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Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

We spotted the Westminster Effects Augsburg at our Summer NAMM 2021 booth and it's now shipping. Built on the same concept as the company's recent Geneva Amp Sim, the Augsburg is a version of that pedal with a different character, since it recreates the sound of a Fender Silverface and Blackface amps - rather than a Vox AC-30.... Click on the title for more

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

Best New Pedal Releases | August 2021

Wrought Iron Effects H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket Fuzz

Wrought Iron Effects H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket Fuzz Lovers of crazy fuzz pedals may want to pay attention to this classy-looking fuzz by Wrought Iron Effects, named H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket and inspired by the soviet moon rocket that exploded 100 meters off the launch pad,  "causing one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions in human history." ... Click on the title for more

Wrought Iron Effects H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket Fuzz

Win a Hotone Soul Press II! [ended]

Building on the strength of a super-popular version I, the Hotone Soul Press II is a multi-mode, tweakable Wah/Volume/Expression pedal featuring two wah modes (Warm and Classic) and a Q knob that adjusts the frequency width of the wah.... Click on the title for more

Win a Hotone Soul Press II! [ended]

Mod Devices Dwarf Multi-FX + Amp Modeling Workstation

mod devices dwarf Compact multi-effects pedals can be very useful in complementing any board, and the Mod Devices Dwarf is an interesting recent open-source entry in this niche.... Click on the title for more

Mod Devices Dwarf Multi-FX + Amp Modeling Workstation

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

New Pedal: LPD Tidal Chorus

LPD Pedals has been on fire with new releases in 2021. The Tidal is the Arizona-based company's debut in the chorus niche.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Tidal Chorus

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Distortion/Overdrive

Flamma FS05 Stereo Multi-Modulation

After writing of the other Flamma stereo, multi-mode, extremely affordable pedals, we kind of saw this one coming: a multi-modulation unit with 11 modes (from the classic to the experimental) storable in 7 presets.... Click on the title for more

Flamma FS05 Stereo Multi-Modulation

TC Electronic Magus Pro High Gain Distortion

The new Magus Pro Distortion, with a jaw-dropping price tag of $59, marks the trajectory of future releases in conjunction with last month's unveiling of the Skysurfer Mini Reverb: the two pedals share the same 3-knob / 1-toggle switch in mini case format, and you can rest assured that more pedals using this same configuration will be released in the upcoming months.... Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Magus Pro High Gain Distortion

Ground Control Audio Locust Fuzz

We covered Montreal's Ground Control Audio back in 2017 in this manufacturer profile, but the company has been adding several new pedals since then.... Click on the title for more

Ground Control Audio Locust Fuzz

Caveman ODR1 Overdrive

Caveman ODR1 For such a small country, Denmark has a surprisingly rich pedal-making history (for example, we could easily name half a dozen relevant Danish stompbox builders, but none from neighboring countries of the Benelux). Caveman Audio may not be as well known as others from the Nordic country, but the brain behind the brand (his name is Steen Skrydstrup) has been developing custom solutions for musicians for over 25 years - more about this here.... Click on the title for more

Caveman ODR1 Overdrive