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PLBR Effects Narwhal Distortion Fuzz

Here's a new Fuzz/Distortion by Croatian manufacturer PLBR Effects - it's called the Narwhal - featuring two gain stages with 3 clipping options each (Silicon, No Diodes and LED Diodes). An EQ section with two different shapes gives you extra tone shaping options, while the TB switch bypasses the EQ circuit entirely.…Click on the title for more

PLBR Effects Narwhal Distortion Fuzz

PedalPalFX PAL 959 Plexi Emulator Overdrive

Plexi-style stompboxes, i.e. amps-in-a-box emulating the sound of Marshall amps, never seem to be going out of style, and the 959 Plexi Emulator from Venezuelan builder PedalPalFX PAL is a solid new entry in a crowded field we covered in depth in this Plexi-style pedals shopping guide. The 959 uses the same circuit schematic…Click on the title for more

PedalPalFX PAL 959 Plexi Emulator Overdrive

Paul Barker from Malekko explains the Thicken’s delay modes

The guys at Malekko Heavy Industry have been working their ass(Master)s off in 2018, with two new pedal releases and also a synth! We blogged about the Downer just a few days ago, but the Portland manufacturer earlier this year also unveiled a new multi-tap delay with chorus named Thicken. The…Click on the title for more

Paul Barker from Malekko explains the Thicken’s delay modes

Haunted Labs Paranormal Fuzz V2

Charlotte, NC pedal manufacturer Haunted Labs hand crafts some rather nightmarish looking pedals - it has released two so far, a modulated reverb and a fuzz. The latter, called Paranormal Fuzz, is a high-gain filtered silicon fuzz with a smooth low-end, and it's built for heavy hitters into genres like stoner…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Paranormal Fuzz V2

Wren and Cuff Two Five Overdrive

Wren and Cuff recently unveiled the Two Five Overdrive, a pedal that runs on 25v, and because of this features an extended dynamic range, more headroom and a lot more output than your regular stompbox. A Voice toggle switch alternates between a circuit featuring two Mosfet transistors used as diodes and…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Two Five Overdrive

Lone Wolf Audio – Xenomorph Modulated Delay and Reverb

New Jersey based pedal builder Lone Wolf Audio got us used to some pretty radical stompboxes, so the Xenomorph, a modulated Delay and Reverb, caught us a little by surprise. It's a quite unique take on the niche, check out the video by A Bunch of Pedals, and more info directly…Click on the title for more

Lone Wolf Audio – Xenomorph Modulated Delay and Reverb

Win a Yamaha reface DX!

Humans with synthesizing tendencies, To celebrate the upcoming and free Brooklyn Synth Expo 2018, we are giving away one Yamaha reface DX worth $400! The four reface synths were launched in 2015 in occasion of Yamaha's 40th anniversary; they are re-imagined interfaces of classic Yamaha keyboards. Reface DX re-launches the FM…Click on the title for more

Win a Yamaha reface DX!

Electro-Faustus Super Disruptor for Bass

If subtlety in tone is NOT AT ALL your kind of thing, you'll have to check out the stompboxes by crazy New Yorkers Electro-Faustus! The Super Disruptor is actually one of their relatively "normaly" pedfal, an Overdrive/Octave/Oscillation Pedal for bass (guitarists out there don't fret, the "non-super" version of the Disruptor is…Click on the title for more

Electro-Faustus Super Disruptor for Bass

RealtoneFx Solo Booster Clean Boost

Well, you all know what a clean boost does by now, right? Mike Hermans seems to like this one by RealtoneFx called Solo Booster, which also features a saturation knobs that adds tube saturation emulation. Check out the video and find more info below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM-NfZrU1x8 The Solo Booster is a clean boost pedal…Click on the title for more

RealtoneFx Solo Booster Clean Boost

Mr Black Pana-Trem – True-Stereo Harmonic-Tremolo & Panner

In the video below, Tri Pedal Reviews takes a look at the new Pana-Trem by Porltand's Mr Black - a Stereo Tremolo & harmonic vibrato with a bunch of trick up its sleeve, as company owner Jack Deville reveals in the second video streaming below. The pedal features multiple panning settings, one…Click on the title for more

Mr Black Pana-Trem – True-Stereo Harmonic-Tremolo & Panner

Fender Marine Layer Reverb

The new line of Fender stompboxes was one of the most intriguing surprises of NAMM 2018, so we were looking forward to the first demos. The Marine Layer Reverb features 2 classic reverb types (Hall and Room) along with a "Special" mode that produces Shimmer-like results. Each mode offers two…Click on the title for more

Fender Marine Layer Reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Translucent Overdrive

Just in time for NAMM 2018, EarthQuaker Devices announced the release of a new stompbox called Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator. This is a drive pedal with a powerful EQ section ("20dB of cut and/or boost at 80Hz and 2kHz") designed to work with low wattage amps, pushing them - according to…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Translucent Overdrive