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Soft Kill Talk about Pedals

“Punishing” isn’t the first word you’d think to describe Soft Kill, but the more its barrages of post-punk and shoegazer pummel into you, the more fitting the word becomes. On Savior, the Portland outfit buries most of its synths into a thundering vessel of fuzz. Moments of joy surface occasionally,…Click on the title for more

Soft Kill Talk about Pedals

Fuzzlord Sky Master High Gain Overdrive

Based on the legendary DOD 250, the Fuzzlord Effects Sky Master is a high gain overdrive designed to have huge amounts of low end and sustain and retain presence and high-end attack. Its op-amp gain staging, paired with hard diode clipping, deliver a classic overdrive that can push your amp…Click on the title for more

Fuzzlord Sky Master High Gain Overdrive

Red Witch Fuzz God III

The Red Witch Fuzz God III breaks from tradition with the previous celestial lineage by distilling the features into a pocket-sized fuzz unit with a sound much bigger than its footprint. While the original incarnations feature a multitude of switches and knobs, the Fuzz God III actually features three controls…Click on the title for more

Red Witch Fuzz God III

Umbrella Company Hitchhike Drive

The Japanese Hitchhike Drive by Umbrella Company is an overdrive/preamp that delivers the tone of vintage Tweed Amps. Its three emulations, accessible from the "Amp Type" toggle switch, are based on the rich sound of the tweed Deluxe, the bassier '59 Bassman, and the '60s Twin, famous for its headroom and…Click on the title for more

Umbrella Company Hitchhike Drive

Death By Audio Evil Filter

The Evil Filter from Death By Audio, like all DBA pedals, is weird, unpredictable and undeniably cool. Despite just being a fuzz and a filter, it’s unlike any other fuzz by any other company. With every sputtering, choking, fuzzed out note drowning in static and breaking apart at the seams,…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Evil Filter

Death By Audio Disturbance LFO Modulator

The Death By Audio Disturbance appeared at NAMM 2023 out of thin air! Presented at as a "lockable LFO Modulator," the Disturbance is another extreme device by the NYC company known for making uncompromisingly noisy stompboxes. It has three modes (Filter, Flanger, and "Fazer") five LFO options, and an extra…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Disturbance LFO Modulator

Kartakou Warmer Overdrive

The Kartakou Warmer Overdrive is a highly tweakable Tube Screamer inspired pedal from Belarus that features a bass boost toggle switch and an asymmetrical clipping mode that gives you a slightly crunchier tone. It comes with five different chips you can change yourself: original JRC4558D, NE5532, TL072, TL062, LM358. Every…Click on the title for more

Kartakou Warmer Overdrive

Crazy Tube Circuits Vyagra Boost MkII

Here's the video of the updated Crazy Tube Circuits Vyagra Boost MkII a Swiss army knife for your tone, with a useful footswitch to engage the one band parametric EQ section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H73zKTHJuB4 Vyagra Boost Mk2 is the ultimate gadget for every stringed instrument. It is a unique full range clean…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Vyagra Boost MkII

Win an Empress FX Zoia!

The Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo are a few weeks away, and with them come the pedal giveaways - it even rhymes! The Empress Effects Zoia is one of the most unique pedals out there, opening up possibilities no other stomping device can provide. If pedals are already, per…Click on the title for more

Win an Empress FX Zoia!

Spruce Effects Worleybird Tremolo

The Worleybird is a copter-like trem collaboration between Spruce Effects and The Clifton Worley Show podcast. Lots of delicious gain on tap and a really nice sounding trem that can be placed before the gain circuit for a traditional tremolo sound or after for maximum chop! This is what the…Click on the title for more

Spruce Effects Worleybird Tremolo

Farm Pedals AB Double Drive

The peculiar pedal building / farm running company of Farm Pedals caught many ears' attention at the 2018 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. Here's a demo of their Boost + Overdrive AB Double Drive. It features the circuit of their now discontinued Peach Drive on one side and a clean boost on…Click on the title for more

Farm Pedals AB Double Drive

Metropoulos Amplification Supa-Boost High Voltage Boost

The Metropoulos Amplification Supa Boost three-band EQ and boost running at a high internal voltage by a company known for their high-gain amps refining the Plexi tone. The pedal's FET transistors add an additional gain stage to your chain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNQJB6tO0U The first Metropoulos pedal! George took the boost circuit from…Click on the title for more

Metropoulos Amplification Supa-Boost High Voltage Boost