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Spaceman Effects Explorer Deluxe Optical Phaser

Oregon is home to a fair number of pedal companies, and Spaceman Effects, established in 2009, is one of the most established. The manufacturer recently unveiled their first phaser, called Explorer Deluxe! This is a very versatile, optical, photocell-based phaser featuring six sweeping stages. As you can hear from this demo by Elevation…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Effects Explorer Deluxe Optical Phaser

Thorpy FX Team Medic Buffer, EQ, Boost and Boost+

From its moniker, the Thorpy FX Team Medic sounds like a pedal you might need if your tone suffers from some kind of disease. Indeed, the manufacturer lists the symptoms this box can fix: It can help EQ a badly EQ'd pedal. It can give you a frequency bump in…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX Team Medic Buffer, EQ, Boost and Boost+

KMA Machines Horizont JFET Stereo Phaser

Phasers, phasers, what's the matter with phasers in 2018?? So many manufacturers are trying to come up with the ultimate phaser pedal or a really bizarre version of it! Add to the list German manufacturer KMA Machines, whose Horizont has been appearing in several videos in our YouTube feed. With its…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Horizont JFET Stereo Phaser

Function f(x) Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz

Based in Elk Grove Village, IL, just outside of Chicago, Function f(x) makes edgy stompboxes that are fun to explore. Recently Mike Hermans took a look at the Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz, a gnarly, octave up gated fuzz based on CMOS logic integrated circuits. Besides the expected Gate and Volume knobs,…Click on the title for more

Function f(x) Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix celebrates 50 years of Muff with the Triangle Big Muff

The Big Muff saga ain't over yet - will it ever be? NYC pedal builder Electro-Harmonix just announced the Triangle variation on this fuzz circuit, a celebration of the first Big Muff released in 1969, exactly 50 years ago next year. It's a faithful recreation of that vintage rarity, but…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix celebrates 50 years of Muff with the Triangle Big Muff

Anasounds Utopia Delay

The Utopia Analog Delay is a simple yet interesting take on the tape echo with modulation effect coming directly from France, via stylish builder Anasounds. Shawn Tubbs just posted this video demo of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0FQq4AF0gClick on the title for more

Anasounds Utopia Delay

VFE Dragon Dynamic Overdrive

In a few words, the VFE Dragon overdrive deconstructs the logic behind all the most popular overdrive circuits (i.e. cutting bass before distortion and cutting treble after it) and lets you play with it through separate knobs controlling a Lo-Pass and a High Pass filter. A drive pushing up to 50db…Click on the title for more

VFE Dragon Dynamic Overdrive

Flux Effects Liquid Ambience Polyphonic Reverb

Reverb pedal designs continue to become more evolved, and the Liquid Ambience Polyphonic Reverb from Flux Effects is truly at the head of the pack. Two different kinds of circuits contribute to the lush tone – a hall reverb and a polyphonic octave generator. The controls take a little getting…Click on the title for more

Flux Effects Liquid Ambience Polyphonic Reverb

Two Notes Le Crunch Overdrive

The Two Notes Le Crunch is a great pedal if you need a very versatile dual channel drive that can get you from Hendrix-like Plexi cleans to… well, Hendrix-like drive. It also features great extras like a cab sim and a great sounding XLR-out, as well as a headphone out.…Click on the title for more

Two Notes Le Crunch Overdrive

Magnetic Effects Solar Bender V3 Fuzz

From London, UK, comes the 3rd version of the Magnetic Effects Solar Bender, a fuzz modeled on the legendary Tone Bender MKII, with a three position Bass toggle switch to tweak the low end and Bias, Attack and Tone knobs. This stompbox also sports a couple of rather unique features: A high input…Click on the title for more

Magnetic Effects Solar Bender V3 Fuzz

New DIY MOD Kit: the Erratic Clutch Deluxe Fuzz/Divider

Few will argue that the best way to learn anything is to get your hands dirty and just try it, and that rock musicians have small budgets and an inclination to "do thing themselves" in order to save up. Because of these two factors, DIY kits of guitar pedals have…Click on the title for more

New DIY MOD Kit: the Erratic Clutch Deluxe Fuzz/Divider

Snazzy FX returns through partnership with Erica Synths

Dan Snazelle of NYC's Snazzy FX is a little bit of an unsung hero of the stompbox manufacturing scene. This may be also due to the fact that he switched his focus from pedals to synths (Eurorack format in particular) right when creative effect pedals with "out there" features were…Click on the title for more

Snazzy FX returns through partnership with Erica Synths