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IdiotBox Repo Man Double Delay + Drive

Notwithstanding the name, Texas IdiotBox keeps churning out some very interesting pedals. Their latest creature, the Repo Man is a circuit that gives you a delay feeding an overdrive, and then some more delay - dedicated to all the "wall of sound" fans out there.... Click on the title for more

IdiotBox Repo Man Double Delay + Drive

Electro-Harmonix Grand Canyon Delay & Looper

Following a trend we discussed a few months ago in this article, Electro-Harmonix's pedals, once known for their simplicity, seem to be getting more and more complex by the day.... Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Grand Canyon Delay & Looper

BOSS MT-2 and SD-1 Anniversary Editions

BOSS announced the release of limited-edition anniversary versions of the MT-2 Metal Zone and the SD-1 Super Overdrive, two of the longest-running and most popular models in the company’s leading lineup of compact effect pedals. The SD-1-4A celebrates 40 years of continuous production, while the MT-2-3A celebrates 30 years. Each pedal features a black body with unique styling and will be available throughout 2021 only.... Click on the title for more

BOSS MT-2 and SD-1 Anniversary Editions

Sabbadius Woodstock Funky-Vibe Uni-Vibe

The Sabbadius | Funky-Vibe line is a thoroughly researched Uni-Vibe recreation that captures the “chewy” sound of the Uni-Vibes Jimi Hendrix played in 1969 and 1970. We added it to our article on the Best Uni-Vibe Pedals.... Click on the title for more

Sabbadius Woodstock Funky-Vibe Uni-Vibe

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

The JDM Hot Plate Fuzz is a modern take on the Tonebender Mk3 with a few extras. It features vintage PNP Germanium transistors and a voltage inverter to easily daisy chain other pedals.... Click on the title for more

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

Tomkat Day Dreamer and Super Day Dreamer Echo-Reverb

Brooklyn one-man builder Tomkat Pedals unveiled this upcoming, expanded version of his popular Day Dreamer EchoReverb, featuring tap tempo, modulations, and subdivisions of the original tempo through the "Regen" switch.... Click on the title for more

Tomkat Day Dreamer and Super Day Dreamer Echo-Reverb

Lake Effects FVD Rat-Style Distortion

Many architects like minimalism, preferring few well-placed touches to the maximalism of "more for the sake of more. Chicago-based Lake Effects is a pedal company run by an architect, and - in line with our premise - advocates for "A minimalist and practical approach to gear for less noise and more tone."... Click on the title for more

Lake Effects FVD Rat-Style Distortion

TKOG Mini Glitch

The King of Gear is a site "devoted to how Radiohead make all of those funny noises" in their late '90s/early aughts records. The site also builds a pedal called Mini Glitch, inspired by the desire to reproduce Jonny Greenwood’s random Max/MSP “stutter” effect, but that actually does a lot more than that.... Click on the title for more

TKOG Mini Glitch

Bardic Audio Bootgazer Fuzz/Modulated Delay

If adding a longish delay to your fuzzed-out guitar tone triggers incommensurable pleasure, you owe it to yourself to check out this new pedal by Bardic Audio and Galvanize Designs: the Bootgazer.... Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Bootgazer Fuzz/Modulated Delay

Shift Line Prism II Stereo Filter Pad

First of all, let us say that this new stereo version of the Prism by Russian builder Shift Line looks rad, and gorgeous-looking devices brighten our day. But that brightness fades in comparison to the blinding beam of creativity it might inspire in the adventurous/unconventional guitarist.... Click on the title for more

Shift Line Prism II Stereo Filter Pad

Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive/Distortion

The Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive is the result of the marriage of two existing and very popular gain pedals - the Tumnus overdrive and the Pinnacle distortion - and the tweaking Brian Wampler made to the resulting circuit to suit it to the ear of the multifaceted Knoxville-based guitarist.... Click on the title for more

Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive/Distortion

Catalinbread Montavillian Echo

Now shipping from Catalinbread, the Montavillian Echo ($160). Inspired by big and warm tube-driven echoes, this ambient delay addresses some of the shortcomings of other echo pedals, while maintaining its own unique sonic footprint. Here are some of the standout features of the unit:

Headroom and stacking abilities: The Montavillian is designed to have a lot of headroom at 9V, but should you run out, the unit operates at 18V to really take care of business.

Cut Control: The Cut is actually a lowpass filter, with a knee that sweeps from 400 to 1500Hz, allowing you some control over the tone of the echo.

Loud Repeats and Self Oscillation: The Mix control is at unity when set halfway (when running at 9V), which leaves you a lot of room to boost the level of the repeats over the dry signal. This can be useful for creating some self-oscillation chaos, which the 'villian is designed to do with ease. The unit self-oscillates with fairly low settings on the repeat knob. and the cut control is helpful in determining just how piercing the meltdown will be.
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Catalinbread Montavillian Echo