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Moustache Audio Chevron Overdrive

The Ibanez Tube Screamer is the best selling pedal of all times, and also the most cloned one. The Moustache Audio Chevron Overdrive belongs to the family of TS emulation, and offers a "Swiss Knife" angle to the format, with five knobs (two gain and a three-band EQ) and three…Click on the title for more

Moustache Audio Chevron Overdrive

BECOS CIQ-5 Compiq Pro Stella Compressor

Those of you who like their compressor fully featured should take a look at the CIQ-5 Compiq Pro Stella from Romanian company BECOS. Hosted in your regular compact case, the CIQ-5 is a VCA-style analog compressor that packs a truly impressive amount of features, including: True RMS-level detector Ratio 1:1…Click on the title for more

BECOS CIQ-5 Compiq Pro Stella Compressor

Looperstar Effects Fuzz Junkie

The guys at Looperstar Effects are making things really easy for us with this awesome picture of their Fuzz Junkie... what else is there to say, besides that it sounds sick? This oscillating fuzz device has been around for a while (see Gearman Dude's videos at the bottom of this…Click on the title for more

Looperstar Effects Fuzz Junkie

Idiotbox FX Power Drive

A development of their original take on the legendary Colorsound Power Boost (a pedal revered by David Gilmour), the Idiotbox FX Power Drive is a lot more than a boost pedal. Dirty, raw and full of gain, this is not a transparent pedal by any means. The high and low knobs…Click on the title for more

Idiotbox FX Power Drive

New Pedal: J. Rockett Audio Broverdrive Overdrive

The uncharacteristically tongue-and-cheekily-named Brotherdrive by J. Rockett is an original overdrive circuit that's incredibly versatile for a three-knob stompbox. The Brotone knob can alone confer a variety of qualities to the overdriven sound affecting both high end and the character of the overdrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d86H-QgXdp8Click on the title for more

New Pedal: J. Rockett Audio Broverdrive Overdrive

MXR Octavio Fuzz

With its popular line of Jimi Hendrix-inspired Uni-Vibes, MXR is further tying its brand to the tone of the legendary guitarist with the release of the Octavio, a Silicon based Octave-up Fuzz that's as simple and responsive as the original units of the '60s - but a lot smaller and…Click on the title for more

MXR Octavio Fuzz

Shoneswood Effects Shralp Gated Fuzz

Shoneswood is a small pedal manufacturer that hand-builds its stompboxes, giving each one a unique enclosure made out of... repurposed old skateboards! The Shralp is a Gated Fuzz with controls for Volume, Gate and Tone, inspired by vintage gated fuzz, and can also deliver tones closer to an overdrive at…Click on the title for more

Shoneswood Effects Shralp Gated Fuzz

New Pedal: Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz

Los Angeles' Spruce Effects just announced a new line of limited pedal releases called Americana, and unveiled the first device in this series, the Acadia, a dual Germanium fuzz. This pedal is very flexible thanks to the two gain stages, controlled by the two top knobs, and the three tone…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz

Dwarfcraft Devices Ghost Fax Phase Computer

After a couple of decades of declining "fashionability," phaser pedals seem to be all the rage again, although the new models present twists that make them a lot more interesting and multi-faceted than your classic old-style phasers. Dwarfcraft Devices is not a company interested in rehashing what's done before, and…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Ghost Fax Phase Computer

Tonetuga FX Songbird Overdrive

The Songbird Overdrive by Tonetuga FX is presented as a general tone enhancer that has the ability to get your clean amp into breakup territory. It stacks well with other drives and can be used direct as a preamp, with the gain and volume knobs interacting with each other just…Click on the title for more

Tonetuga FX Songbird Overdrive

Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard

The Eau Clair Thunder fuzz may as well be the pedal that put Wisconsin's pedal builder Dwarfcraft Devices on the map in the early aughts. It's a Muff-style fuzz box with three footswitches and some pretty unusual controls (in particular for those years, when the "stompbox madness" was just about to…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard

BOSS DD-3T Digital Delay

BOSS has been at the forefront of digital delays since the early days, and even now that the field is crowded with many excellent competitors, the Japanese company doesn't miss a beat with updates and new, powerful designs (see the recent DD-200). If the DD-200 was a brand new, fully-featured…Click on the title for more

BOSS DD-3T Digital Delay