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Cascade Pedals Hosstortion

Cascade Pedals, out of Ashville, NC, builds hand-wired guitar effects and mods. Their latest release is the Hosstortion, a Mosfet Distortion voiced after the Ibanez MT-10 Mostortion, a short-lived pedal that was later rediscovered for its warmth and solid low end. The Hosstortion employs a modern BiMOS chip instead of…Click on the title for more

Cascade Pedals Hosstortion

Walrus Audio Julianna Stereo Chorus/Vibrato

The fine folks at Walrus Audio continue their tradition of releasing a new pedal on Labor Day with a stereo, analog chorus/vibrato hosted in a compact case, called Julianna - an expanded version of their popular, lush-sounding Julia chorus. Besides the stereoness of its ins and outs (which, by itself,…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Julianna Stereo Chorus/Vibrato

Valco BloodBuzz – Fuzz and Drive

Valco, a Canadian company that - intriguingly! - doesn't seem to have a web presence, put out a new pedal called BloodFuzz, a tribute to the rare Lovetone Cheessource of '90s. The circuit comprises of a Fuzz and a Drive circuit in parallel, several videographers picked up on it, check…Click on the title for more

Valco BloodBuzz – Fuzz and Drive

RYRA The 808 Overdrive

Mike Hermans in this video takes a look at the Rock Your Repaired Amp 808 overdrive, an emulation of the original tube screamer and its legendary mids hump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1fQxJLgY3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmLa_eHE4mQ The Rock Your Repaired Amp 808 pays tribute to a classic loved by blues players across the globe. The 808 has seen…Click on the title for more

RYRA The 808 Overdrive

Vertex Steel String Drive MkII

The Vertex Steel String Clean Drive was voiced after the legendary Dumble Steel String Singer, apparently, the reference unit they had was serial #1. It features just three controls – Gain, Filter (tone) and Volume. It sounds killer with lap-steel guitar. Released in 2020, the MkII version adds a toggle…Click on the title for more

Vertex Steel String Drive MkII

Old Blood Noise Dweller Phase Repeater

All of a sudden there seems to be a lot of interest, among stompbox manufacturers, in taking the phaser effect to new places. Old Blood Noise Endeavors just introduced the Dweller, presented as a six mode "phase repeater," which, we gather, means that there's a sample stretching circuit inside the phaser, which…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Dweller Phase Repeater

Rare Buzz Effects Piccolo Falsetto Overdrive + Filter

The newly released Rare Buzz Effects Piccolo Falsetto, is a Germanium based Rangemaster variant overdrive (bordering on a fuzz) with features that improve on the original design by allowing the players to tailor the voicing of the pedal to complement their guitar and signal chain, thanks to a Tone knob…Click on the title for more

Rare Buzz Effects Piccolo Falsetto Overdrive + Filter

BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive

Although many guitarists prefer to defer gain-related duties to traditional, "one function" analog stompboxes, the case for multi-mode, digital dirt boxes has become more and more compelling with the advancement of digital and DSP technology in the audio realm. The BOSS OD-200, with its powerful processor and 32-bit/96KHz sampling rate,…Click on the title for more

BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive

Fender Full Moon High Gain Distortion

2018 has seen guitar giant Fender aggressively enter the stompbox market with two "waves" of pedal releases, the latest of which included a trifecta of gain pedals, including the Full Moon Distortion, one of their most option-heavy effects. A high-gain distortion featuring an always useful boost with separate footswitch (delivering…Click on the title for more

Fender Full Moon High Gain Distortion

Fender MTG Tube Tremolo

Vintage Fender tube amp were the first ones to feature a tremolo effect embedded in them, so the guitar giant thought it would be a good idea to recreate that circuit (NOS 6205 preamp tube included) in a pedal format. The Fender MTG Tube Tremolo gives you a lot more…Click on the title for more

Fender MTG Tube Tremolo

JHS Pedals Bender Fuzz

The JHS Pedals Bender, from the Legends of Fuzz Series, is a faithful recreation of the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkIII "onomatopoeia." Read the story of the pedal at the bottom of the page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cZtTxyH7Rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS38M7LTLaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpu8YSDsWM In April of 1965, a new device changed rock 'n' roll forever. From…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Bender Fuzz

The Story of the Coppersound/Third Man Triplegraph

In a world where meeting has become unexpectedly challenging, the story of the Triplegraph may sound like a tale from another era. A time when musical instrument makers would meet (unmasked!) at crowded conventions where devices would change hands without undergoing layers of disinfectant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huouODvN4rg It was a device exchange…Click on the title for more

The Story of the Coppersound/Third Man Triplegraph