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Jam RetroVibe Mk3

The Jam Retrovibe Mk3 is a two-knob Uni-Vibe recreation featuring original NOS 2SC828 transistors and carbon comp resistors. Like the vintage unit, it offers both Vibrato and Chorus modes and lets you dial in anything from slow-rate wavy sounds all the way to fast Leslie-speaker effect, which can be controlled…Click on the title for more

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

The 6 Best Power Amp Pedals in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

This article is about guitar amplifiers in a pedal format, not simple preamp-style pedals or amp/cab simulators. --- Most electric guitarists agree that having to carry an amplifier around to gigs and rehearsals sucks royally. This sentiment tends to grow stronger as the years go by when lower back problems…Click on the title for more

The 6 Best Power Amp Pedals in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Win 5 Pedals by Maxon, Nobels, Tone City and Rockready

Asta la vista, pedal loivng amigos! To celebrate the upcoming, free, BK Synth & Pedal Expo we are giving away a nice assortment of five pedals for your board worth over $400.Click on the title for more

Win 5 Pedals by Maxon, Nobels, Tone City and Rockready

New Pedal: Valeton VLP-200 Multi-Track Sampler

For those looking for a looper pedal, for $129, the Valeton VLP-200 Multi-Track Sampler provides a lot of bang for your buck. It features two loopers and a variety of drum rhythm patterns thanks to an embedded drum machine, making it a great option for songwriting, practice, and live performance.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Valeton VLP-200 Multi-Track Sampler

New Pedals: Kyro Audio Crunch Power Amp Pedal

Guitar pedal amps are a technological development that every musician who can't afford a roadie should celebrate and embrace. The Kyro Audio Crunch is a new entry in this category by a boutique brand from Bulgaria. This device's specs are very impressive and it's getting good reviews for its sounds,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Kyro Audio Crunch Power Amp Pedal

JHS Hard Drive

Most overdrive and distortion pedals are based on pre-existing circuits if not downright clones of stompboxes that have stood the test of time. That can't be said for the JHS Hard Drive, a high gain distortion publicized by the brand as their first attempt "at a full-blown and respectable modern…Click on the title for more

JHS Hard Drive

MWFX Judder Lofi/Glitch Echo/Sampler

An extremely unique device, the MWFX Judder is part echo, looper, and phrase sampler all rolled into one science experiment of a guitar pedal. It’s designed around analog chip technology to provide degrading repeats like those found in tape echo units. Utilizing an innovative switching system it can inject echo,…Click on the title for more

MWFX Judder Lofi/Glitch Echo/Sampler

EarthQuaker Devices Silos Delay

Presented as a " multi-generational time reflection pedal," the EarthQuaker Devices Silos is a 3-mode, handbuilt delay pedal with tap tempo and (6) presets offering simple controls and classic emulations of vintage and modern echo effects. The three modes cover the basics of the most popular delay types, and include…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Silos Delay

New Pedal: Anasound + Third Man La Grotte Mechanical Reverb

Jack White of the Black Stripes' fame has regularly collaborated with several pedal companies to manufacture a variety of rigorously black and yellow stompboxes exclusively sold through his label Third Man's store. The latest collaboration is with French boutique brand Anasound, known for their beautiful wooden enclosures, and for a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Anasound + Third Man La Grotte Mechanical Reverb

Win 4 Pedals, 1 Board and a Rechargeable PSU via the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo

The Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo(coming up on October 5-6) is like a gift that keeps giving... this is the 7th gear giveaway linked to the event, and perhaps the juiciest one. (You can find the other ones here).Click on the title for more

Win 4 Pedals, 1 Board and a Rechargeable PSU via the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo

Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo

See pictures from last year's event here and here. The Deli and Delicious Audio are excited to announce the 9th edition of the Brooklyn Synth Expo and the 12th edition of the Brooklyn StompBox Exhibit, now bundled under the new name Brooklyn Synth+Pedal Expo, a free-to-the-public pop-up event of guitar effect pedals…Click on the title for more

Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo

New Pedal: J. Rockett Blue Note Select Overdrive

JRAD reliably churns out quality pedals in the most compact and sturdy builds on the market. A low-gain overdrive, the J Rockett Blue Note is considered by many as the company's take on the Blues Breaker circuit, although the company has been challenging that assumption. This "Select" model is in…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: J. Rockett Blue Note Select Overdrive