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KingTone Heavy Hand Overdrive

KingTone is the company of Jesse Davey, the guitarist of the now-dissolved British Blues band The Hoax. His interest in engineering and effect circuits led him to start the KingTone after the band broke up, and - as you may have guessed - since then he's been laser-focused in creating gain pedals for the blues guitarist.... Click on the title for more

KingTone Heavy Hand Overdrive

Jackson Audio Asabi Mateus Asato Signature Modular Distortion/Overdrive

Texas' Jackson Audio is one of the few pedal companies out there that's been pushing the envelope in a direction that incorporates digital innovation in the traditionally analog-based niche of the dirt box.... Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Asabi Mateus Asato Signature Modular Distortion/Overdrive

Mastro Valvola LEM Ambient Delay/Reverb

Italian stompbox maestro Mastro Valvola unveiled the company's edgier device so far: the LEM (an acronym for Lysergic Emotion Module), a tap-tempo and preset enabled ambiance machine with 8 delay and reverb modes.... Click on the title for more

Mastro Valvola LEM Ambient Delay/Reverb

CKK Scream Honey Overdrive

Several pedals by the folks at CKK/Sinvertek have been getting ringing endorsements from several YouTube "celebrities" (the N5+ Drive in particular), and the new CKK Scream Honey Overdrive can already count on an extremely positive video review by Pete Thorn.... Click on the title for more

CKK Scream Honey Overdrive

Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

The Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption is a joint limited edition of a fuzzed-up version of the New Jersey-based builder's Blessed Mother overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The death of Eddie Van Halen in October of 2020 has spurred a series of guitar gear releases dedicated to the influential musician. Italian Colombo Audio Electronics' way to pay tribute to the legend was to design a Plexi-style pedal inspired by the guitar tone in the first six Van Halen albums: enter the Eruption.... Click on the title for more

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The Pedal Movie Exclusive: JHS Morning Glory Throwback (LTD Edition)

Reverb.com and JHS Pedals just announced a limited edition version of the Bluesbreaker-inspired JHS Morning Glory Overdrive, a pedal so dear to Josh H. Scott that he dedicated an entire episode of the company's YouTube show to it (streaming below). The release is linked to the unveiling of the online store's unveiling of The Pedal Movie.... Click on the title for more

The Pedal Movie Exclusive: JHS Morning Glory Throwback (LTD Edition)

KMA Audio Machines Cirrus Delay / Reverb

German emerging builder KMA Audio Machines just unveiled a new "spacial machine" called Cirrus.... Click on the title for more

KMA Audio Machines Cirrus Delay / Reverb

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Ceriatone makes one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones (the Centura), and the Horse Breaker marries that same circuit with a Marshall Bluesbreaker clone, for a dual overdrive match made in heaven.... Click on the title for more

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Best New Pedals | April 2021 Edition

At the beginning of each month we look back at the best releases of the previous 30-day period with the publication of the Best New Pedals of 2021 article - welcome to the April edition! You can see the March 2021 piece here.... Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals | April 2021 Edition

Reverb.com’s The Pedal Movie is Out!

Guitar pedals were kind to Reverb.com, and vice-versa. The Pedal Movie is available now on iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu, here's the trailer of it.... Click on the title for more

Reverb.com’s The Pedal Movie is Out!

Electronic Audio Experiments 0xEAE Boost

Boston's Electronic Audio Experiments just came out with a striking-looking new pedal called 0xEAE Boost designed in collaboration with design collective Obstructures.... Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments 0xEAE Boost