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Wingman Danger Zone Phaser/Tremolo

You may be familiar with Option Knob (aka Wingman) and their ingenious devices that allow you to control any of your pedals' knob with your feet. At this year's NAMM show the company introduced an actual stompbox, the Danger Zone, an analog phaser/tremolo that - of course - comes equipped…Click on the title for more

Wingman Danger Zone Phaser/Tremolo

Glou-Glou Moutarde

French company Glou-Glou will be one of the synthiest additions to our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, a 250 square feet pedal lovers' paradise shared by 23 emerging effect manufacturers. After releasing the filter/modulation pedal Pralines at the end of 2018, the builder has begun the new year with a bang, unveiling another new…Click on the title for more

Glou-Glou Moutarde

New Pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

The Summer NAMM show is probably one-tenth the size of its winter sister, but it's still a relevant show for guitar gear, and many pedal manufacturers still time their releases to coincide with this Nashville-based event. Here's a quick recap of the new pedals we saw at this show, keep…Click on the title for more

New Pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

Emma Navigator Delay with Modulation

With its art depicting sirens from the Greek mythology (whose sensual and droney singing proved irresistible for horny sailors), the Navigator, by Danish pedal builder Emma Electronic offers an elegant take on the tap-tempoed delay with modulation circuit. While most of the controls on this pedal are pretty straight forward,…Click on the title for more

Emma Navigator Delay with Modulation

Fender unveils 6 new pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

Fender can't seemingly stop churning out new pedals - they put out over twenty of them in just two years! At Summer NAMM 2019 they unveiled 6 new designs including a reverb+delay (Reflecting Pool), a filter envelope (Pour Over), a compressor + OD (Compugilist), a double fuzz (The Trapper), a…Click on the title for more

Fender unveils 6 new pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

Summer NAMM Stompbox Booth this week at #1549!

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Summer NAMM Stompbox Booth this week at #1549!

Way Huge Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive

The Way Huge Conspiracy Theory is a brand new "Klone" (i.e. a circuit inspired by the uber-hyped Klon Centaur Overdrive - see our comprehensive article about the Klon and its clones). The pedal doesn't stray away from the three-knob design of the original (Output, Gain and Treble), so the fortunes…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Designed with amp guru Bruce Egnater, the Fender MTG delivers true tube saturation and distortion from a US-made NOS 6205 preamplifier tube. Complete with a 3-band EQ and a Tight control to focus your tone, the MTG is basically a tube preamp pedal — you can run it into the…Click on the title for more

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Mad Professor Double Moon Modulation Pedal

Mad Professor showed a new pedal release at NAMM 2019, the Double Moon Modulation. Hosted in a compact case, the Double Moon is a multi-modulation device featuring 11 modes: 3 chorus effects, 3 dual chorus effects, 3 flanger effects, flanger+chorus and a vibrato. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y9RYrIkE9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSTrdTCORzk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhOFjkrQCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqWXX6TdYbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToER9kEpxJI The Mad…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Double Moon Modulation Pedal

New DIY pedal kits: Aion FX

DIY kits have been around for a while and they are an ideal product for those musicians who are flirting with the idea of a future in musical gear manufacturing. Based in Des Moines, IA, Aion FX is a new player in this niche, providing not only kits of pedal…Click on the title for more

New DIY pedal kits: Aion FX

Walrus Audio ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay

Te ARP-87 delay by Walrus Audio has a ton more than meets the eye. Its four modes are digital, analog, lo-fi, and slap back, with an X knob that changes functions depending on the mode selected. The momentary knob ramp function allows for special effects both in on and bypass…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay

Electro-Harmonix Mono Synth (for guitar)

Electro-Harmonix just came to our Stompbox Booth at NAMM to shoot the first video of their Mono Synth for guitar, check it out! More info under the video. The Mono Synth was announced after the Bass Mono Synth and brings an equal quiver of juicy monophonic synth goodness to the…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mono Synth (for guitar)