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Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive

The Hermida Audio Zendrive is one of the first Dumble-style pedals and it's still very well regarded. The compressed-but-not-too-squashed tone of a real Dumble is there, as well as the thick overdrive sounds. The company recently released a V2, which features high voltage FET technology that clones the Tung-Sol 12AX7…Click on the title for more

Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive

New Pedals: RandalePedale Blossom Filter

Small German builder RandalePedale lately has started churning out some interesting creative pedals with a rather unique angle. The Blossom Filter is a hybrid of autowah and tremolo, with tap tempo, a Peak knob that lets you set the wah's frequency, a Multi(plier) button for shorter LFO cycles and multiple…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: RandalePedale Blossom Filter

Pladask Elektrisk TÅKEN Dual Head Delay

The Pladask Elektrisk TÅKEN is an asynchronous, dual-head delay with random modulation and a powerful send/receive-loop. The Head knob sets the balance between the two 'tape' heads from 100% 'short' to 100% 'long'. Internal switches can add more resonance and high pass filtering. It offers four routing options through send/receive-loop.…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk TÅKEN Dual Head Delay

Alexander Pedals Super Neo-Matic

The Pefftronics Super Rand-O-Matic is a rather unique and semi-obscure pedal that appeared in the early '90s. It used a hybrid analog/digital circuit to produce a very particular modulation sound, described by some as "flange, chorus, doubling, and slapback plus alien blips and even the sound of a Huey chopper."…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Super Neo-Matic

Win a J. Rockett Archer Ikon Overdrive!

In the cutting edge race to build the best "Klone," Nashville's J. Rockett Audio Designs is a clear winner with their Archer line, a pedal series started with a stompbox featuring a circuit inspired to the most legendary and rare of overdrives and that has slowly evolved to incorporate several variations.…Click on the title for more

Win a J. Rockett Archer Ikon Overdrive!

Wampler Terraform Multi-Modulation Pedal

Wampler shared the first new of the Terraform at NAMM 2019 (and came to our booth to shoot a video as well, see below). It took almost a whole year to see this multi-mode, stereo, digital modulation pedal, with tap tempo and presets ready for release. (To be fair, the…Click on the title for more

Wampler Terraform Multi-Modulation Pedal

GFI Clockwork Delay V3

Based in Indonesia, GFI System manufactures some rather impressive pedals, and has built a solid reputation for its time-based effects. After taking a look at V3 of their Specular Reverb, Mike Hermans just published this video of the Clockwork Delay V3, which improves the previous versionwith a simplified preset system, also…Click on the title for more

GFI Clockwork Delay V3

Spun Loud Blister and Peel V2

Based in Seattle, Spun Loud Effects is a small builder with only two pedal designs in their roster, one of which is a limited edition flanger. Their main offering is the dual fuzz and distortion Blister and Peel Fuzz, which was recently released in its 2nd version. The pedal can…Click on the title for more

Spun Loud Blister and Peel V2

Spiral Electric FX Red Spiral Drive Channel

A collaboration with SHOE pedals, the Red Spiral Drive, by Spiral Electric FX, is a three-mode, dynamic overdrive with amp-like character that can do it all: low, mid and also high gain. The Low range is intended for clean boost, dynamic enhancement, and light drive. This is great for boosting…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX Red Spiral Drive Channel

JHS Colour Box V2

The JHS Colour Box was born in 2014 as a pedal that allows guitarists to recreate through a simple stompbox the classic sound and tonal palette of a guitar plugged directly into the preamp of a high-end studio console (a sound made famous by the Beatles on "Revolution"). Today the…Click on the title for more

JHS Colour Box V2

Kink Pedals Straya Dual Drive

From Australia comes the Kink Pedal Straya, a dual overdrive with an 808-style circuit on the right channel and a modified Gov'nor styled circuit on the left one. Each side has its separate footswitch, Gain, Tone and Volume knobs and a toggle switch giving you two clipping options (harder and…Click on the title for more

Kink Pedals Straya Dual Drive

Vemuram Jan Ray Overdrive

Japanise builder Vemuram is not the most well-known brand in the world of pedals but has a super-solid reputation among tone connoisseurs for their hand-wired overdrives built with top-notch components and rigorous engineering. The Vemuram Jen Ray drive is probably their most popular pedal, designed to recreate the punchy and…Click on the title for more

Vemuram Jan Ray Overdrive