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The Monthly StompBuzz: the Hottest Pedals in September 2020

After a very slow summer with few new releases, pedal builders seemed to be awakening in September, unleashing a series of exciting brand new devices that spurred frantic online searching activity. For the unaware, our appointment with The Monthly StompBuzz updates our readers on the most searched, and therefore hyped,…Click on the title for more

The Monthly StompBuzz: the Hottest Pedals in September 2020

Sitek Freya (Joss Allen Signature) Boost + Overdrive

Freya is a family-run pedal company based in Poland that focuses on hand-building gain pedals. Designed in collaboration with metal guitarist Joss Allen, the Sitek Freya is a Boost + Overdrive combo featuring a low to mid-gain drive and a transparent high headroom booster. The overdrive circuit features a toggle…Click on the title for more

Sitek Freya (Joss Allen Signature) Boost + Overdrive

NEON EGG Planetarium v2

The Planetarium, from UK builder Neon Egg, is an adorably vintage-synth-shaped, non-reroutable creative multi-effect. It consists of a stereo modulated reverb running into an echo (with stereo modulation) and then into a compressor (with external sidechain). As abundantly clear from its form factor, this is a device built with the…Click on the title for more

NEON EGG Planetarium v2

Mad Professor Super Black Overdrive

The Super Black is a new amp-in-a-box by Mad Professor that recreates the valve circuitry of the Black Face Fender amps from the'60s and their classic mid-scooped tone. The pedal also features a handy second overdrive (inherited from the company's Sweet Honey OD) triggered by a separate footswitch. The Compression…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Super Black Overdrive

The Best Pedals for Synths with CV in/out in 2022

You may be also interested in our article about the best analog-style synth pedals for guitars and the one about the best creative pedals for synths that accept line in. --- Updated on May 03, 2022 A Guide to the Best Pedals for Synths with CV Compatibility CV (an acronym…Click on the title for more

The Best Pedals for Synths with CV in/out in 2022

Formula B Super Plexi Overdrive

The Formula B Super Plexi Distortion is a two-channel overdrive pedal with a clean boost on one side and a Marshall JTM45 emulation on the other, using transistors to mimic the character of the tubes. Each channel features its own footswitch, and a toggle switch lets you place the boost…Click on the title for more

Formula B Super Plexi Overdrive

Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal

Based on the company's Lead2 channel of the Powerball II amp, the Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal recreates the gain stages of the amp. It's a high-quality analog distortion for the aggressive guitarist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jDnG1R0VaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odlkSJTJgys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srhCZDMfUuI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFQIji_dNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rin0PPt5CRU The Powerball pedal is tonally based on the Lead2 channel of the Engl…Click on the title for more

Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal

BAE Audio Hot Fuzz – Fuzz + Boost

The BAE Audio Hot Fuzz – a beast of a pedal we first saw at our 8th Brooklyn Stpompbox Exhibit – combines a high-frequency boost and an English 1970s-style fuzz box that can be used independently or together in series to create high-frequency distortion. The Hi Freq Boost and Fuzz sections…Click on the title for more

BAE Audio Hot Fuzz – Fuzz + Boost

JHS Pedals Smiley Fuzz

The JHS Pedals Smiley, from the Legends of Fuzz Series, is a faithful recreation of the Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face. Find the story of the pedal at the bottom of the page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cPFrij1Q5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hItYuxVb8Kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llp8wyidI6Y In 1966, a salesman named Ivor Arbiter saw the rising British rock scene demanding the effect…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Smiley Fuzz

Stone Deaf FX Noise Reaper Gate Pedal

The Stone Deaf FX Noise Reaper is a simple, high-quality noise gate designed for line-level instruments. The only knob controls the db threshold under which the signal is silenced, with a LED indicating if the noise gate is active or not. However, this is not your regular manual gate: The…Click on the title for more

Stone Deaf FX Noise Reaper Gate Pedal

New Pedals: Ernie Ball Ambient Delay

Ernie Ball's Expression series takes the wah/volume pedal chassis concept and applies it to other effect types, therefore allowing a sweepable foot control for some paramters. The Ambient Delay has standard knobs to control the feedback, delay time, and reverb level, but the foot sweep provides a throttle control for…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Ernie Ball Ambient Delay

Danelectro Roebuck Distortion

The Danelectro Roebuck is a recreation of the vintage and rare Ibanez Mostortion, a pedal that has many fans among session players because of its flexibility, being able to sound good at a variety of gain ranges and offering a three-band EQ for tone sculpting. Te Roebuck adds two extra…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Roebuck Distortion