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Vertex Effects Tone Secret Overdrive

The new Tone Secret is an overdrive, and although it doesn't have one green spot, it shares something in common with the ubiquitous Tube Screamer: its sonic DNA (at least accordingly to its builder, Vertex). And then start the differences: only utilises 50% of the gain found in a traditional green…Click on the title for more

Vertex Effects Tone Secret Overdrive

Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Phaser

After hitting the jackpot with their Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato, Walrus Audio announced for NAMM 2019 the birth of Lillian, Julia's phaser-ish sister. Based on the same concept and sharing the same number of controls, the Lillian features knobs for Rate, Width and Feedback, a toggle switch to select between 6…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Phaser

Best New Guitar Pedals of 2019 – Readers Poll + PRS Giveaway! [ended]

Stomp-obsessed minds, This week, to celebrate the upcoming Austin Stompbox Exhibit (March 15/16), we are launching a super special giveaway with a super special prize by our sponsor Paul Reed Smith: a PRS SE Standard 24! And while we are at it, we'll ask you to vote for your favorite new guitar pedals…Click on the title for more

Best New Guitar Pedals of 2019 – Readers Poll + PRS Giveaway! [ended]

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Animals Pedal is an emerging Japanese pedal company known for their colorful pedal art and quirky names, which has attracted attention in the USA with their recent design collaborations with American builders Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff. Their latest device is a, simple, affordable and flexible overdrive/boost called "Vintage Van…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Best Budget Delay Pedals (According to JHS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLFtxyLm4M Updated on 03.25.2019 - See also our overview article about the Best Delay Pedals organized by type. We already published four other articles in the series, one focused on multi-mode digital delay pedals, best analog delay pedals, best tape delay pedals, best mini delays, best creative delay pedals, and…Click on the title for more

Best Budget Delay Pedals (According to JHS)

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Humboldt Electronics is a Chilean company that manufacturers quality, streamlined effects pedals easily recognizable for their woodentop enclosures. The Mountain Reverberator is their latest release presented at NAMM 2019 at our very own Stompbox Booth. It's a three knob reverb that delivers (through the Height control) anything from small spring reverbs to room…Click on the title for more

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Triple Giveaway: TWA Mini-Morph & Side Step + Emma Navigator! [ended]

For those who want to get creative with their electric guitar, we've got an opportunity to win a triple dose of stompbox-shaped inspiration thanks to Godlyke, a NJ based company that's both a pedal builder (TWA) and distributor (Emma Electronic and Maxon Pedals)! We are giving out the following pedals:…Click on the title for more

Triple Giveaway: TWA Mini-Morph & Side Step + Emma Navigator! [ended]

Foxgear Echosex Baby Delay

We blogged about Foxgear a few weeks ago, it's a new brand of entry-level but high quality compact pedals created by Italian builders Guru Amps and Baroni Lab. The Echosex Baby is probably a pedal that will ring a bell, since it's a reduced and stylized version of the Guru Amps…Click on the title for more

Foxgear Echosex Baby Delay

Abasi Pathos High Gain Overdrive

Founder and lead guitarist of prog-metal band Animal as Leaders, Tosin Abasi has recently unveiled the first pedals under his company Abasi Concepts. It's a flexible high gain overdrive called Pathos he engineered with the help of Brian Wampler of Wampler pedals. Voiced after the classic sound of American tube…Click on the title for more

Abasi Pathos High Gain Overdrive

Daredevil Drive BI

New from Chicago's Daredevil Pedals, the Drive BI is a raw sounding dual channel, op-amp gain circuit designed to cover medium to high level amp style drive. The HI/LO switch selects between the two gain channels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxgoLYd-qI The Drive – Bi is a dual channel, op-amp gain circuit. Designed to…Click on the title for more

Daredevil Drive BI

JHS Pedals Whitey Tighty Compressor

The JHS Whitey Tighty is a mini FET compressor with 3 simple controls over Compression, Volume, and Blend. It was designed to be used as an “always on” device, and as the company says “When it’s off, you feel like your pants are down”. - Brandon Stoner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofVPzLXBnZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPb2ev3hXas&listClick on the title for more

JHS Pedals Whitey Tighty Compressor

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

Hungry Robot Pedals is one of the few new pedal manufacturers who's been able to catch the attention of both guitarists and synth players through a growing range of imaginative stompboxes that are at once musical and edgy. The company just unveiled a new Lo-Fi modulation pedal called the Wardenclyffe, after…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator