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Haunted Labs Scorched Earth Fuzz

This silicon fuzz by North Carolina's Haunted Labs, called Scorched Earth, has a versatile tone knob that can take it from vintage sounding to gnarly. Check out the videos - the one at the bottom was shot directly inside our Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2020! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLhBWbTubeE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvOJJVbV34c Unpredictable and ground-shaking…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Scorched Earth Fuzz

Collision Devices The Ranch Dynamic Tremolo, Drive & Boost

Marrying sustainability and vintage look, The Ranch, by French pedal builder Collision Devices, is a drive with separate boost footswitch and an added dynamic tremolo that's gaining "buzz status" among the pedal connoisseurs. Interestingly, more than half of the pedal's presentation text is about materials (it's made of US Walnut…Click on the title for more

Collision Devices The Ranch Dynamic Tremolo, Drive & Boost

Make Sounds Loudly Pedals Night Witch Fuzz + Phaser

Here's a Phaser + Fuzz by Make Sounds Loudly Pedals called Night Witch. It's a take on the Roland AP7 Jet Phaser. The Tone knob (on the fuzz side) amplifies lowe frequencies when turned down and high ones when turned up, while the phaser circuits features knobs for Resonance (phaser…Click on the title for more

Make Sounds Loudly Pedals Night Witch Fuzz + Phaser

Now Shipping: One Control Rocket Grey Fuzz

A curiously shaped Octave Up fuzz by One Control, the Rocket Grey Fuzz celebrates the 50th anniversary of fuzz and features two footswitches to control separately the two circuits, plus Volume and Intensity knobs. Perhaps the most intriguing feature about this pedal is that its input circuit automatically optimizes its…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: One Control Rocket Grey Fuzz

Flattley DG Fuzz

The Flattley DG Fuzz is a two-transistor buffered pedal inspired by the fuzz sounds adopted by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour in the early '70s, which seems to imply it's a muff-style pedal. Besides the four knobs controlling Fuzz, Treble, Volume and Body (Bass), the device features an internal trim pot…Click on the title for more

Flattley DG Fuzz

Stomp Under Foot Utility Muffin

The Stomp Under Foot Utility Muffin is a recreation of the heavily modded Big Muff used by Frank Zappa - which had been modded by the man himself, of course. The builder finds that these mods convey a "smooth, warm sound on the bass side but allow a little brightness…Click on the title for more

Stomp Under Foot Utility Muffin

PettyJohn Rail Fuzz

We had a chance to "meet" the Pettyjohn Electronics Rail fuzz at our latest Portland Stompbox Exhibit in early March, and we are happy to see the first videos of it being published. Hosted in a beautiful, black, blunt compact case, this pedal is a full range fuzz and the…Click on the title for more

PettyJohn Rail Fuzz

Hamstead Soundworks Ascent Amplitude Controller

Ladies and gentlemen, a new, one-knob clean boost pedal by UK's Hamstead Soundworks! For building these units, the company is employing tech staff from bands including AC/DC, Iggy Pop and The National, providing them with help coping with the financial hardship they are facing due to the COVID pandemic. The…Click on the title for more

Hamstead Soundworks Ascent Amplitude Controller

Win Pedals by Catalinbread, Tsakalis Audioworks, Rare Buzz Effects + Accessories! [Ended]

We have a new giveaway for all the pedalivorous beings out there! This week we offer a melange of devices that add up to a prize worth over $500! Here's the list of the sonic delicacies! Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz Rare Buzz Piccolo Tsakalis Molecular Boost Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 4x…Click on the title for more

Win Pedals by Catalinbread, Tsakalis Audioworks, Rare Buzz Effects + Accessories! [Ended]

STOMPBUZZ ALERT! Jackson Audio El Guapo Programmable Distortion

The Jackson Audio El Guapo is available for sale from our favorite indie pedal store The Sound Parcel - buying it there you'll support our site as well! --- The Google searches for this pedal have gone through the roof in the last week, so we'd issue a StompBuzz Alert!…Click on the title for more

STOMPBUZZ ALERT! Jackson Audio El Guapo Programmable Distortion

Mojo Hand FX Little Wonder Filter

The MuTron pedals from the '70s are considered by many as the best filter pedals ever released and many modern builders use them as a reference for their devices. MojoHandFx was among them when they released the Wonder FIlter, now joined by its little brother Little Wonder, a three-knob, stylized,…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Little Wonder Filter

MG Music Midnight Rambler Overdrive

A tribute to the sound of The Rolling Stones (and more specifically their late '60s/early '70s tone), the Midnight Rambler Overdrive, by Brazilian company MG Music, borrows a sophisticated circuit used in high-end preamps to deliver a warm and balanced overdrive with vintage character. A second footswitch adds extra gain,…Click on the title for more

MG Music Midnight Rambler Overdrive