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Win a Chase Bliss Audio MOOD through Synthesthesia 2021! [closed]

To beat the drum of our upcoming online Pedal and Synth Expo (a free event called Synthesthesia 2021!) we are giving away a phenomenally creative stompbox built by one of the companies participating in the event: a MOOD by Chase Bliss Audio! Presented as a “study in interaction,” this playful…Click on the title for more

Win a Chase Bliss Audio MOOD through Synthesthesia 2021! [closed]

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

On Saturday, October 2nd at our LA Stompbox Exhibit, Eventide unveiled a new member of its new family of stereo pedals inspired by their established line of pro audio plugins: the Tricerachorus. The pedal's algorithm will tempt guitarists interested in genres originating from the '80s (shoegazers in particular) and in…Click on the title for more

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

Free the Tone Motion Loop

Granular synthesis fans may have found a new best friend in the Motion Loop by Free the Tone. This bright green fella samples a brief section of your performance and loops and manipulates it in real-time, then adding effects like pitch shift, delay, reverse, and filter, among others. It can…Click on the title for more

Free the Tone Motion Loop

Pine-Box Crooked Teeth Dual Tremolo + Preamp

Calling the Pine-Box Crooked Teeth a "tremolo pedal" is a little bit limiting, because this Stereo In/Out device can do a lot more than your regular tremolo. The product of years of experimentation, and (at least in part) of a collaboration with Demedash Effects the Crooked Teeth feeds your guitar's…Click on the title for more

Pine-Box Crooked Teeth Dual Tremolo + Preamp

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral/Secret Chord Dual Boost/Distortion

The Spiral Electric FX White Spiral is a dirty boost with 18v internal operation that exploits a dual JFET circuit inspired by Jimmy Page’s use of the Barcus Berry Preamp. It uses a dual JFET for amplification and the Grit, which is a combination of JFET and Silicon clipping found…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral/Secret Chord Dual Boost/Distortion

Win a KORG Opsix FM Synth through SYNTHESTHESIA 2021! [closed]

Hello synth-usiasts and pedal-addicts! On the heels of our always-packed (and therefore currently off-limits due to pandemic) real-life Synth & Pedal Expos, we are organizing our second online event for musicians on March 14th called SYNTHESTHESIA 2021 - it's free! To celebrate in ways compatible with distancing, we are giving away…Click on the title for more

Win a KORG Opsix FM Synth through SYNTHESTHESIA 2021! [closed]

Pigtronix Gatekeeper Mini Noise Gate

Pigtronix has been particularly active in 2021 with the release of 4 mini-pedals - 3 unveiled during virtual NAMM. The four is by far the least exciting, yet most essential, of the bunch - unless you get excited by a noise gate! The Pigtronix Gatekeeper works just like any other…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Gatekeeper Mini Noise Gate

Electrofoods Nepenthes V2 Distortion

The Electrofood Nepenthes is a distortion pedal built around a custom discreet LM308 op-amp fine-tuned for a thicker mid-range and clangy high end defined high-end. It features a toggle switch that adds extra clipping and an extra boost stage that does this: Nectar: This left-side footswitch changes the gain structure…Click on the title for more

Electrofoods Nepenthes V2 Distortion

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

JHS Pedals unveiled a new series of guitar pedals that's likely to trigger spontaneous geargasms in vintage pedal lovers. The Legends of Fuzz are - for now - four faithful recreations of classic, extremely rare fuzz pedals. In the presentation YouTube video (streaming below) the company is asking suggestions for…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

There are several hundreds of pedal companies out there who are trying to create dirt box pedals that are exquisite to the ear - and although most electric guitarists seek sublime tone, the competition in that niche is so stiff and numerous that it's not easy to stick out from…Click on the title for more

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

NRG Effects Purrer Dual Channel Overdrive

The NRG Effects Purrer is a hand-made (in the UK) Dual Channel Overdrive for the tone lovers out there. The two channels are represented as a smiling orange cat and an angry, red one - we'll let you guess which one is the louder of the two... Its five knobs…Click on the title for more

NRG Effects Purrer Dual Channel Overdrive

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive

The Jackson Audio Golden Boy is a signature Bluesbreaker clone designed with guitarist Joey Landreth using Jackson Audio's popular Broken Arrow Overdrive (a TS evolution) as a template, including the separate boost footswitch and three-way EQ. Unlike most pedal overdrive, it's fully MIDI controllable. The pedal features a unique 4-preset…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive