDDY Vibrato/Chorus

Electro-Harmonix is going old school with their lush new Vibrato/Chorus pedal, called EDDY. Entirely analog, the device is based on the venerable Bucket Brigade Device chip and offers a wide palette of tones, including envelop-triggered modulation, a Tone knob, and LFO shape warping. The latter lets you transform the shape…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix EDDY Vibrato/Chorus

Blammo! Slob Clean Octave Blend Fuzz

Portland (OR) based Blammo! Electronics just unveiled a new pedal inspired by the very popular (and very pricey) circuit of the Prescription Electronics COB - an acronym that stands for Clean Octave Blend. Enter the Slob, a hand-made $149 compact clone of the COB with a few updates like soft…Click on the title for more

Blammo! Slob Clean Octave Blend Fuzz

Win an Eventide MicroPitch! [ended]

Hey, effective pedal gatherers! Our synth & pedal online expo Synthesthesia 2021 is a gift that keeps giving! (At least to the lucky ones, one may say!) We have yet another face-melting giveaway, this time for a brand new Eventide MicroPitch Delay, a wonderful stompbox that can do a lot…Click on the title for more

Win an Eventide MicroPitch! [ended]

Vertex Ultra-Phonix HRM Overdrive/Distortion

The Vertex Ultraphonix is an overdrive inspired by ultra-rare (and ultra-cloned) Dumble Overdrive Special amp. The HRM (Hot Rubber Monkey) version of this pedal emulates a particularly popular tube mod implemented on a limited number of those amps that resulted in a modification of the mid-range that brought it closer…Click on the title for more

Vertex Ultra-Phonix HRM Overdrive/Distortion

BOSS RC-500 Dual Track Loop Station

The newly release BOSS flagship loop station RC-500 offers all the goods you would expect in a looper pedal, plus a series of unexpected features, including: Two mixable tracks Stereo Input (and Output) Onboard Rhythms and loop effects A microphone with phantom power in to connect external condenser mics See…Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-500 Dual Track Loop Station

JET Pedals Revelation V2.0

The JET Pedals Revelation V2.0 is a three-mode stereo digital reverb with (3) presets and a streamlined control panel featuring just three knobs: Mix, Decay and Cntrl. These are the pedal's reverb modes: Cyan (Sky Blue) creates deep lush modulated hall-type reverbs. Used to create heavenly pads under your base…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Revelation V2.0

Fowl Sounds Flannel Overdriver

Fowl Sounds is a company that has found a very specific niche: heavy pedals for down-tuned guitars. Inspired by classic distortion circuits, their new pedal Flannel Overdriver represents an effort to provide the heavy guitarist with a stompbox that can deliver a wide variety of dirt tones, from overdrive to…Click on the title for more

Fowl Sounds Flannel Overdriver