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Whimsy Machines Short Stack Preamp

The Whimsy Machines | Short Stack is a lot more than meets the eye: it's a Preamp/Boost that provides guitarists with a lot of options to reach that fleeting tone they hear in their heads. The four knobs already provide three stages of gain (Volume, Level and Gain, which is the…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines Short Stack Preamp

Way Huge Green Rhino MKV Overdrive

The Way Huge Green Rhino comes to us from the company that was given a new lease on life by Jim Dunlop Electronics after being defunct for several years. The company of note is Way Huge Electronics, founded and run by mister Jeorge Tripps in the 90's. The line was extremely…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Green Rhino MKV Overdrive

Swamp Witch Pedals Rattle Bones

For your daily dose of fuzz, here's a few minutes in the company of the Swamp Witch Pedals Rattle Bones. Interestingly, in this circuit, which features an internal dual distortion circuit, there are no clipping diodes, but the distortion is generated through "destructive wave interference." This is what the controls…Click on the title for more

Swamp Witch Pedals Rattle Bones

OKKO FX T3 Tremolo

German pedal builder OKKO FX, at first sight, seems to have a very... German approach to their stompboxes: they look high quality, sturdy and powerful. The T3 is their flagship analog tremolo - one using a triple photocell system! The OKKO FX T3 also has a lot of controls, which…Click on the title for more

OKKO FX T3 Tremolo

Delicious Audio Stompbox Booth at Summer NAMM 2021

We are excited to share the news that on July 15-16 we will be back in action with our Delicious Audio Stompbox Booth after a long pause, at Nashville's Summer NAMM 2021! We'll be there with not one, not two, but... 19 boards by small, medium and big builders -…Click on the title for more

Delicious Audio Stompbox Booth at Summer NAMM 2021

ChiralityAudio Splinter Drive

A dirt box by Italo-Irish pedal company ChiralityAudio, Splinter is a hand-made 3-knob (Drive/Level/Tone) Tube Screamer 808-inspired overdrive with a host of tweaking options, mostly affecting the lower end. The tweaking happens through two 3-way toggle switches. The one on the right delivers three different amounts of low end, with…Click on the title for more

ChiralityAudio Splinter Drive

Moustache Audio Razor Boost/Fuzz

Moustached people are rarely boring, and pedal builder Moustache Audio keeps faith to that trait with pedal circuits that defy expectations. Their Razor is a boost that also double as... fuzz, using only two knobs and two toggle switches. The Gain knob delivers a wide range of tones from clean…Click on the title for more

Moustache Audio Razor Boost/Fuzz

Pladask Elektrisk Fabrikat Granular Synth / Sample Playback

The Pladask Elektrisk Fabrikat is a hand-made Granular Synthesizer / Sample Playback pedal built-in Bergen, Norway. The company is known for its DIY workshops. A lighter version of the DIY kit FORM2, the Fabrikat features 16 algorithms focusing on granular synthesis and modified sample playback, including time stretching, pitch shifting with time…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk Fabrikat Granular Synth / Sample Playback

Best New Guitar Pedal Releases | June 2021

The time has come for a glance at the best new guitar pedal releases of the previous month (in this case, June 2021). We organize these monthly article in two lists: gain and non-gain releases. Lists from previous months can be found here. We organized the pedals in the interactive…Click on the title for more

Best New Guitar Pedal Releases | June 2021

Wrought Iron Effects Sting Overdrive

Based in Amery, Winsconsin, Wrought Iron Effects is one of those custom guitar gear builders that isn't shy to try all sorts of new things, from effects hosted in vintage radio enclosures to straps for vegetarians that look just like leather. The Excalibur-themed Sting Overdrive is probably one of the…Click on the title for more

Wrought Iron Effects Sting Overdrive

Foxgear T7E Baby Stereo Echo

Born from a collaboration between Italian boutique builders Guru Amps and Baroni Lab, Foxgear has so far been releasing compact pedals with a lower price tag and broader commercial appeal. The new T7E Baby is a stereo, Binson Echorec inspired echo that represents a return to more tweakable and large…Click on the title for more

Foxgear T7E Baby Stereo Echo

BJPress BlueTonic Bluesdrive Overdrive

The BJPress BlueTonic Bluesdrive Overdrive is a simple three-knob overdrive with a toggles switch that tightens up the sound and delivers more gain in the right position. As you may have gathered from the name, this Korean, hand-made stompbox targets blues guitarists with its wide range punchy tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNuz3HBhSxg BlueTonic…Click on the title for more

BJPress BlueTonic Bluesdrive Overdrive