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Hamstead Odyssey Intergalactic Driver

Based in Cambridge, UK, Hamstead Soundworks has built a solid reputation with their line of amps. The Odyssey Overdrive represents their debut in the realm of gain pedals (they also put out a tremolo some time ago). It's a pedal that will satisfy the "more is more" stompbox lovers since it can deliver a…Click on the title for more

Hamstead Odyssey Intergalactic Driver

StompBOX book, two new volumes about pedals

The musicphiles among you may have stumbled upon a (very cool) hardcover book about vinyl collectors called Dust & Grooves, Adventures in Record Collecting. Beautifully curated by Israeli photographer, author and DIY publisher Eilon Paz, the book came out in 2015 and was a hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjeL7Eq-qaM In the following years,…Click on the title for more

StompBOX book, two new volumes about pedals

Korora Audio Spira (Shepard Filter Modulation Effect)

A unique pedal inspired by a rather obscure sonic phenomenon investigated by Roger Shepard in 1964 (hence called the Shepard Tone), the Spira is the debut stompbox by Seattle-based builder Korora Audio. The effect is a filter modulation pedal that "uses a bank of resonant bandpass filters to create the illusion…Click on the title for more

Korora Audio Spira (Shepard Filter Modulation Effect)

Win Three Pedals by Floating Forest through Effectopia 2020! [ended]

Floating Forest is a small pedal builder based in Long Island, NY, who placed 2nd in our 2017 Stompbox Exhibit "Best Emerging Pedal Manufacturer” Contest. To celebrate Halloween-style our upcoming online pedal expo Effectopia 2020 we are giving our readers the chance to win not one but THREE of their…Click on the title for more

Win Three Pedals by Floating Forest through Effectopia 2020! [ended]

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Distortion

Golden pedals are normally either Klon clones or Plexi-style distortions. The Lawrence Petross Design' Seventy 4 is the latter, an in-the-box recreation of the full distortion delivered by Marshall Plexi and Master Volume amps from the mid to late '70. This box offers an extra dose of gain for good…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Distortion

Pine Box Customs Motel Distortion

The Pine Box Customs Motel is a RAT-inspired circuit that aims at widening the palette of tones produced by that popular distortion pedal. It's also the first distortion pedal released by this Memphis-based company that mostly focuses on dirt boxes. The Motel's circuit features an internal voltage doubling circuit that…Click on the title for more

Pine Box Customs Motel Distortion

New Pedal: Catalinbread CB30 Vox-Style Overdrive

The latest pedal by Portland, Oregon's Catalinbread is the CB30, a simple Vox-AC30-style overdrive with Treble and Bass knobs. With this baby, it's all in that elusive "chimey" tones you get from saturating the circuit, so we'll let you hear it, without further ado, in the videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-YkbE-LbBc&t=46s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kmOFX_dlnY…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread CB30 Vox-Style Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices Aqueduct Vibrato

It's a busy week for pedal releases: it's only Wednesday and Seymour Duncan, Mooer and JHS announced new pedals. Today, it's EarthQuaker Devices' turn. The Akron, Ohio based manufacturer unveiled a new "vintage-inspired pitch vibrato" pedal called Aqueduct, which by the company's standards looks like a fairly simple device, with two…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Aqueduct Vibrato

MXR Dookie Drive V3

The MXR Dookie Drive is an overdrive pedal celebrating the 25th anniversary of Green Day's legendary album Dookie, and the band's "dirty and punchy with the perfect amount of articulation to express the musicality of his fast, melodic riffs." Billie Joe Armstrong’s guitar tone on Green Day’s groundbreaking album Dookie sounded dirty…Click on the title for more

MXR Dookie Drive V3

Hotone Mojo Attack Nano Legacy Floor Amp

Reviews for musical gear have always been riddled with conflicts of interest - let's just say that a reviewer writing for a publication that runs an ad about the product he's reviewing is not in the ideal position to be objective... This is why videos like the ones streaming below…Click on the title for more

Hotone Mojo Attack Nano Legacy Floor Amp

Horizon Devices Flux Echo + Reverb

Horizon Devices, founded by Periphery's Misha Mansoor, is well known for its devices designed specifically for artists playing Prog Metal, Prog Rock and other similar punchy yet adventurous genres. The Flux Echo is their first foray into non-gain-related effects. A Stereo delay/reverb with Tap Tempo and Freeze function, the Flux…Click on the title for more

Horizon Devices Flux Echo + Reverb

New Pedal: Lefty Guitars Daily The Cannon

Designed by pedal videographer Eric Merrow as an all-in-one gain solution for any pedalboard, the Lefty Guitars Daily The Cannon is multi-gain stage overdrive featuring an extra boost with separate footswitch and controls. The amount of boost can be controlled through the orange knob and it's placed before the drive,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Lefty Guitars Daily The Cannon