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Win a Walrus Audio Julianna + an awesome T-Shirt!

Hoards of guitarists fell in love with Julia, the remarkable chorus pedal released by Walrus Audio in 2016: so remarkable that it became one of the most sought-after choruses in the boutique pedal market. Earlier this year the company unveiled Julia's Stereo sister, Julianna, which also sports a secondary LFO…Click on the title for more

Win a Walrus Audio Julianna + an awesome T-Shirt!

McGregor Pedals Crunch Plus Overdrive

Vancouver's McGregor Pedals recently unveiled an "upscale" version of their Crunch Transparent Overdrive, the Crunch Plus. This circuit adds a third gain stage and a second clipping stage to the original circuit, giving you the transparent tones of its cousin a low gain but taking things to a new level…Click on the title for more

McGregor Pedals Crunch Plus Overdrive

Jetter Pedal X Overdrive

Based in Marietta, Georgia, Jetter Gear is a pedal manufacturer exclusively dedicated to dirt boxes - and increasingly focused on overdrives - that makes an effort to "keep as much of the build process in-house or closely under our direct control." Their circuit boards are designed and manufactured in the…Click on the title for more

Jetter Pedal X Overdrive

Caline CP-24 10 band Graphic EQ

The BOSS GE-7 is a very useful pedal to sculpt your tones, whether clean or distorted. Guitarists who want more than 7 EQ bands should take a look at this Caline CP-24, which offers a similar solution with a 10 band EQ, for under $40!!! Check out the video, below.…Click on the title for more

Caline CP-24 10 band Graphic EQ

Rock Stock Bright Switch Utility Pedal

Those who enjoy experimenting with their pedals during a live performance wouldn't be able to do that very well without a resource that's often lacking on stages... light! This little utility pedal by Rock Stock, called Bright Switch, provides that, and a few more functions like USB charging port and…Click on the title for more

Rock Stock Bright Switch Utility Pedal

CKK Infinite Reverb Stereo

While compiling this list of the Best Stereo Reverb Pedals, we've been researching that pedal niche in depth, and totally missed this stompbox by CKK Electronics (we added it now!) - the Infinite Reverb. CKK is a Chinese company whose pedals have been slowly getting more and more attention, in…Click on the title for more

CKK Infinite Reverb Stereo

Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Plexi in a Box

The Bogner Ecstasy Mini Blue is the compact version of the company's popular blue pedal, recreating the tone and setting of their renowned Plexi-style Ecstasy amp through a higher internal voltage that allows for increased headroom. EytschPi42 and Alberto Barrero have only good things to say about this pedal in…Click on the title for more

Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Plexi in a Box

New Pedals: Mr. Black Analog Chorus/Vibrato Deluxe

The Mr. Black Analog Chorus/Vibrato Deluxe is an expansion of their limited edition, three-knob Analog Chrorus/Vibrato featuring Tap Tempo and extra controls Shine and Lag, for a wide variety of tonal possibilities. The effect's incredible clarity might make you think it's digital, but, as its name underlines, it's not. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mr. Black Analog Chorus/Vibrato Deluxe

New $99 Pedal Line: JHS Pedals 3 Series

JHS Pedals just unveiled a budget line of $99 compact stompboxes called 3 Series, comprising seven 3-knob + one toggle effects tackling all the basics: dirt (overdrive, distortion and fuzz), time (delay and reverb), compression and chorus. According to Mr. JHS, the 3 Series pedals, although affordable, are not clones…Click on the title for more

New $99 Pedal Line: JHS Pedals 3 Series

ToneTuga Salvage Fuzz

Sometimes limitations can be more creatively inspiring than an abundance of options. The new ToneTuga Salvage Fuzz is a circuit born out of necessity, designed at a time when the closing of many plants due to the pandemic was limiting the availability of components used for making pedals (or any…Click on the title for more

ToneTuga Salvage Fuzz

BOSS RC-5 Loop Station

BOSS just unveiled a new version of their compact Loop Station pedal: the RC-5. A single track looper, the BOSS RC-5 boasts 32-bit AD/DA and 32-bit floating-point processing, 57 onboard rhythms, phrase memories for storing loops, backlit displays, and 13 hours of stereo recording, plus advanced external control support via…Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-5 Loop Station

Alexander Pedals Sky 5000 Delay/Reverb

The Sky-Fi digital delay/reverb was one of the first Alexander Pedals to put the company on the industry's map, becoming a favorite of shoegazer-type guitarists looking for a portable version of the rack units of the '90s that were so crucial in creating the wall of sound that defines that…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Sky 5000 Delay/Reverb