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The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

GO HERE FOR NON-GAIN PEDALS --- ATTENTION! Not all pedals have a video link! We will keep adding pedals and videos during the 4 days of NAMM (and beyond). NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS: On Desktop Devices: 1. Mouseover gets you the pedal's description. 2. Click gets you streaming video or larger…Click on the title for more

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

Since the early aughts, NYC's Death By Audio has been on the forefront of a trend that has since then picked up a lot of steam: the one of stompboxes offering extreme sonic features (and apocalyptic names). We discussed this in depth in this 2017 interview with owner Oliver Ackermann,…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

Meris Enzo is the Best Pedal of 2018 (according to the internet)

As usual, the Winter NAMM show unleashed on us a tsunami of new pedals (see our coverage here and here). However, we shouldn't miss the opportunity given to us by the first month of 2019 to see what devices stood out from the crowd during the previous twelve months. Since…Click on the title for more

Meris Enzo is the Best Pedal of 2018 (according to the internet)

Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner + Volume Pedal

Here's the first video of the new Ernie Ball Volume pedal with a built in tuner - we shot it inside our Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2019. See more of our pedal demo shot at NAMM 2019 with 60 Cycle Hum here. We also have a list organized by kind of effect…Click on the title for more

Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner + Volume Pedal

New at NAMM 2019: 4 New Fender Pedals Leaked

At NAMM 2018, guitar giant Fender made a bold re-entry in the pedal market, releasing nine devices since then. Well, it sounds like it's keeping up with new releases... According to GearNews.com: American dealer CME has accidentally leaked a set of new Fender effects pedal releases due to be announced at…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: 4 New Fender Pedals Leaked

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

Routing effects aren't exactly the kind of device that makes most guitarists go bananas with excitement, but that's just because they are thoroughly underappreciated. They are not effects per se, but they have the unique ability to open up creative options that single pedals can't provide. We'll go as far…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

Ibanez Tube Screamer 40th Anniversary

The Ibanez Tubescreamer needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most legendary overdrive pedal of all time, and a design from which countless other overdrives came. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beloved pedal, Ibanez has released a special edition with all of the elements that made the 808…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Tube Screamer 40th Anniversary

New at NAMM 2019: Dwarfcraft Devices Body Mod

The Body Mod by Eau Claire's Dwarfcraft Devices is a multi-mode modulation pedal including three modes: Chorus, Flange, and Octave, with a twist. The Flux control is the "special knob" in this pedal, and adds unexpected effects to each mode: In Chorus mode an upper octave and at full rotation the pitches…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: Dwarfcraft Devices Body Mod

Best Pedals of 2018 according to… a bunch of videographers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgP-TI_wjg4 Our friend Eric Merrow asked a bunch of his pedal loving, video shooting friends to make a brief demo of their favorite pedal of 2018, and this is the result. Here's the interactive gallery of the selected pedals.Click on the title for more

Best Pedals of 2018 according to… a bunch of videographers!

New at NAMM 2019: Vanflet Distortion1

The Distortion1 is a high-end, three knob, distortion by French boutique amps pedal manufacturer Vanflet that can deliver anything from simple boost to metallic saturation. Vintage hard rockers will find what they love in it. The company will make its debut at NAMM this year, you can find them in booth…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: Vanflet Distortion1

Vanflet Driver1

The Driver1 is a high quality, three knob, '70s inspired overdrive by French boutique pedal manufacturer Vanflet. The company will make its debut at NAMM this year, you can find them in booth #2845. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lZugIwQ8XIClick on the title for more

Vanflet Driver1

SnK VHD Distortion+ Preamp

The VHD from SnK Pedals is a recreation of the preamp circuit found in the long discontinued Ampeg VH140C, an amp beloved by hardcore and death metal guitarists of the '90s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9mhVkinZPA The Ampeg VH-140C Solid State Amplifier was a staple of the 1990's Hardcore and Death metal genres. Long…Click on the title for more

SnK VHD Distortion+ Preamp