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New Pedals: Cornell Amps Legacy Fuzz

When in 1999 Arbiter decided to reissue their legendary Fuzz Face circuit (initially released in the '60s) they tasked expert amp fixer/maker Denis Cornell with the circuit's redesign. Founded in 1991, Cornell Amps is Denis's own company, and it has recently released its own version of that type of circuit:…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Cornell Amps Legacy Fuzz

Fjord Fuzz EMBLA

The Fjord Fuzz EMBLA represents the Norwegian manufacturer's ongoing attempt to create a fuzz pedal made for the live stage that behaves more like an overdrive - more dynamic and flexible than your average one-trick-pony fuzz. The EMBLA has been going through several versions to improve this original concept, and…Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz EMBLA

Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Animals Pedal is an emerging Japanese pedal company known for their colorful pedal art and quirky names, which has attracted attention in the USA with their recent design collaborations with American builders Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff. Their latest device is a, simple, affordable and flexible overdrive/boost called "Vintage Van…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

3 Leaf Audio Proton Envelope Filter

The first iteration of the 3 Leaf Audio Proton Envelope Filter was released almost ten years ago, and the company thought it was time for an update to the circuit, which was completely redesigned to offer a more musical response, using the company's recent experience on the popular Chromatron, another…Click on the title for more

3 Leaf Audio Proton Envelope Filter

Old Blood Noise Sunlight Dynamic Reverb

If creative reverbs with intriguing momentary effects are your kind of thing, you should take a look at the new pedal by Old Blood Noise, the Sunlight Dynamic Reverb. The Sunlight doesn't do "regular" reverb. Its three reverb algorithms are unique and each has the ability to react dynamically to…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Sunlight Dynamic Reverb

Spaceman Polaris Resonant Overdrive

If you think overdrive pedals are due for a facelift, you've got to check out the Spaceman Effects Polaris, a hand made medium-gain overdrive with a series of unexpected tone shaping features, including a "2-pole resonant filter, controllable via expression pedal for filter sweeps and out-of-this-world overdrive tones." The filter…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Polaris Resonant Overdrive

Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp/Buffer

Catalinbread's Epoch pedal series, inspired by the legendary Echoplex, seems to be something like a gift that keeps giving: at NAMM 2020 the Portland-based company unveiled their fourth Epoch pedal, namely the Epoch Boost, a device that emulates the character of the preamp section in the original Echoplex. Some legendary…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp/Buffer

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive

Walrus Audio just unveiled a new, multi-mode Overdrive called Ages. The pedal offers a rather simple knob layout, with knobs for Volume + Gain, Bass + Treble, and a Dry control to reintegrate some of the clean signal. But the heart of this pedal is the Mode knob which discloses the…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive

New Pedals: Maxon SSD-9 Super Sonic Distortion

Maxon just unveiled a custom version of their Sonic Distortion called SSD-9, (as in Super Sonic Distortion!) created by their legendary engineer Susumu Tamura, and developed according to suggestions from professional guitarists who owned the original SD-9. Here's the list of modifications: • Dramatically increased output level to push signal…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Maxon SSD-9 Super Sonic Distortion

JHS Pedals PG-14 Paul Gilbert Signature Distortion

Here's a new signature distortion pedal by JHS just in time for NAMM 2020. The JHS Pedals PG-14 features a FET engine and an active mid-frequency preamp placed in front of it, offering a parametric mids section - just like in the studio consoles. The circuit was engineered in close collaboration…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals PG-14 Paul Gilbert Signature Distortion

Pedal Pawn Fuzz

Pedal Pawn is a small pedal builder based in Cambridgeshire, UK, and their Fuzz is a recreation of the venerable Face Fuzz - as a matter of fact, it was built with the goal of being an "end-all" version of that circuit, with an emphasis on fatness at high gain…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Fuzz

Sabbadius Rainbow Fuzz

Argentinian builder Sabbadius just released a Silicon fuzz inspired by the immortal tone of Jimi Hendrix - it's called Rainbow Fuzz. Based on Telefunken BC108C silicon transistors, the pedal features a knob named "Wah Wah Trick" which has functionality that extends beyond its moniker. Playing with that knob, in fact,…Click on the title for more

Sabbadius Rainbow Fuzz